🪷 2021 Pūrṇimā Calendar · 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-28 | Thu | Māgha | Māghī Pūrṇimā |
| 2021-02-27 | Sat | Phālguna | Holi (Phālguna Pūrṇimā) |
| 2021-03-28 | Sun | Caitra | — |
| 2021-05-26 | Wed | Jyeṣṭha | Jyeṣṭha Pūrṇimā (Vaṭa Sāvitrī) |
| 2021-06-24 | Thu | Āṣāḍha | Guru Pūrṇimā / Vyāsa Pūrṇimā |
| 2021-07-23 | Fri | Śrāvaṇa | Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā |
| 2021-08-22 | Sun | Bhādrapada | — |
| 2021-09-20 | Mon | Āśvina | Śarad Pūrṇimā / Kojāgarī Pūrṇimā |
| 2021-10-20 | Wed | Kārtika | Kārtika Pūrṇimā / Tripurī Pūrṇimā |
| 2021-11-18 | Thu | Mārgaśīrṣa | — |
| 2021-12-18 | Sat | Pauṣa | Pauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī) |
Cross-References
- 2021 Amāvasya calendar · the new-moon opposite
- Full 2021 Hindu calendar
- 2021 Ekādaśī calendar
- Candra · the Moon graha
- Krishna IS Śaśī · BG 10.21
📚 See Also
- 2021 Amāvasya calendar · The 24-25 new-moon dates of this year
- 2021 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