Sharad Pournami 2026 Date: Sunday, 25 October

Sharad Pournami (Kojagari) in 2026 falls on Sunday 25 October 2026 in the Telugu states (Hyderabad, IST). Sukla Pournami: 25 Oct 11:56 AM – 26 Oct 9:41 AM IST. In the USA: Sunday 25 October 2026; tithi Sun 25 Oct 2:26 AM – Mon 26 Oct 12:11 AM EDT (11:26 PM – 9:11 PM PDT). In the UK: Sunday 25 October 2026. Also called Kojagari Purnima, Sharad Purnima.

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Sharad Pournami (Kojagari Pournami), Ashwayuja Pournami, is the brightest full moon of the year in the Telugu reckoning: Lakshmi is worshipped at night, kheer is kept under the moonlight, and at Tirumala and Srisailam the utsava murtis are taken out on the pournami. It is also the last day of Ashwayuja Sukla Paksha before the Deepavali fortnight.

Tithi timing

Sukla Pournami begins 25 October 2026 at 11:56 AM IST and ends 26 October 2026 at 9:41 AM IST.

Timings by city: India, USA, UK, Canada, Australia

Every time is computed for the city's own coordinates and time zone (daylight saving applied); nothing is converted from IST. The last column is the part of the day the rule judges, pradosha (the first fifth of the night after sunset); the date is the day the tithi covers it. It is the window the tradition names for the observance, not a separately chosen muhurtham; we do not print other muhurthams because we have not verified them.

How the date is decided

Ashwayuja pournami prevailing in the evening (pradosha): Sharad Pournami is a night observance (moonlit kheer, Kojagari vigil). The pournami at sunrise (Ashwayuja Pournami in the pournami list) can be the next day.

The Ashwayuja Pournami day in the pournami list (pournami at sunrise) can be the day after this date. Some almanacs judge the Kojagari night by midnight (nishita) instead of the evening, which puts it one day earlier in a few cities.

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