🪷 1932 Pūrṇimā Calendar · 11 Full Moons

The lunar peak of every Hindu month · most-auspicious for satsang and sādhana

नक्षत्राणामहं शशी
"Among nakshatras (stars · constellations) I am the Moon (Śaśī)." — Bhagavad-Gītā 10.21 — every Pūrṇimā is the moment the entire nakshatra-vyūha is fully illumined by Krishna's lunar-aspect

Pūrṇimā (full moon) is the 15th tithi of Śukla-pakṣa · the moment of maximum lunar light. Traditionally observed with: satsang gatherings · pitr-tarpaṇa (ancestor offerings) · upavāsa (fasting) · all-night bhajana-kīrtana · viṣṇu-sahasranāma recitation. Multiple major festivals fall on Pūrṇimā: Buddha-Pūrṇimā (Vaiśākhī) · Guru-Pūrṇimā (Āṣāḍha) · Kārtika-Pūrṇimā (Dev-Dīpāvalī) · Holikā-Pūrṇimā (Phālguna).

DateDayLunar MonthFestival
1932-01-23SatMāghaMāghī Pūrṇimā
1932-03-22TueCaitra
1932-04-20WedVaiśākhaBuddha Pūrṇimā
1932-05-19ThuJyeṣṭhaJyeṣṭha Pūrṇimā (Vaṭa Sāvitrī)
1932-06-18SatĀṣāḍhaGuru Pūrṇimā / Vyāsa Pūrṇimā
1932-07-17SunŚrāvaṇaRakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
1932-08-15MonŚrāvaṇaRakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
1932-09-14WedBhādrapada
1932-10-14FriĀśvinaŚarad Pūrṇimā / Kojāgarī Pūrṇimā
1932-11-12SatKārtikaKārtika Pūrṇimā / Tripurī Pūrṇimā
1932-12-12MonMārgaśīrṣa

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📖 References

  1. Bhāgavata Purāṇa · Pūrṇimā as the day of pitr-tarpaṇa — Classical authority on full-moon observance
  2. Brahma-Purāṇa · Pūrṇimā-vrata-māhātmya — Spiritual merit of full-moon observance
  3. Bhagavad-Gītā 10.21 · nakshatrāṇām ahaṁ śaśī — Krishna IS the Moon
Categories: Lunar Calendar · Pūrṇimā · Full Moons · Hindu Calendar · Pañchāṅga Reference · 1932 CE