In December 2026, Purnima falls on Wednesday, 23 December 2026: Margashirsha Purnima. In New Delhi the Purnima tithi runs from 23 December 10:48 AM to 24 December 6:59 AM, and on the fast day (23 December) the Moon rises at 4:41 PM.
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Margashirsha Purnima: Wednesday, 23 December 2026
- Tithi
- Margashirsha Purnima
- Purnima tithi
- 23 December 10:48 AM to 24 December 6:59 AM
- Fast day
- Wednesday, 23 December 2026
- Moonrise on the fast day
- 4:41 PM
In this city . No time is given here for it; ask your purohit or check your city’s panchang.
The moonrise time on the fast day is for New Delhi; the tithi times are the same in every city. All times in Indian Standard Time.
Moonrise on the fast day by city
Moonrise on the fast day in 66 cities, Indian Standard Time.
| City | Moonrise 23 December |
|---|---|
| New Delhi | 4:41 PM |
| Varanasi | 4:26 PM |
| Mumbai | 5:25 PM |
| Kolkata | 4:11 PM |
| Chennai | 5:08 PM |
| Bengaluru | 5:19 PM |
| Hyderabad | 5:05 PM |
| Ahmedabad | 5:16 PM |
| Jaipur | 4:52 PM |
| Lucknow | 4:31 PM |
| Patna | 4:17 PM |
| Bhopal | 4:55 PM |
| Ujjain | 5:02 PM |
| Haridwar | 4:33 PM |
| Pune | 5:22 PM |
| Guwahati | 3:47 PM |
| Noida | 4:41 PM |
| Gurugram | 4:42 PM |
| Ghaziabad | 4:40 PM |
| Faridabad | 4:41 PM |
| Chandigarh | 4:37 PM |
| Ludhiana | 4:40 PM |
| Amritsar | 4:42 PM |
| Jammu | 4:39 PM |
| Dehradun | 4:33 PM |
| Rishikesh | 4:32 PM |
| Shimla | 4:34 PM |
| Agra | 4:42 PM |
| Mathura | 4:43 PM |
| Prayagraj | 4:31 PM |
| Kanpur | 4:34 PM |
| Ayodhya | 4:26 PM |
| Gorakhpur | 4:21 PM |
| Meerut | 4:38 PM |
| Bareilly | 4:33 PM |
| Jodhpur | 5:05 PM |
| Udaipur | 5:07 PM |
| Kota | 4:56 PM |
| Ajmer | 4:58 PM |
| Indore | 5:03 PM |
| Gwalior | 4:44 PM |
| Jabalpur | 4:45 PM |
| Raipur | 4:43 PM |
| Gaya | 4:19 PM |
| Muzaffarpur | 4:14 PM |
| Bhagalpur | 4:10 PM |
| Darbhanga | 4:12 PM |
| Ranchi | 4:22 PM |
| Jamshedpur | 4:19 PM |
| Dhanbad | 4:16 PM |
| Bhubaneswar | 4:27 PM |
| Puri | 4:29 PM |
| Siliguri | 4:00 PM |
| Surat | 5:20 PM |
| Vadodara | 5:15 PM |
| Rajkot | 5:25 PM |
| Nagpur | 4:54 PM |
| Nashik | 5:19 PM |
| Panaji | 5:29 PM |
| Visakhapatnam | 4:45 PM |
| Tirupati | 5:10 PM |
| Mysuru | 5:25 PM |
| Kochi | 5:32 PM |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 5:32 PM |
| Coimbatore | 5:27 PM |
| Madurai | 5:24 PM |
Differences of 1–2 minutes between panchangs are normal. How we calculate
Frequently asked questions
When is Purnima in December 2026?
In December 2026, Purnima falls on Wednesday, 23 December 2026: Margashirsha Purnima.
Is Margashirsha Purnima on 23 December or 24 December?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026. The Purnima tithi runs 23 December 10:48 AM to 24 December 6:59 AM; the Purnima day is the one with the Purnima tithi at sunrise.
When does the Purnima tithi begin and end in December 2026?
In New Delhi the Purnima tithi runs from 23 December 10:48 AM to 24 December 6:59 AM, and on the fast day (23 December) the Moon rises at 4:41 PM. Moonrise on the fast day in other cities: Mumbai 5:25 PM, Kolkata 4:11 PM, Chennai 5:08 PM, Bengaluru 5:19 PM. Pick your city above for its time; the table also gives 66 cities.
How is the Purnima day fixed?
The Purnima day is the one with the Purnima tithi at sunrise; Drik Panchang names this day “<month> Purnima”. According to Drik Panchang the Purnima fast is kept a day early, on Chaturdashi, only when Purnima begins before the end of that day’s Madhyahna (the third of the day’s five parts); the fast is kept from sunrise until the Moon is seen.
When is Purnima in January 2027?
Pausha Purnima (Shakambhari Purnima) on Friday, 22 January 2027.
Sources
- Drik Panchang, 2026 and 2027, New Delhi: Purnima list and the rule for the Purnima fast (drikpanchang.com/vrats/purnimasidates.html); every date and time compared on 30 September 2026
- Moonrise: our calculation (the Moon’s centre at the horizon), within a minute of Drik Panchang’s day panchang (New Delhi, 24 November 2026; Mumbai, Kolkata and Jaipur, 25 October and 24 November 2026; the Mumbai and Kolkata Sankashti lists), 2 and 3 October 2026
- SanatanBodh panchang calculation (astronomy-engine, Lahiri ayanamsha): sanatanbodh.in/en/panchang/ganana-vidhi/
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