Full Moon (Purnima)
Purnima Tithi पौर्णिमा
Purnima is the full-moon tithi that completes the bright fortnight - presided over by Chandra, the Moon at its most luminous.
- Presiding deity
- Chandra (the Moon)
- Category
- Purna (complete)
- Occurs
- Full moon
Significance & observances
Guru Purnima, Buddha Purnima, Sharad Purnima and Kartik Purnima all fall on full-moon days, ideal for worship and charity.
Favorable activities
A Purna (complete) tithi, highly auspicious for worship, charity, satsang, completing works and spiritual practice.