Pournami 2026 – dates and timings
All 13 pournami (full moon) days of 2026 in the Telugu calendar with the start and end of the pournami tithi in IST. The pournami day is the day the tithi is at sunrise in Hyderabad (the second day when it spans two sunrises). Satyanarayana vratam is performed on pournami, and the pournamis of Shravana (Rakhi), Ashwayuja (Sharad), Kartika (Deepotsavam), Magha and Phalguna (Holi) are festivals. Cities where the date differs are noted in the last column. In 2026 the first falls on Saturday 3 January 2026 and the last on Thursday 24 December 2026 (India). Named ones: Magha Pournami 1 Feb; Holi 3 Mar; Buddha Pournami 1 May; Eruvaka Pournami 29 Jun; Guru Pournami 29 Jul; Raksha Bandhan 28 Aug; Sharad Pournami 25 Oct; Karthika Pournami 24 Nov. 10 of the 13 dates fall on a different day in at least one city abroad. 4 of the India dates fall on a weekend: 3 January 2026 (Sat), 1 February 2026 (Sun), 31 May 2026 (Sun), 26 September 2026 (Sat).
Pournami 2026 – month by month (date, time in IST and US zones)
| Date (Hyderabad) | Pournami | starts (IST) | ends (IST) | Same day in other cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 3 January 2026 | Pushya Pournami | 2 January 2026 6:53 PM | 3 January 2026 3:32 PM | USA: 2 Jan; Canada: 2 Jan |
| Sunday 1 February 2026 | Magha Pournami | 1 February 2026 5:53 AM | 2 February 2026 3:39 AM | Australia: 2 Feb; New Zealand: 2 Feb; Fiji: 2 Feb |
| Tuesday 3 March 2026 | Phalguna Pournami | 2 March 2026 5:56 PM | 3 March 2026 5:07 PM | USA: 2 Mar (76), 3 Mar (13); Canada: 2 Mar (9), 3 Mar (2) |
| Thursday 2 April 2026 | Chaitra Pournami | 1 April 2026 7:06 AM | 2 April 2026 7:41 AM | USA: 1 Apr; United Kingdom: 1 Apr; Canada: 1 Apr; Ireland: 1 Apr; UAE: 1 Apr (1), 2 Apr (2); Qatar: 1 Apr; Saudi Arabia: 1 Apr; Kuwait: 1 Apr; Bahrain: 1 Apr; Germany: 1 Apr; Netherlands: 1 Apr; Sweden: 1 Apr; South Africa: 1 Apr; Mauritius: 1 Apr |
| Friday 1 May 2026 | Vaishakha Pournami | 30 April 2026 9:13 PM | 1 May 2026 10:53 PM | |
| Sunday 31 May 2026 | Adhika Jyeshtha Pournami | 30 May 2026 11:58 AM | 31 May 2026 2:15 PM | USA: 30 May; Canada: 30 May |
| Monday 29 June 2026 | Jyeshtha Pournami | 29 June 2026 3:06 AM | 30 June 2026 5:26 AM | India: 29 Jun (58), 30 Jun (9); Australia: 30 Jun; New Zealand: 30 Jun; Singapore: 30 Jun; Malaysia: 30 Jun; Fiji: 30 Jun |
| Wednesday 29 July 2026 | Ashadha Pournami | 28 July 2026 6:19 PM | 29 July 2026 8:05 PM | |
| Friday 28 August 2026 | Shravana Pournami | 27 August 2026 9:09 AM | 28 August 2026 9:48 AM | USA: 27 Aug; United Kingdom: 27 Aug; Canada: 27 Aug; Ireland: 27 Aug; Germany: 27 Aug (4), 28 Aug (1); Netherlands: 27 Aug; South Africa: 27 Aug (1), 28 Aug (1) |
| Saturday 26 September 2026 | Bhadrapada Pournami | 25 September 2026 11:07 PM | 26 September 2026 10:19 PM | |
| Monday 26 October 2026 | Ashwayuja Pournami | 25 October 2026 11:56 AM | 26 October 2026 9:41 AM | USA: 25 Oct; United Kingdom: 25 Oct; Canada: 25 Oct; Ireland: 25 Oct; Germany: 25 Oct; Netherlands: 25 Oct; Sweden: 25 Oct |
| Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Kartika Pournami | 23 November 2026 11:42 PM | 24 November 2026 8:23 PM | USA: 23 Nov (13), 24 Nov (76); Canada: 23 Nov (4), 24 Nov (7) |
| Thursday 24 December 2026 | Margashira Pournami | 23 December 2026 10:47 AM | 24 December 2026 6:58 AM | USA: 23 Dec; India: 23 Dec (5), 24 Dec (62); United Kingdom: 23 Dec; Canada: 23 Dec; Ireland: 23 Dec; UAE: 23 Dec; Qatar: 23 Dec; Saudi Arabia: 23 Dec; Kuwait: 23 Dec; Oman: 23 Dec; Bahrain: 23 Dec; Germany: 23 Dec; Netherlands: 23 Dec; Sweden: 23 Dec; South Africa: 23 Dec; Mauritius: 23 Dec |
Pournami 2026 – by city
Choose your city (local dates and times)
USA
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India
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United Kingdom
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Canada
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Australia
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New Zealand
Auckland · Wellington · Christchurch
Ireland
Singapore
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur · Penang (George Town)
UAE
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Oman
Bahrain
Germany
Berlin · Munich · Frankfurt · Stuttgart · Hamburg
Netherlands
Sweden
South Africa
Mauritius
Fiji
Upcoming festivals (next 90 days)
- Tuesday 10 November 2026 – Bali Padyami (Govardhan Puja)
- Wednesday 11 November 2026 – Bhagini Hasta Bhojanam (Yama Dwitiya)
- Friday 13 November 2026 – Nagula Chavithi
- Monday 16 November 2026 – Karthika Somavaram
- Saturday 21 November 2026 – Kshirabdi Dwadasi (Chilukula Dwadasi)
- Tuesday 24 November 2026 – Karthika Pournami (Deepotsavam)
- Thursday 10 December 2026 – Margashira Lakshmivaram
- Tuesday 15 December 2026 – Subrahmanya Shashti
- Wednesday 16 December 2026 – Dhanurmasam begins
- Sunday 20 December 2026 – Vaikuntha Ekadashi (Mukkoti Ekadashi)
- Wednesday 23 December 2026 – Dattatreya Jayanti
- Thursday 7 January 2027 – Margashira Lakshmivaram
- Thursday 14 January 2027 – Bhogi
- Friday 15 January 2027 – Makara Sankranti
- Saturday 16 January 2027 – Kanuma
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