In December 2027, Purnima falls on Monday, 13 December 2027: Margashirsha Purnima (Dattatreya Jayanti on the same day). In New Delhi the Purnima tithi runs from 12 December 11:56 PM to 13 December 9:39 PM, and on the fast day (13 December) the Moon rises at 5:05 PM.
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Margashirsha Purnima: Monday, 13 December 2027
- Tithi
- Margashirsha Purnima
- Purnima tithi
- 12 December 11:56 PM to 13 December 9:39 PM
- Fast day
- Monday, 13 December 2027
- Moonrise on the fast day
- 5:05 PM
- Festival
- Dattatreya Jayanti
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 13 December |
|---|---|
| New Delhi | 5:05 PM |
| Varanasi | 4:49 PM |
| Mumbai | 5:47 PM |
| Kolkata | 4:34 PM |
| Chennai | 5:30 PM |
| Bengaluru | 5:41 PM |
| Hyderabad | 5:27 PM |
| Ahmedabad | 5:39 PM |
| Jaipur | 5:15 PM |
| Lucknow | 4:54 PM |
| Patna | 4:40 PM |
| Bhopal | 5:18 PM |
| Ujjain | 5:25 PM |
| Haridwar | 4:57 PM |
| Pune | 5:44 PM |
| Guwahati | 4:11 PM |
| Noida | 5:04 PM |
| Gurugram | 5:06 PM |
| Ghaziabad | 5:04 PM |
| Faridabad | 5:05 PM |
| Chandigarh | 5:01 PM |
| Ludhiana | 5:04 PM |
| Amritsar | 5:06 PM |
| Jammu | 5:03 PM |
| Dehradun | 4:57 PM |
| Rishikesh | 4:56 PM |
| Shimla | 4:58 PM |
| Agra | 5:05 PM |
| Mathura | 5:06 PM |
| Prayagraj | 4:54 PM |
| Kanpur | 4:58 PM |
| Ayodhya | 4:49 PM |
| Gorakhpur | 4:44 PM |
| Meerut | 5:02 PM |
| Bareilly | 4:56 PM |
| Jodhpur | 5:29 PM |
| Udaipur | 5:30 PM |
| Kota | 5:19 PM |
| Ajmer | 5:21 PM |
| Indore | 5:26 PM |
| Gwalior | 5:07 PM |
| Jabalpur | 5:07 PM |
| Raipur | 5:05 PM |
| Gaya | 4:42 PM |
| Muzaffarpur | 4:37 PM |
| Bhagalpur | 4:33 PM |
| Darbhanga | 4:35 PM |
| Ranchi | 4:45 PM |
| Jamshedpur | 4:42 PM |
| Dhanbad | 4:39 PM |
| Bhubaneswar | 4:50 PM |
| Puri | 4:51 PM |
| Siliguri | 4:23 PM |
| Surat | 5:42 PM |
| Vadodara | 5:38 PM |
| Rajkot | 5:48 PM |
| Nagpur | 5:16 PM |
| Nashik | 5:41 PM |
| Panaji | 5:51 PM |
| Visakhapatnam | 5:07 PM |
| Tirupati | 5:32 PM |
| Mysuru | 5:46 PM |
| Kochi | 5:53 PM |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 5:53 PM |
| Coimbatore | 5:48 PM |
| Madurai | 5:45 PM |
Differences of 1–2 minutes between panchangs are normal. How we calculate
Frequently asked questions
When is Purnima in December 2027?
In December 2027, Purnima falls on Monday, 13 December 2027: Margashirsha Purnima (Dattatreya Jayanti on the same day).
Is Margashirsha Purnima on 12 December or 13 December?
On Monday, 13 December 2027. The Purnima tithi runs 12 December 11:56 PM to 13 December 9:39 PM; the Purnima day is the one with the Purnima tithi at sunrise, here 13 December.
When does the Purnima tithi begin and end in December 2027?
In New Delhi the Purnima tithi runs from 12 December 11:56 PM to 13 December 9:39 PM, and on the fast day (13 December) the Moon rises at 5:05 PM. Moonrise on the fast day in other cities: Mumbai 5:47 PM, Kolkata 4:34 PM, Chennai 5:30 PM, Bengaluru 5:41 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.
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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