🪷 2012 Pūrṇimā Calendar · 12 Full Moons
The lunar peak of every Hindu month · most-auspicious for satsang and sādhana
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).
| Date | Day | Lunar Month | Festival |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-09 | Mon | Pauṣa | Pauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī) |
| 2012-02-07 | Tue | Māgha | Māghī Pūrṇimā |
| 2012-03-08 | Thu | Phālguna | Holi (Phālguna Pūrṇimā) |
| 2012-04-06 | Fri | Caitra | — |
| 2012-06-04 | Mon | Jyeṣṭha | Jyeṣṭha Pūrṇimā (Vaṭa Sāvitrī) |
| 2012-07-03 | Tue | Āṣāḍha | Guru Pūrṇimā / Vyāsa Pūrṇimā |
| 2012-08-01 | Wed | Śrāvaṇa | Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā |
| 2012-08-31 | Fri | Bhādrapada | — |
| 2012-09-29 | Sat | Āśvina | Śarad Pūrṇimā / Kojāgarī Pūrṇimā |
| 2012-10-29 | Mon | Kārtika | Kārtika Pūrṇimā / Tripurī Pūrṇimā |
| 2012-11-28 | Wed | Mārgaśīrṣa | — |
| 2012-12-28 | Fri | Pauṣa | Pauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī) |
Cross-References
- 2012 Amāvasya calendar · the new-moon opposite
- Full 2012 Hindu calendar
- 2012 Ekādaśī calendar
- Candra · the Moon graha
- Krishna IS Śaśī · BG 10.21
📚 See Also
- 2012 Amāvasya calendar · The 24-25 new-moon dates of this year
- 2012 Full Hindu Calendar · All festivals + tithis + saṅkrāntis + eclipses
- Candra · Moon graha reference · The graha whose phases determine tithi
- Birth-Chart Calculator · See what tithi you were born under · Pūrṇimā natives carry special yoga
📖 References
- Bhāgavata Purāṇa · Pūrṇimā as the day of pitr-tarpaṇa — Classical authority on full-moon observance
- Brahma-Purāṇa · Pūrṇimā-vrata-māhātmya — Spiritual merit of full-moon observance
- Bhagavad-Gītā 10.21 · nakshatrāṇām ahaṁ śaśī — Krishna IS the Moon