🪷 2020 Pūrṇimā Calendar · 13 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
2020-01-10	Fri	Pauṣa	Pauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī)
2020-02-09	Sun	Māgha	Māghī Pūrṇimā
2020-03-09	Mon	Phālguna	Holi (Phālguna Pūrṇimā)
2020-04-07	Tue	Caitra	—
2020-05-07	Thu	Vaiśākha	Buddha Pūrṇimā
2020-06-05	Fri	Jyeṣṭha	Jyeṣṭha Pūrṇimā (Vaṭa Sāvitrī)
2020-07-04	Sat	Āṣāḍha	Guru Pūrṇimā / Vyāsa Pūrṇimā
2020-08-03	Mon	Śrāvaṇa	Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
2020-09-01	Tue	Bhādrapada	—
2020-10-01	Thu	Āśvina	Śarad Pūrṇimā / Kojāgarī Pūrṇimā
2020-10-31	Sat	Kārtika	Kārtika Pūrṇimā / Tripurī Pūrṇimā
2020-11-30	Mon	Mārgaśīrṣa	—
2020-12-29	Tue	Pauṣa	Pauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī)

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📚 See Also

2020 Amāvasya calendar · The 24-25 new-moon dates of this year
2020 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

Categories: Lunar Calendar · Pūrṇimā · Full Moons · Hindu Calendar · Pañchāṅga Reference · 2020 CE