Purnima Dates 2016

According to the Hindu Calender Full moonday is called as purnima. Purnima is also spelled as pournami, punnami, Poornima. Poornima marks the end of a month and is considered a highly auspicious day by Hindus and some people in India even fast on Poornima. Many important rituals and festivals take place on Purnima. 

How to fast during Poornima:

The Purnima Fasting begins at Sunrise and ends after seeing the Moon. Most people only take food after seeing the moon or after evening prayers, however, the rules of Poornima fasting are not that strict. One may take food at one time during the day but WITHOUT SALT. The remaining day, one may eat fruits and nuts and milk, but MUST not eat (cereals or pulses - anaaj) and salt. Satyanarayana or Satya Narayana Puja is an  important Pooja performed on the Purnima day.

2016 Dates :

Date	Day	urnima
23 January	Saturday	Paush Purnima
22 February	Monday	Magha Purnima
23 March	Wednesday	Phalguna Purnima
21 April	Thursday	Chaitra Purnima
21 May	Saturday	Vaishakha Purnima
20 June	Monday	Jyaishta Purnima
19 July	Tuesday	Ashadha Purnima
18 August	Thursday	Shravana Purnima
16 September	Friday	Bhadrapada Purnima
16 October	Sunday	Ashwin Purnima
14 November	Monday	Kartik Purnima
13 December	Tuesday	Margashirsha Purnima