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Sat, 20 Feb
Magha Purnima 2027 is on Saturday, 20 February. It is Purnima of Shukla paksha in Magha.
2028: Thursday, 10 February 2028
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Saturday, 20 February 2027
Magha Purnima is not a Gregorian date. It is Shukla paksha tithi 15 of Magha in the amanta reckoning, and the Gregorian day it lands on moves by up to a month between years because twelve lunations fall about eleven days short of a solar year.
Sunrise in New Delhi falls at 6:55 AM on that day, and that is the instant the tithi has to be running at for the day to carry the observance. It is computed for this city rather than assumed, because it is what decides the date.
This year the tithi is skipped (kshaya). Purnima begins after one sunrise and ends before the next, so it touches neither and the usual rule cannot pick a day. The observance is not cancelled: it is kept on the day the tithi runs through, which is the date above. Saying so matters — a page that printed the date alone would be implying a rule that did not actually apply this year.
The two instants above are the astronomy and are not in dispute. The day is an interpretation of them: this observance is decided at sunrise, so it belongs to the day whose sunrise the tithi carries — not simply to the day the tithi begins.
Magha Purnima, the full moon of Magha, is the great bathing day that closes the holy month of Magh: pilgrims bathe at the Sangam in Prayagraj, where the month of Kalpavas ends, families give daan and keep the Satyanarayan katha, and followers of Guru Ravidas celebrate his birth. In New Delhi it falls on Saturday, 20 February 2027; the holy dip is traditionally taken at Brahma muhurta, 5:13 AM to 6:04 AM, and Purnima runs 8:00 AM to 4:53 AM (21 Feb).
| Muhurat | Time in New Delhi | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Holy dip (Brahma Muhurta) | 5:13 AM to 6:04 AMBrahma muhurta on the Purnima morning. | The muhurtas before dawn on Magha Purnima, the bathing time tradition prizes most: at the Sangam, in the Ganga, the Narmada or any river, or at home with Ganga jal in the water. The dawn bath belongs to the festival day, so in a year when Purnima itself begins after dawn, bathers still keep it, and the daan and the fast follow the hours of Purnima. |
| Sunrise (arghya to the Sun) | 6:55 AMThe upper edge of the Sun on the horizon, with refraction. | After the bath, water is offered to the rising Sun from a copper lota, as on every bathing day of Magh. |
| Moonrise (arghya to the full moon) | 5:41 PMThe first moonrise after this sunrise and before the next. | Those who keep the Purnima fast offer water and milk to the full moon as it rises, and break the fast after it. |
| Pradosh Kaal (Satyanarayan katha and lamps) | 6:14 PM to 8:46 PMFrom sunset for three night muhurtas (a fifth of the night). | The evening after sunset, when many families hold the Satyanarayan puja and katha and light lamps at the tulsi, at home or on the riverbank. |
| Window | Time in New Delhi | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Abhijit Muhurat | 12:12 PM to 12:57 PM | Auspicious |
| Amrit Kaal | 2:41 PM to 4:07 PM | Most Auspicious |
| Brahma Muhurat | 5:13 AM to 6:04 AM | Auspicious |
These are the spans classical muhurta sets aside for beginnings. They are descriptions of a convention, not warnings: the observance is kept on its day regardless, and nothing here needs to be bought, corrected or remedied.
| Window | Time in New Delhi |
|---|---|
| Rahu Kaal | 9:45 AM to 11:10 AM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 2:00 PM to 3:24 PM |
| Durmuhurta First | 6:55 AM to 7:40 AM |
| Durmuhurta Second | 7:40 AM to 8:25 AM |
| Varjyam | 2:59 AM to 4:26 AM |
Every time above is computed for New Delhi around Saturday, 20 February 2027, from the sunrise, sunset and the positions of the Sun and Moon for this city. The Vedic day runs sunrise to sunrise, so a window whose clock time falls after midnight still belongs to the evening before; a time on another date carries that date.
Bathe at Brahma muhurta: at the Sangam or a river if you can do so safely, at home if not, with a few drops of Ganga jal and a pinch of black sesame in the water. The cold is real in February; the elderly and the unwell should bathe at home in warm water, which tradition accepts as the same snan.
Offer arghya to the rising Sun from a copper lota with red flowers and rice, saying Om Suryaya Namah, as on every morning of the Magh snan.
Hold water, rice, sesame and a flower, say your name, gotra and place, and that you keep the snan, daan and vrat of Magha Purnima; let the water fall.
Set up an image of Vishnu, as Satyanarayan or as Madhav, the form worshipped at Prayag in Magh. Offer water, panchamrit, yellow sandalwood, yellow flowers, tulsi leaves, fruits and a lamp, and say Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya.
While Purnima runs, give sesame, jaggery, ghee, rice or flour, a blanket or warm clothes and some money to someone in need, a temple or a priest; feeding people is counted the best daan of the day.
Those who fast take fruit, milk and water through the day, or one simple sattvik meal; the fast is kept till moonrise.
In the day or after sunset, set up a kalash and Satyanarayan's image on a chowki, worship Ganesh first and then Satyanarayan, read or hear the five chapters of the katha with the family, and offer panjiri, panchamrit, bananas and tulsi.
Sing Om Jai Jagdish Hare with a ghee lamp or camphor, and share the prasad with everyone present; by the katha's own lesson, prasad offered to you is never refused.
At moonrise, offer water mixed with a little milk, white flowers and rice to the full moon, say the Moon's verse, and break the fast.
Light a ghee lamp at the tulsi and, where it is the custom, float a lamp on the river; on the Sangam, the Kalpavasis complete their month's vow with a last dip and daan.
गङ्गे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति ।
नर्मदे सिन्धु कावेरि जलेऽस्मिन् सन्निधिं कुरु ॥
Gange cha Yamune chaiva Godavari Sarasvati
Narmade Sindhu Kaveri jale'smin sannidhim kuru
Meaning: O Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswati, Narmada, Sindhu and Kaveri, be present in this water.
When and how: Said before bathing, at a river or at home, with the hands touching the water; once or three times.
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Meaning: Om, salutation to the Lord Vasudeva. The twelve-syllable mantra that, in the Bhagavata Purana, Narada teaches to the boy Dhruva.
When and how: 108 times in the Vishnu worship of the morning, or before the Satyanarayan katha.
शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशं विश्वाधारं गगनसदृशं मेघवर्णं शुभाङ्गम् ।
लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं योगिभिर्ध्यानगम्यं वन्दे विष्णुं भवभयहरं सर्वलोकैकनाथम् ॥
Shantakaram bhujagashayanam padmanabham suresham vishvadharam gaganasadrisham meghavarnam shubhangam
Lakshmikantam kamalanayanam yogibhir dhyanagamyam vande Vishnum bhavabhayaharam sarvalokaikanatham
Meaning: I bow to Vishnu, serene in form, resting on the serpent, from whose navel springs the lotus, lord of the gods, support of the universe, vast as the sky, dark as a rain cloud, of auspicious form, beloved of Lakshmi, lotus-eyed, reached by yogis in meditation, who removes the fear of worldly existence, the one lord of all worlds.
When and how: A traditional meditation verse, recited among the opening verses of the Vishnu Sahasranama. Say it once at the start of the Vishnu or Satyanarayan puja.
दधिशङ्खतुषाराभं क्षीरोदार्णवसम्भवम् ।
नमामि शशिनं सोमं शम्भोर्मुकुटभूषणम् ॥
Dadhi-shankha-tusharabham kshirodarnava-sambhavam
Namami shashinam Somam Shambhor mukuta-bhushanam
Meaning: I salute Soma, the hare-marked Moon, white as curd, conch and frost, risen from the ocean of milk, the jewel on Shiva's crown.
When and how: At moonrise, while offering water and milk to the full moon, before breaking the fast; once or three times.
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे।
भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुःख बिनसे मन का, स्वामी दुःख बिनसे मन का।
सुख सम्पति घर आवे, सुख सम्पति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूं किसकी, स्वामी शरण गहूं मैं किसकी।
तुम बिन और न दूजा, तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूं मैं जिसकी॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
तुम पूरण परमात्मा, तुम अन्तर्यामी, स्वामी तुम अन्तर्यामी।
पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सब के स्वामी॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता, स्वामी तुम पालनकर्ता।
मैं मूरख फलकामी, मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी, कृपा करो भर्ता॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति, स्वामी सबके प्राणपति।
किस विधि मिलूं दयामय, किस विधि मिलूं दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
दीन-बन्धु दुःख-हर्ता, ठाकुर तुम मेरे, स्वामी रक्षक तुम मेरे।
अपने हाथ उठाओ, अपने शरण लगाओ, द्वार पड़ा तेरे॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
विषय-विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा, स्वामी पाप हरो देवा।
श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, सन्तन की सेवा॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे।
भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे॥
Om jai Jagdish hare, swami jai Jagdish hare.
Bhakt janon ke sankat, das janon ke sankat, kshan mein door kare.
Om jai Jagdish hare.
Jo dhyave phal pave, dukh binse man ka, swami dukh binse man ka.
Sukh sampati ghar aave, sukh sampati ghar aave, kasht mite tan ka.
Om jai Jagdish hare.
Maat pita tum mere, sharan gahoon kiski, swami sharan gahoon main kiski.
Tum bin aur na dooja, tum bin aur na dooja, aas karoon main jiski.
Om jai Jagdish hare.
Tum pooran Parmatma, tum antaryami, swami tum antaryami.
Parabrahm Parmeshwar, Parabrahm Parmeshwar, tum sab ke swami.
Om jai Jagdish hare.
Tum karuna ke sagar, tum palankarta, swami tum palankarta.
Main moorakh phalkami, main sevak tum swami, kripa karo bharta.
Om jai Jagdish hare.
Tum ho ek agochar, sabke pranpati, swami sabke pranpati.
Kis vidhi miloon dayamay, kis vidhi miloon dayamay, tumko main kumati.
Om jai Jagdish hare.
Deen-bandhu dukh-harta, thakur tum mere, swami rakshak tum mere.
Apne haath uthao, apne sharan lagao, dwar pada tere.
Om jai Jagdish hare.
Vishay-vikar mitao, paap haro deva, swami paap haro deva.
Shraddha bhakti badhao, shraddha bhakti badhao, santan ki seva.
Om jai Jagdish hare, swami jai Jagdish hare.
Bhakt janon ke sankat, das janon ke sankat, kshan mein door kare.
Text as it is commonly sung. The Gita Press Aarti Sangrah prints 'prabhu' for 'swami', 'chhin mein' for 'kshan mein' and 'khal kami' for 'phalkami'; it does not repeat the half-lines, has no 'das janon ke sankat', 'main sevak tum swami' or 'apne sharan lagao', and reads 'tum thakur mere' for 'thakur tum mere, swami rakshak tum mere'. Printed text
Puranic tradition, above all the Magha Mahatmya of the Padma Purana, praises the bath of the month of Magh: it is said that Vishnu dwells in the waters in this month and that the gods themselves come to the Sangam at Prayag to bathe. The month's bathing begins on Paush Purnima and is completed on Magha Purnima, which is why this full moon draws the largest crowds of the Magh Mela after Mauni Amavasya.
The katha most homes hear on this Purnima is the Satyanarayan katha. Its five chapters tell of a poor Brahmin of Kashi to whom Vishnu, in the form of an old Brahmin, taught the vrat; of a woodcutter who kept it; of the merchant Sadhu, who vowed the puja for a child and kept putting it off, and suffered until he kept his word; of his daughter Kalavati, who left the prasad untouched in her hurry to meet her husband and saw his boat vanish, until she went back and took it; and of King Tungadhwaj, who scorned the prasad of cowherds. Its lesson is simple: keep the vow you made in need, and never slight prasad.
The same full moon is the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas, the saint-poet of the Bhakti movement born at Seer Goverdhanpur near Varanasi, whose hymns are part of the Guru Granth Sahib. He sang of Begampura, a city without sorrow, where no one is ranked above another; his followers celebrate the day with kirtan of his bani, langar and processions.
Magha Purnima completes the month of Magh snan and the Kalpavas at Prayagraj, where pilgrims live for a month in tents on the sands of the Sangam, bathe daily, eat once a day and listen to discourses; on this day they take a last dip, give daan and go home. It is one of the six great bathing days of the Magh Mela, with Paush Purnima, Makar Sankranti, Mauni Amavasya, Basant Panchami and Maha Shivratri.
Like every Purnima it is a day for the Satyanarayan vrat, the fast to moonrise and daan; it is also Lalita Jayanti in the Shakta tradition and Guru Ravidas Jayanti. In the purnimanta calendar of North India it is the last day of Magha, and Phalguna, the month of Holi, begins the next morning.
Add a pinch of black sesame and a few drops of Ganga jal to the bath water before dawn. Tradition holds that the Magh bath, even at home, purifies the year.
Give a meal, or grain, to someone in need while Purnima runs. Of all the daan of Magh, tradition counts annadaan, the gift of food, among the highest.
Give sesame, jaggery and a blanket or warm clothes; the nights are still cold, and these are the classical gifts of the month.
Hold the Satyanarayan katha with the family, or listen to it in a temple. Families keep it on Purnimas as a prayer of gratitude for the household.
Light a ghee lamp at the tulsi in the evening and go round it once with folded hands; it is believed to be dear to Vishnu.
Offer water mixed with milk to the rising moon with the Moon's verse. Tradition links the full moon to a calm mind, and many keep this through the year on Purnimas.
Two years back, this year, and two ahead. Past years are kept rather than dropped so you can check the engine against a calendar you already have.
| Year | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Saturday, 24 February 2024 | past |
| 2025 | Wednesday, 12 February 2025 | past |
| 2026This year | Sunday, 1 February 2026 | past |
| 2027 | Saturday, 20 February 2027 | upcoming |
| 2028 | Thursday, 10 February 2028 | upcoming |
Every row is computed for New Delhi from the same ephemeris, not looked up. Sunrise decides which day a tithi names, and sunrise differs across India by more than an hour, so a date computed for Delhi can be a day out elsewhere.
There is no single authority that settles a Hindu festival date, and the divergence is genuine rather than sloppy. Three causes account for almost all of it.
So this page shows its working. If your pandit or your family almanac gives a different day, the instants above will usually show you exactly why — and that is more useful than a date asserted without one.
Saturday, 20 February 2027. It is Purnima of Shukla paksha in Magha, and that tithi runs from 20 Feb, 8:00 AM to 21 Feb, 4:53 AM.
Bengali panjikas compute the same full moon, but a calendar names the festival by the day the Purnima holds at the right time, and that depends on sunrise where it is made. When Purnima begins and ends between two sunrises, Kolkata and Delhi calendars can differ by a day. Choose Kolkata on this page to see the date there.
Purnima begins after one deciding moment and ends before the next this year, so it touches none — a kshaya tithi. The observance is not cancelled: it is kept on the day the tithi runs through, which is the day given above.
In New Delhi, Magha Purnima is on Saturday, 20 February 2027. It is the full moon of Magha, and Purnima runs 8:00 AM to 4:53 AM (21 Feb); when the full moon begins and ends between two sunrises, calendars can differ by a day, so choose your city on this page.
Tradition takes the holy dip at Brahma muhurta, the muhurtas before dawn: in New Delhi it is 5:13 AM to 6:04 AM. If you cannot bathe that early, bathe soon after sunrise (6:55 AM). In a year when Purnima begins after dawn, keep the dawn bath of the festival day and give the daan while Purnima runs.
Food above all, then sesame, jaggery, ghee, grain, and a blanket or warm clothes, with a little money, given while Purnima runs to someone in need, a temple or a priest. Give with respect, and never things that are torn or spoilt; feeding a hungry person is counted the best daan of the day.
It completes the month of Magh snan and the Kalpavas at Prayagraj, and it is one of the great bathing days of the Magh Mela. Tradition holds that Vishnu dwells in the waters in Magh, so the bath, the daan and the Satyanarayan katha of this full moon are especially valued. It is also Guru Ravidas Jayanti.
Most families read or hear the Satyanarayan katha, the five-chapter story of the Satyanarayan vrat, with panjiri and panchamrit as prasad. Its lesson is to keep a vow made in need and never slight prasad. Those keeping the Magh snan also read the Magha Mahatmya, the Purana's praise of the month's bath.
Yes. Guru Ravidas Jayanti is celebrated on Magha Purnima, so its date in New Delhi is the same, Saturday, 20 February 2027. His followers gather at Seer Goverdhanpur in Varanasi, his birthplace, and hold kirtan of his bani, langar and shobha yatras in Punjab and wherever Ravidassia communities live.
Kalpavas is the vow of living for the month of Magh on the banks of the Sangam at Prayagraj: the Kalpavasi stays in a simple tent, bathes in the Ganga every day, eats once a day, sleeps on the ground and spends the days in worship and listening to discourses. It begins on Paush Purnima and ends on Magha Purnima with a last dip and daan.
The six great snans of the Magh Mela at Prayagraj are Paush Purnima, Makar Sankranti, Mauni Amavasya, Basant Panchami, Magha Purnima and Maha Shivratri. Each follows the panchang, so its date moves every year; this page gives Magha Purnima's, Saturday, 20 February 2027, and the festival pages give the others.
The fast is kept from sunrise to moonrise. In New Delhi the moon rises at 5:41 PM; offer it water mixed with a little milk, white flowers and rice, say the Moon's verse, and break the fast with prasad and a simple meal.
Yes. Tradition accepts a bath at home with a few drops of Ganga jal and a little black sesame in the water, with the snan mantra that calls the seven sacred rivers into it. For the elderly, children and anyone unwell, a warm bath at home is the wiser choice in February.
No remedy comes with a guarantee. The upay in this guide, from sesame in the bath to feeding someone in need, are traditional acts of purification, gratitude and generosity that families keep on the full moon of Magh. Keep them for what they mean, and seek proper advice for health, money or family matters.
