Purnima - Wikipedia Purnima For other uses, see Purnima ( disambiguation ). Kartik Poornima : November 28, 2012 Purnima ( also called Poornima, Pournima, Bangla : পূর্ণিমা, Sanskrit : पूर्णिमा ( IAST : pūrṇimā ) ) is the Indian and Nepali word for full moon, while in Indonesian it is known as Purnama. The day of Purnima is the day ( Tithi ) in each month when the full moon occurs, and marks the division in each month between the two lunar fortnights ( Paksha ). A full moon occurs when the Sun and the Moon appear separated by 180 °. This lunar day is the considered auspicious for new beginnings. The Shukla ( `` bright '' ) Paksha is the fortnight before, and the Krishna ( `` dark '' ) Paksha is the fortnight after Purnima. This lunar phase lasts only for a while, when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are aligned exactly in a straight line, called a syzygy of the Sun -- Earth -- Moon system. Full moon is considered the third of the four primary phases of the Moon ; the other three phases are new moon, first quarter moon, and third quarter moon. The full moon shows 100 % illumination, causes high tides, and can concur with lunar eclipses. Contents 1 Purnima in 2018 2 Festivals 3 References 4 External links Purnima in 2018 Month Purnima Date ( 2018 ) Festivals Paush 02 January ( Tuesday ) Paush Purnima Magha 31 January ( Wednesday ) Magha Purnima Phalguna 01 March ( Thursday ) Holi Chaitra 31 March ( Saturday ) Hanuman Jayanti Vaishakha 30 April ( Monday ) Buddha Purnima Adhik Jyeshtha 29 May ( Tuesday ) Adhik Vat Purnima Jyeshtha 28 June ( Thursday ) Vat Purnima Ashadha 27 July ( Friday ) Guru Purnima Shravana 26 August ( Sunday ) Rakhi Purnima Ashwin 24 October ( Wednesday ) Kojagiri Purnima Kartik 23 November ( Friday ) Kartik Poornima Margashirsha 22 December ( Saturday ) Dattātreya Jayanti Festivals The following festivals occur on Purnima. Kartik Poornima, is celebrated on the full moon day of Kartik of Nepali Calendar. It is also called Tripura Purnima. Shravan Poornima, is the full moon day in the month of Shravan. This day has a number of different names. Hayagriva Jayanti is also celebrated on Shravana Purnima. It is also known as Narali Purnima Vat Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Jyeshta. Women pray for their husbands by tying threads around a banyan tree ( Vat ) on this day. It honors Savitri, the legendary wife of Satyavan who escaped death for her husband 's life. It is the chosen day for worshipping Yama deva Guru Purnima, devotees offer puja ( worship ) to their Guru, on a full moon day. This is well known as Vyasa Purnima ( Sanskrit. व्यास ) after the birthday of the celebrated author of Mahabharata who is declared as the guru of all in the Shiva Purana. Sharad Purnima or Kojagiri purnima, the Autumn Harvest Festival, on a full moon day. Buddha Poornima, the day of birth, enlightenment and passing away of Gautama Buddha, on a full moon day. Holi / Phalgun Purnima, the Spring Festival of Colours in Hinduism / Buddhism / Jainism, the full moon day in the month of Phalgun. Dattātreya Jayanti is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Margashira Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated on the full mon of the lunar month Chaitra. However, this is celebrated on different days in different states. While Orissa celebrates this as Vaisakha Sankranti, Andhra Pradesh celebrates Vaisakha shukla paksha dashami, Kerala celebrates it in a previous month Margashira Amavasya coinciding with Mula Nakshatra. Chaitra Purnima is the chosen day for donation of rice to please Sri Chandra Deva, Moon god. Shakambhari Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Pausha Madhu Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Bhaadra. On this day Uma Maheswara Vrata as well as Shakra Vrata where Indra is worshiped for children and well - being. Satyanarayan Puja vrata is observed on all full moon days References Jump up ^ `` Pournami Vratham -- Fasting on the Full Moon ''. Retrieved 25 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Full Moon ''. www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017. Jump up ^ Purnima dates Jump up ^ Purnima dates Jump up ^ Guru Pournima Get Purnima vrat dates 2018 more information about full moon and guru Purnima. External links Introduction to the Hindu Calendar ( PDF ) Days of the Paksha Pratipad Dwitiya Tritiya Chaturthi Panchami Shashti Saptami Ashtami Navami Dashami Ekadashi Dwadashi Thrayodashi Chaturdashi Purnima / Amavasya Festivals in the Hindu calendar Major festivals Chhath Pooja Dashahara Diwali Dhanteras Naraka Chaturdashi Lakshmi Puja Balipratipada Bhaubeej Ganesh Festival Ganesh Chaturthi Anant Chaturdashi Holi Galungan ( Bali ) Kartik Purnima Kali Puja Krishna Janmashtami Maha Shivaratri Makar Sankranti Nyepi ( Bali ) Navratri Ayudha Puja Durga Puja Vijayadashami Onam Pongal Rama Navami Thaipusam Bhratri Dwitiya Ratha - Yatra Vasant Panchami Other important festivals Ashadhi Ekadashi Buddha Jayanti Guru Purnima Hanuman Jayanti Mesha Sankranti Naga Panchami Narali Purnima Raksha Bandhan Rishi Panchami Sankashti Chaturthi Sankranti Hartalika Teej Haryali Teej Vat Purnima Regional New Year Bihu ( Assamese ) Cheti Chand ( Sindhi ) Gudi Padwa ( Marathi, Konkani ) Nyepi ( Bali ) Pana Sankranti ( Oriya ) Pohela Boishakh ( Bengali ) Puthandu ( Tamil ) Ugadi ( Telugu, Kannada ) Vaisakhi ( North & Central India, Nepal ) Vishu ( Malayali ) Holy days Akshaya Tritiya Amalaka Ekadashi Vaikuntha Ekadashi Kamada Ekadashi Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Shayani Ekadashi Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Varuthini Ekadashi Prabodhini Ekadashi Ekadashi Gowri Habba Karva Chauth Mahalakshmi Vrata Nirjala Ekadashi Savitri Brata Amavasya Sharad Purnima Kartik Purnima Datta Jayanti Pradosha Holy periods Chaturmas Dhanurmas Pitru Paksha Uttarayana Dakshinayana Hindu festivals This Hinduism - related article is a stub. 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Question: what is the date of purnima in this month
Answer: 23 November