Sharad Purnima · 2024
Falls on: Thursday, October 17, 2024
The full moon of Ashvina, when the moon is believed to shower amrita, the nectar of immortality. Kheer is left out in the moonlight overnight and taken as prasada; the night is also observed as Kojagari Purnima with Lakshmi Puja and a vigil.
Dates and timings for Gwangju.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi prevails at Nishita, the midnight muhurta, in Gwangju. The puja window is that muhurta, so it can fall after midnight.
How it is observed
- Moon worship
- Preparing kheer
Regional calendars
Also known as: शरद पूर्णिमा (Hindi) · શરદ પૂનમ (Gujarati) · சரத் பூர்ணிமா (Tamil) · శరద్ పూర్ణిమ (Telugu)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Ashwin · Shukla Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Ashwin · Shukla Paksha
- Tamil: Aippasi 1, 2055 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Ashwin 31, 1431 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Kartika 1, 1432 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Thulam 1, 1200 (Kollam era)
Computed for Gwangju. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Sharad Purnima 2024
Chandra/Lakshmi
- Thursday, October 17, 2024View day panchang →Tithi window: 12:11 AM – 8:26 PM GMT+9Puja window: Thu, Oct 17, 11:53 PM – Fri, Oct 18, 12:41 AM GMT+9
Frequently asked questions
- What is Sharad Purnima?
- The full moon of Ashvina, when the moon is believed to shower amrita, the nectar of immortality. Kheer is left out in the moonlight overnight and taken as prasada; the night is also observed as Kojagari Purnima with Lakshmi Puja and a vigil.
- When is Sharad Purnima 2024?
- Sharad Purnima falls on Thursday, October 17, 2024.