Purnima Dates 2021 - When is Purnima? Know Purnima Significance, Pournami Importance, Full Moon Dates

What is Purnima?

According to Monier Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Purnima signifies the full moon night or day. All days of the full moon are deemed important. But special importance is attached to Guru Purnima. The first full moon in the month of Ashadha which comes after the summer solstice is known as Guru Purnima. The day is viewed as the transition from the first yogi to the Adi Guru or the first Guru. Thus the first yogi on this sacred day became the Adi Guru. This sacred day is celebrated as new opportunities for the human race open up. This day, for a devotee, is like a protective shield from mother nature. Also, the day is seen as a great time for the god to receive profound blessings.

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When is Purnima?

In the month of august, Shravana Purnima Vrat was observed on 3rd August. 'Purnima' is the day when the full moon occurs, as per the Hindu calendar, and marks the division between two lunar fortnights. The day is deemed auspicious for new beginnings. The Nepali word Purnima' means full moon. According to the Hindu calendar, the lunar phase lasts when the sun, earth, and moon align in a straight line known as the Sun-Earth-Moon system syzygia. When the lunar month ends on the day of the full moon, then the Hindu calendar is called a lunisolar calendar called Purnimanta or Purnimanta. Following this calendar are the states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, and Madhya Pradesh. When the lunar month ends on no moon day then the lunisolar calendar of the Hindu calendar is known as Amanta or Amanta. Following this calendar are Assam, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tripura, and West Bengal.

Why is Purnima Auspicious

Purnima, is the word for the full moon, acts as a dividing factor between 2 lunar fortnights of a month. It heralds new beginnings, considering to be an auspicious day. Every month when the full moon occurs, it marks the division each month between two lunar fortnights, and the moon is exactly aligned in the straight line with the sun and earth. Check out Purnima December 2021, Purnima November 2021, and all the Purnima dates, which are given in the following section.

Purnima Dates 2021

When is Purnima in January 2021? 

In January 2021, Purnima falls on 28 January 2021. Purnima in January 2021 timing begins at 1:17 a.m. on 28 January 2021 and ends at 12:45 a.m. on 29 January 2021. 

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