Purnima in December 2028
The Pūrṇimā of December 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 · MargashirshaSaturday, 2 December
- Fast day · PaushaSunday, 31 December
- Dattatreya JayantiFriday, 1 December
Purnima in Mumbai
- Fast day · MargashirshaSaturday, 2 December
- Fast day · PaushaSunday, 31 December
- Dattatreya JayantiFriday, 1 December
Purnima in Kolkata
- Fast day · MargashirshaSaturday, 2 December
- Fast day · PaushaSunday, 31 December
- Dattatreya JayantiFriday, 1 December
Purnima in Chennai
- Fast day · MargashirshaSaturday, 2 December
- Fast day · PaushaSunday, 31 December
- Dattatreya JayantiFriday, 1 December
Purnima in Bengaluru
- Fast day · MargashirshaSaturday, 2 December
- Fast day · PaushaSunday, 31 December
- Dattatreya JayantiFriday, 1 December
Purnima in Hyderabad
- Fast day · MargashirshaSaturday, 2 December
- Fast day · PaushaSunday, 31 December
- Dattatreya JayantiFriday, 1 December
Purnima in Ahmedabad
- Fast day · MargashirshaSaturday, 2 December
- Fast day · PaushaSunday, 31 December
- Dattatreya JayantiFriday, 1 December
Purnima in Pune
- Fast day · MargashirshaSaturday, 2 December
- Fast day · PaushaSunday, 31 December
- Dattatreya JayantiFriday, 1 December
Purnima in Jaipur
- Fast day · MargashirshaSaturday, 2 December
- Fast day · PaushaSunday, 31 December
- Dattatreya JayantiFriday, 1 December
Purnima in Lucknow
- Fast day · MargashirshaSaturday, 2 December
- Fast day · PaushaSunday, 31 December
- Dattatreya JayantiFriday, 1 December
Purnima in London
- Fast day · MargashirshaFriday, 1 December
- Fast day · PaushaSunday, 31 December
- Dattatreya JayantiFriday, 1 December
Purnima in New York City
- Fast day · MargashirshaFriday, 1 December
- Fast day · PaushaSunday, 31 December
- Dattatreya JayantiFriday, 1 December
Purnima in Toronto
- Fast day · MargashirshaFriday, 1 December
- Fast day · PaushaSunday, 31 December
- Dattatreya JayantiFriday, 1 December
Purnima in Sydney
- Fast day · MargashirshaSaturday, 2 December
- Fast day · PaushaSunday, 31 December
- Dattatreya JayantiFriday, 1 December
Purnima in Dubai
- Fast day · MargashirshaFriday, 1 December
- Fast day · PaushaSunday, 31 December
- Dattatreya JayantiFriday, 1 December
Purnima in Singapore
- Fast day · MargashirshaSaturday, 2 December
- Fast day · PaushaSunday, 31 December
- Dattatreya JayantiFriday, 1 December
Saturday, 2 December
Margashirsha, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 1 Dec, 06:41 to Sat 2 Dec, 07:10, Delhi time.
Fast day, Saturday, 2 December: 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
Dattatreya Jayanti: Friday, 1 December, the Pūrṇimā is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:22 – 20:05. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 315; Dharmasindhu p. 84
Sunday, 31 December
Pausha, PurnimaPurnima from Sat 30 Dec, 23:14 to Sun 31 Dec, 22:18, Delhi time.
Fast day, Sunday, 31 December: the fast takes the later of Saturday and Sunday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Karthigai Deepam, the Tamil lamp festival (popular practice), falls on Friday, 1 December.
Saturday, 2 December
Margashirsha, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 1 Dec, 06:41 to Sat 2 Dec, 07:10, Mumbai time.
Fast day, Saturday, 2 December: 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
Dattatreya Jayanti: Friday, 1 December, the Pūrṇimā is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:58 – 20:34. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 315; Dharmasindhu p. 84
Sunday, 31 December
Pausha, PurnimaPurnima from Sat 30 Dec, 23:14 to Sun 31 Dec, 22:18, Mumbai time.
Fast day, Sunday, 31 December: the fast takes the later of Saturday and Sunday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Karthigai Deepam, the Tamil lamp festival (popular practice), falls on Friday, 1 December.
Saturday, 2 December
Margashirsha, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 1 Dec, 06:41 to Sat 2 Dec, 07:10, Kolkata time.
Fast day, Saturday, 2 December: 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, 1 December: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 0 h 40 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
Dattatreya Jayanti: Friday, 1 December, the Pūrṇimā is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 16:50 – 19:28. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 315; Dharmasindhu p. 84
Sunday, 31 December
Pausha, PurnimaPurnima from Sat 30 Dec, 23:14 to Sun 31 Dec, 22:18, Kolkata time.
Fast day, Sunday, 31 December: the fast takes the later of Saturday and Sunday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Karthigai Deepam, the Tamil lamp festival (popular practice), falls on Friday, 1 December.
Saturday, 2 December
Margashirsha, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 1 Dec, 06:41 to Sat 2 Dec, 07:10, Chennai time.
Fast day, Saturday, 2 December: 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, 1 December: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 0 h 25 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
Dattatreya Jayanti: Friday, 1 December, the Pūrṇimā is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:39 – 20:10. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 315; Dharmasindhu p. 84
Sunday, 31 December
Pausha, PurnimaPurnima from Sat 30 Dec, 23:14 to Sun 31 Dec, 22:18, Chennai time.
Fast day, Sunday, 31 December: the fast takes the later of Saturday and Sunday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Karthigai Deepam, the Tamil lamp festival (popular practice), falls on Friday, 1 December.
Saturday, 2 December
Margashirsha, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 1 Dec, 06:41 to Sat 2 Dec, 07:10, Bengaluru time.
Fast day, Saturday, 2 December: 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, 1 December: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 0 h 14 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
Dattatreya Jayanti: Friday, 1 December, the Pūrṇimā is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:50 – 20:21. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 315; Dharmasindhu p. 84
Sunday, 31 December
Pausha, PurnimaPurnima from Sat 30 Dec, 23:14 to Sun 31 Dec, 22:18, Bengaluru time.
Fast day, Sunday, 31 December: the fast takes the later of Saturday and Sunday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Karthigai Deepam, the Tamil lamp festival (popular practice), falls on Friday, 1 December.
Saturday, 2 December
Margashirsha, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 1 Dec, 06:41 to Sat 2 Dec, 07:10, Hyderabad time.
Fast day, Saturday, 2 December: 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, 1 December: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 0 h 10 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
Dattatreya Jayanti: Friday, 1 December, the Pūrṇimā is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:39 – 20:13. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 315; Dharmasindhu p. 84
Sunday, 31 December
Pausha, PurnimaPurnima from Sat 30 Dec, 23:14 to Sun 31 Dec, 22:18, Hyderabad time.
Fast day, Sunday, 31 December: the fast takes the later of Saturday and Sunday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Karthigai Deepam, the Tamil lamp festival (popular practice), falls on Friday, 1 December.
Saturday, 2 December
Margashirsha, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 1 Dec, 06:41 to Sat 2 Dec, 07:10, Ahmedabad time.
Fast day, Saturday, 2 December: 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
Dattatreya Jayanti: Friday, 1 December, the Pūrṇimā is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:52 – 20:31. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 315; Dharmasindhu p. 84
Sunday, 31 December
Pausha, PurnimaPurnima from Sat 30 Dec, 23:14 to Sun 31 Dec, 22:18, Ahmedabad time.
Fast day, Sunday, 31 December: the fast takes the later of Saturday and Sunday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Karthigai Deepam, the Tamil lamp festival (popular practice), falls on Friday, 1 December.
Saturday, 2 December
Margashirsha, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 1 Dec, 06:41 to Sat 2 Dec, 07:10, Pune time.
Fast day, Saturday, 2 December: 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
Dattatreya Jayanti: Friday, 1 December, the Pūrṇimā is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:55 – 20:30. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 315; Dharmasindhu p. 84
Sunday, 31 December
Pausha, PurnimaPurnima from Sat 30 Dec, 23:14 to Sun 31 Dec, 22:18, Pune time.
Fast day, Sunday, 31 December: the fast takes the later of Saturday and Sunday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Karthigai Deepam, the Tamil lamp festival (popular practice), falls on Friday, 1 December.
Saturday, 2 December
Margashirsha, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 1 Dec, 06:41 to Sat 2 Dec, 07:10, Jaipur time.
Fast day, Saturday, 2 December: 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
Dattatreya Jayanti: Friday, 1 December, the Pūrṇimā is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:31 – 20:13. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 315; Dharmasindhu p. 84
Sunday, 31 December
Pausha, PurnimaPurnima from Sat 30 Dec, 23:14 to Sun 31 Dec, 22:18, Jaipur time.
Fast day, Sunday, 31 December: the fast takes the later of Saturday and Sunday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Karthigai Deepam, the Tamil lamp festival (popular practice), falls on Friday, 1 December.
Saturday, 2 December
Margashirsha, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 1 Dec, 06:41 to Sat 2 Dec, 07:10, Lucknow time.
Fast day, Saturday, 2 December: 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, 1 December: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 0 h 2 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
Dattatreya Jayanti: Friday, 1 December, the Pūrṇimā is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:11 – 19:53. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 315; Dharmasindhu p. 84
Sunday, 31 December
Pausha, PurnimaPurnima from Sat 30 Dec, 23:14 to Sun 31 Dec, 22:18, Lucknow time.
Fast day, Sunday, 31 December: the fast takes the later of Saturday and Sunday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Karthigai Deepam, the Tamil lamp festival (popular practice), falls on Friday, 1 December.
Friday, 1 December
Margashirsha, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 1 Dec, 01:11 to Sat 2 Dec, 01:40, London time.
Fast day, Friday, 1 December: 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
Dattatreya Jayanti: Friday, 1 December, the Pūrṇimā is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 15:52 – 19:03. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 315; Dharmasindhu p. 84
Sunday, 31 December
Pausha, PurnimaPurnima from Sat 30 Dec, 17:44 to Sun 31 Dec, 16:48, London time.
Fast day, Sunday, 31 December: the fast takes the later of Saturday and Sunday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Karthigai Deepam, the Tamil lamp festival (popular practice), falls on Friday, 1 December, the same day as the Pūrṇimā fast.
Friday, 1 December
Margashirsha, PurnimaPurnima from Thu 30 Nov, 20:11 to Fri 1 Dec, 20:40, New York City time.
Fast day, Friday, 1 December: 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
Dattatreya Jayanti: Friday, 1 December, the Pūrṇimā is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 16:27 – 19:22. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 315; Dharmasindhu p. 84
Sunday, 31 December
Pausha, PurnimaPurnima from Sat 30 Dec, 12:44 to Sun 31 Dec, 11:48, New York City time.
Fast day, Sunday, 31 December: the fast takes the later of Saturday and Sunday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Family custom (kula-dharma), Saturday, 30 December: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 5 h 23 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
Karthigai Deepam, the Tamil lamp festival (popular practice), falls on Friday, 1 December, the same day as the Pūrṇimā fast.
Friday, 1 December
Margashirsha, PurnimaPurnima from Thu 30 Nov, 20:11 to Fri 1 Dec, 20:40, Toronto time.
Fast day, Friday, 1 December: 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
Dattatreya Jayanti: Friday, 1 December, the Pūrṇimā is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 16:40 – 19:39. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 315; Dharmasindhu p. 84
Sunday, 31 December
Pausha, PurnimaPurnima from Sat 30 Dec, 12:44 to Sun 31 Dec, 11:48, Toronto time.
Fast day, Sunday, 31 December: the fast takes the later of Saturday and Sunday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Family custom (kula-dharma), Saturday, 30 December: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 4 h 52 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
Karthigai Deepam, the Tamil lamp festival (popular practice), falls on Friday, 1 December, the same day as the Pūrṇimā fast.
Saturday, 2 December
Margashirsha, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 1 Dec, 12:11 to Sat 2 Dec, 12:40, Sydney time.
Fast day, Saturday, 2 December: 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, 1 December: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 6 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
Dattatreya Jayanti: Friday, 1 December, the Pūrṇimā is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 19:50 – 21:47. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 315; Dharmasindhu p. 84
Sunday, 31 December
Pausha, PurnimaPurnima from Sun 31 Dec, 04:44 to Mon 1 Jan, 03:48, Sydney time.
Fast day, Sunday, 31 December: the fast takes the later of Saturday and Sunday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Karthigai Deepam, the Tamil lamp festival (popular practice), falls on Friday, 1 December.
Friday, 1 December
Margashirsha, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 1 Dec, 05:11 to Sat 2 Dec, 05:40, Dubai time.
Fast day, Friday, 1 December: 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
Dattatreya Jayanti: Friday, 1 December, the Pūrṇimā is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:27 – 20:07. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 315; Dharmasindhu p. 84
Sunday, 31 December
Pausha, PurnimaPurnima from Sat 30 Dec, 21:44 to Sun 31 Dec, 20:48, Dubai time.
Fast day, Sunday, 31 December: the fast takes the later of Saturday and Sunday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Karthigai Deepam, the Tamil lamp festival (popular practice), falls on Friday, 1 December, the same day as the Pūrṇimā fast.
Saturday, 2 December
Margashirsha, PurnimaPurnima from Fri 1 Dec, 09:11 to Sat 2 Dec, 09:40, Singapore time.
Fast day, Saturday, 2 December: 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, 1 December: the earlier day, joined to Caturdaśī. The Caturdaśī lasts 2 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
Dattatreya Jayanti: Friday, 1 December, the Pūrṇimā is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 18:54 – 21:18. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 315; Dharmasindhu p. 84
Sunday, 31 December
Pausha, PurnimaPurnima from Sun 31 Dec, 01:44 to Mon 1 Jan, 00:48, Singapore time.
Fast day, Sunday, 31 December: the fast takes the later of Saturday and Sunday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Karthigai Deepam, the Tamil lamp festival (popular practice), falls on Friday, 1 December.
Questions
Rules from the Nirṇaya-sindhu, with the page for each.
When is Purnima in December 2028?
In Delhi: the fast on Saturday, 2 December, with the Purnima from Fri 1 Dec, 06:41 to Sat 2 Dec, 07:10; the fast on Sunday, 31 December, with the Purnima from Sat 30 Dec, 23:14 to Sun 31 Dec, 22:18.
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