Festival · Maa Lakshmi

Sharad Purnima

Name: Sharad Purnima
Start: 2026-10-25
End: 2026-10-25
Location: Lucknow

Ashwin Purnima; Kojagara Lakshmi puja at night.

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India 26.8393°, 80.9231° Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30) North Indian · Lahiri (calibrated)

Panchang for 25/10/2026 (Sun) All dates

Next date October 2026 25 Sunday in 21 days

CategoryFestival
DeityMaa Lakshmi
Defining tithi / momentShukla Paksha Purnima: 11:56 to 09:41 (next day)
Lunar monthAshwin Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)

Timings on Sunday, 25 October 2026

Nishita Kaal 23:25 to 00:15 (next day) 0 h 51 min · 25/10/2026 (Sun)

Rule applied: Smarta — The tithi covers the required time on this day only.

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Prasad to make

Chawal ki kheer (rice pudding)

How the date is determined

The date is Ashwin Shukla Paksha Purnima; the month name is the same in the Amanta and Purnimanta systems.
It falls on the day when this tithi prevails during Nishita Kaal — the eighth of the fifteen night muhurtas, around local midnight.
If the tithi prevails at that time on two consecutive days, the day on which it covers more of that period is taken.
If the tithi does not touch that period on any day (a kshaya tithi), the Hindu day on which the tithi prevails longest is used.
In a year with an Adhik month of the same name, it is observed in the regular (Nija) month.

Traditional variation

This is the date given by the rule shown above for the selected place. It is not the only valid date: regional Panchangs, family customs and sampradayas may observe it on a different day.

Rule source: Tithi–kaal rule of the Dharmashastra digests (Nirnaya Sindhu / Dharma Sindhu), as applied by modern drik-ganita (computed) Panchangs

Traditions may vary by region and Panchang convention. Times are shown for the selected place, time zone and calculation profile.

Calculated with engine 1.4.2 · rules rules-2026-09-29-a0a4505e · profile north-lahiri-calibrated v1 · ayanamsa lahiri_drik_compat · astronomy-engine@2.1.19 · Asia/Kolkata

Dates in 2026

Sharad Purnima — 2026
Date	Defining tithi / moment	Time windows	Decision notes
25/10/2026 (Sun) Next Ashwin Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Purnima: 11:56 to 09:41 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 23:25 to 00:15 (next day) (0 h 51 min)	Standard rule applied

Dates in 2027

Sharad Purnima — 2027
Date	Defining tithi / moment	Time windows	Decision notes
14/10/2027 (Thu) Ashwin Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Purnima: 18:49 to 19:16 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 23:27 to 00:17 (next day) (0 h 50 min)	Standard rule applied