Pournami December 2026 – date and time (Purnima)
Pournami in December 2026 falls on Thursday 24 December 2026 in India: the pournami tithi begins at 10:47 AM, Wed, 23 Dec IST and ends at 6:58 AM, Thu, 24 Dec IST, so 24 December 2026 is the day whose sunrise falls inside the tithi. It is the pournami of Margashira masa and the day of Margashira Lakshmivaram. In the USA the same tithi runs from 12:17 AM, 23 Dec to 8:28 PM, 23 Dec Eastern time and from 9:17 PM, 22 Dec to 5:28 PM, 23 Dec Pacific time; the pournami day is Wednesday 23 December 2026 in New York and Wednesday 23 December 2026 in Los Angeles. The previous pournami is on Tuesday 24 November 2026, the next on Friday 22 January 2027. Pournami (purnima, the full moon) is the day for Satyanarayana vratam; the pournamis of Shravana (Rakhi), Ashwayuja (Sharad), Kartika (Deepotsavam), Magha and Phalguna (Holi) are festivals. The times are computed with the NASA/JPL DE440s ephemeris and the Lahiri ayanamsa; the day is fixed by the tithi at local sunrise (the second day when the tithi covers two sunrises), so cities west of India can keep it a day earlier. The table gives the tithi in IST and in the four US time zones, with the day each city keeps.
Margashira Pournami – Thursday 24 December 2026
Same day: Margashira Lakshmivaram
| Time zone | Tithi starts | Tithi ends | Observed on (local) |
|---|---|---|---|
| India (IST) | 10:47 AM, Wed, 23 Dec | 6:58 AM, Thu, 24 Dec | Thursday 24 December 2026 |
| New York (EST) | 12:17 AM, Wed, 23 Dec | 8:28 PM, Wed, 23 Dec | Wednesday 23 December 2026 |
| Chicago (CST) | 11:17 PM, Tue, 22 Dec | 7:28 PM, Wed, 23 Dec | Wednesday 23 December 2026 |
| Denver (MST) | 10:17 PM, Tue, 22 Dec | 6:28 PM, Wed, 23 Dec | Wednesday 23 December 2026 |
| Los Angeles (PST) | 9:17 PM, Tue, 22 Dec | 5:28 PM, Wed, 23 Dec | Wednesday 23 December 2026 |
Pournami 2026 – month by month
Amavasya December 2026 · Amavasya 2026 · Pournami 2026 · Pournami 2027 · Telugu calendar December 2026 · Today panchangam
Pournami December 2026 – local times by city
Hyderabad · Vijayawada · Visakhapatnam · Tirupati · Bengaluru · Chennai · Mumbai · Delhi · Los Angeles · San Francisco Bay Area · Chicago · Dallas · New York · Atlanta · London · Sydney · Dubai · Singapore · Houston · Edison · San Jose · Seattle · Toronto · Melbourne
FAQ
When is pournami in December 2026?
Thursday 24 December 2026 in India (Margashira Pournami; Margashira Lakshmivaram). The tithi runs from 10:47 AM, 23 Dec to 6:58 AM, 24 Dec IST.
When is pournami in December 2026 in the USA?
Wednesday 23 December 2026 in New York (tithi 12:17 AM, 23 Dec – 8:28 PM, 23 Dec EST); Wednesday 23 December 2026 in California (tithi 9:17 PM, 22 Dec – 5:28 PM, 23 Dec PST).