Purnima in August 2028
The Pūrṇimā of August 2028: when the tithi begins and ends, and the fast day, for your city’s sunrise.
The Satyanarayan Puja is kept on the Purnima by popular practice; no text read gives the day.
Purnima in Delhi
- Fast day · ShravanaSaturday, 5 August
Purnima in Mumbai
- Fast day · ShravanaSaturday, 5 August
Purnima in Kolkata
- Fast day · ShravanaSaturday, 5 August
Purnima in Chennai
- Fast day · ShravanaSaturday, 5 August
Purnima in Bengaluru
- Fast day · ShravanaSaturday, 5 August
Purnima in Hyderabad
- Fast day · ShravanaSaturday, 5 August
Purnima in Ahmedabad
- Fast day · ShravanaSaturday, 5 August
Purnima in Pune
- Fast day · ShravanaSaturday, 5 August
Purnima in Jaipur
- Fast day · ShravanaSaturday, 5 August
Purnima in Lucknow
- Fast day · ShravanaSaturday, 5 August
Purnima in London
- Fast day · ShravanaSaturday, 5 August
Purnima in New York City
- Fast day · ShravanaFriday, 4 August
Purnima in Toronto
- Fast day · ShravanaFriday, 4 August
Purnima in Sydney
- Fast day · ShravanaSaturday, 5 August
Purnima in Dubai
- Fast day · ShravanaSaturday, 5 August
Purnima in Singapore
- Fast day · ShravanaSaturday, 5 August
Saturday, 5 August
Shravana, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 4 Aug, 11:51 to Sat 5 Aug, 13:39, Delhi time.
Fast day, Saturday, 5 August: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Family custom (kula-dharma), Friday, 4 August: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 6 h 7 min after that day’s sunrise, under eighteen nāḍīs (7 h 12 min), the one case in which the Dharmasindhu accepts that day. Dharmasindhu p. 20
Saturday, 5 August
Shravana, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 4 Aug, 11:51 to Sat 5 Aug, 13:39, Mumbai time.
Fast day, Saturday, 5 August: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Family custom (kula-dharma), Friday, 4 August: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 5 h 35 min after that day’s sunrise, under eighteen nāḍīs (7 h 12 min), the one case in which the Dharmasindhu accepts that day. Dharmasindhu p. 20
Saturday, 5 August
Shravana, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 4 Aug, 11:51 to Sat 5 Aug, 13:39, Kolkata time.
Fast day, Saturday, 5 August: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Family custom (kula-dharma), Friday, 4 August: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 6 h 42 min after that day’s sunrise, under eighteen nāḍīs (7 h 12 min), the one case in which the Dharmasindhu accepts that day. Dharmasindhu p. 20
Saturday, 5 August
Shravana, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 4 Aug, 11:51 to Sat 5 Aug, 13:39, Chennai time.
Fast day, Saturday, 5 August: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Family custom (kula-dharma), Friday, 4 August: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 5 h 56 min after that day’s sunrise, under eighteen nāḍīs (7 h 12 min), the one case in which the Dharmasindhu accepts that day. Dharmasindhu p. 20
Saturday, 5 August
Shravana, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 4 Aug, 11:51 to Sat 5 Aug, 13:39, Bengaluru time.
Fast day, Saturday, 5 August: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Family custom (kula-dharma), Friday, 4 August: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 5 h 45 min after that day’s sunrise, under eighteen nāḍīs (7 h 12 min), the one case in which the Dharmasindhu accepts that day. Dharmasindhu p. 20
Saturday, 5 August
Shravana, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 4 Aug, 11:51 to Sat 5 Aug, 13:39, Hyderabad time.
Fast day, Saturday, 5 August: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Family custom (kula-dharma), Friday, 4 August: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 5 h 55 min after that day’s sunrise, under eighteen nāḍīs (7 h 12 min), the one case in which the Dharmasindhu accepts that day. Dharmasindhu p. 20
Saturday, 5 August
Shravana, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 4 Aug, 11:51 to Sat 5 Aug, 13:39, Ahmedabad time.
Fast day, Saturday, 5 August: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Family custom (kula-dharma), Friday, 4 August: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 5 h 39 min after that day’s sunrise, under eighteen nāḍīs (7 h 12 min), the one case in which the Dharmasindhu accepts that day. Dharmasindhu p. 20
Saturday, 5 August
Shravana, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 4 Aug, 11:51 to Sat 5 Aug, 13:39, Pune time.
Fast day, Saturday, 5 August: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Family custom (kula-dharma), Friday, 4 August: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 5 h 38 min after that day’s sunrise, under eighteen nāḍīs (7 h 12 min), the one case in which the Dharmasindhu accepts that day. Dharmasindhu p. 20
Saturday, 5 August
Shravana, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 4 Aug, 11:51 to Sat 5 Aug, 13:39, Jaipur time.
Fast day, Saturday, 5 August: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Family custom (kula-dharma), Friday, 4 August: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 5 h 58 min after that day’s sunrise, under eighteen nāḍīs (7 h 12 min), the one case in which the Dharmasindhu accepts that day. Dharmasindhu p. 20
Saturday, 5 August
Shravana, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 4 Aug, 11:51 to Sat 5 Aug, 13:39, Lucknow time.
Fast day, Saturday, 5 August: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Family custom (kula-dharma), Friday, 4 August: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 6 h 18 min after that day’s sunrise, under eighteen nāḍīs (7 h 12 min), the one case in which the Dharmasindhu accepts that day. Dharmasindhu p. 20
Saturday, 5 August
Shravana, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 4 Aug, 07:21 to Sat 5 Aug, 09:09, London time.
Fast day, Saturday, 5 August: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Family custom (kula-dharma), Friday, 4 August: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 1 h 51 min after that day’s sunrise, under eighteen nāḍīs (7 h 12 min), the one case in which the Dharmasindhu accepts that day. Dharmasindhu p. 20
Friday, 4 August
Shravana, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 4 Aug, 02:21 to Sat 5 Aug, 04:09, New York City time.
Fast day, Friday, 4 August: the fast takes the later of Thursday and Friday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Friday, 4 August
Shravana, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 4 Aug, 02:21 to Sat 5 Aug, 04:09, Toronto time.
Fast day, Friday, 4 August: the fast takes the later of Thursday and Friday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Saturday, 5 August
Shravana, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 4 Aug, 16:21 to Sat 5 Aug, 18:09, Sydney time.
Fast day, Saturday, 5 August: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Saturday, 5 August
Shravana, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 4 Aug, 10:21 to Sat 5 Aug, 12:09, Dubai time.
Fast day, Saturday, 5 August: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Family custom (kula-dharma), Friday, 4 August: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 4 h 33 min after that day’s sunrise, under eighteen nāḍīs (7 h 12 min), the one case in which the Dharmasindhu accepts that day. Dharmasindhu p. 20
Saturday, 5 August
Shravana, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 4 Aug, 14:21 to Sat 5 Aug, 16:09, Singapore time.
Fast day, Saturday, 5 August: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Questions
Rules from the Nirṇaya-sindhu, with the page for each.
When is Purnima in August 2028?
In Delhi: the fast on Saturday, 5 August, with the Purnima from Fri 4 Aug, 11:51 to Sat 5 Aug, 13:39.
What is Purnima?
The full moon: the fifteenth tithi, which ends the bright half (Shukla) of the lunar month. A tithi is the time the Moon takes to gain 12° on the Sun. In the pūrṇimānta reckoning the Pūrṇimā is the last day of the month. Surya Siddhanta 2.64, 2.66
Which day is the Purnima fast?
The fast is kept on the later of the two days, the one joined to the next Pratipadā, and never on the day joined to Chaturdaśī. The Sāvitrī vrata is the exception and keeps the earlier day. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Why do some calendars show the Purnima fast a day earlier?
Some families keep the Pūrṇimā on the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī, as a family custom (kula-dharma). The Dharmasindhu says the basis for doing so every month is still to be sought, and accepts the earlier day only when the Caturdaśī lasts under eighteen nāḍīs (7 hours 12 minutes) after that day’s sunrise. These pages show the earlier day only then, labelled family custom; the fast itself is the later day, by the rule of the Nirṇaya-sindhu. Dharmasindhu p. 20
Why is the date different in my city?
Each date is worked out for the city’s own sunrise. The Pūrṇimā begins and ends at the same moment everywhere, but which sunrise it reaches depends on the city, so cities far apart can keep different days.
How the days are found
Read the methodology- Fast day
- The fast is on the later day, joined to the next Pratipadā, and never on the day joined to Chaturdaśī. The Sāvitrī vrata keeps the earlier day.
- Sunrise
- At the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, for the chosen city. Every date is that city’s own.
- Family custom
- The earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī, is shown only when the Caturdaśī lasts under eighteen nāḍīs (7 h 12 min) after that day’s sunrise, the one case in which the Dharmasindhu accepts it for family custom (kula-dharma). We count the nāḍīs from that sunrise to the start of the Pūrṇimā: our reading.
- Festivals
- Festivals that fall on a Pūrṇimā follow rules of their own, which these dates do not apply.
- Sources
- Nirṇaya-sindhu, 1898, p. 73 (Brahma-vaivarta); Dharmasindhu, 1888, p. 20.
Sunrise at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction · Lahiri ayanamsa for month names · each city’s own time · Swiss Ephemeris · Method