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Full moon · fifteenth shukla tithi · 12-13 a year
When is the next Purnima?
Tue, 24 Nov
Kartika Purnima · moonrise 4:56 PM
The next Purnima is Tuesday, 24 November 2026. The tithi runs from 23 Nov, 11:42 PM to 24 Nov, 8:23 PM in New Delhi.
Then: Wed, 23 Dec
Tithi: 23 Nov, 11:42 PM → 24 Nov, 8:23 PM
Tuesday, 24 November 2026
Kartika Purnima · 28 days away · moonrise 4:56 PM
- Tithi begins
- 23 Nov, 11:42 PM
- Tithi ends
- 24 Nov, 8:23 PM
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Lunar month
- Kartika (purnimanta) · Kartika (amanta)
The two lunar-month names above are both correct. The same fortnight carries different month names in the purnimanta reckoning used across North India and the amanta reckoning used in the south and west — which is one of the honest reasons two calendars can disagree about a date.
Purnima is the full moon — the fifteenth tithi of the bright fortnight. The day it names is the day whose sunrise the tithi touches, which is usually, but not always, the day the Moon looks fullest.
- Every date and time on this page is computed for New Delhi, not copied from a calendar
- The tithi's own start and end are shown, so you can check the day yourself
- Sunrise decides the day, and sunrise differs across India by over an hour
13 fall this year. The count moves between years: twelve lunations fall about eleven days short of a solar year, and an adhika (extra) month adds more.
| Date | Paksha | Month (purnimanta) | Tithi begins | Tithi ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 2026 | Shukla | Pausha | 2 Jan, 6:54 PM | 3 Jan, 3:33 PM |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Shukla | Magha | 1 Feb, 5:53 AM | 2 Feb, 3:39 AM |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Shukla | Phalguna | 2 Mar, 5:56 PM | 3 Mar, 5:08 PM |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Shukla | Chaitra | 1 Apr, 7:07 AM | 2 Apr, 7:42 AM |
| 1 May 2026 | Shukla | Vaishakha | 30 Apr, 9:13 PM | 1 May, 10:53 PM |
| 31 May 2026 | Shukla | Adhika Jyeshtha | 30 May, 11:58 AM | 31 May, 2:15 PM |
| 29 Jun 2026 · also kept the next day | Shukla | Jyeshtha | 29 Jun, 3:07 AM | 30 Jun, 5:27 AM |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Shukla | Ashadha | 28 Jul, 6:19 PM | 29 Jul, 8:05 PM |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Shukla | Shravana | 27 Aug, 9:09 AM | 28 Aug, 9:48 AM |
| 26 Sep 2026 | Shukla | Bhadrapada | 25 Sep, 11:07 PM | 26 Sep, 10:19 PM |
| 26 Oct 2026 · Sharad Purnima: night of 25 Oct 2026 | Shukla | Ashwin | 25 Oct, 11:56 AM | 26 Oct, 9:41 AM |
| 24 Nov 2026Next | Shukla | Kartika | 23 Nov, 11:42 PM | 24 Nov, 8:23 PM |
| 23 Dec 2026 · kshaya tithi | Shukla | Margashirsha | 23 Dec, 10:47 AM | 24 Dec, 6:58 AM |
Times are local to New Delhi. A row marked kshaya tithi is one the tithi never carried at sunrise — it began after one and ended before the next, and the observance is kept on the day it ran through. A row marked also kept the next day is one where the tithi spans two sunrises, so two traditions genuinely take two different days.
Common questions
When is the next Purnima?
Tuesday, 24 November 2026. The tithi runs from 23 Nov, 11:42 PM to 24 Nov, 8:23 PM in New Delhi.
Why does my calendar show a different Purnima date?
Because a tithi rarely begins and ends at sunrise. When it is running at sunrise on two days, or on none, traditions divide: some take the day the tithi touches sunrise, others the day it begins. The start and end instants above are the astronomy and are not in dispute — the day is an interpretation of them, and this page names the one it used.
How many Purnima days are there in a year?
13 fall in 2026 for New Delhi. The count moves between years because twelve lunations fall about eleven days short of a solar year, and an adhika (extra) month adds more.