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Purnima and Amavasya 2027: all dates and tithi times

2027 has 12 Purnimas (full-moon tithis) and 13 Amavasyas (new-moon tithis): two new moons fall in August, and the year opens and closes with a Pausha Amavasya. The table gives each tithi's start and end in Delhi time, computed from the angle between the Sun and the Moon. A tithi rarely matches a calendar day, so the day you keep depends on the rule your tradition follows.

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In short

  • 12 Purnimas and 13 Amavasyas in 2027; two Amavasyas in August (1–2 and 31 August).
  • The Purnima tithi lasts while the Moon is 168° to 180° ahead of the Sun, the Amavasya tithi from 348° to 360°.
  • Times are for Delhi (IST). Elsewhere a tithi begins and ends at the same instant, only the clock reading differs.
  • An Amavasya is named here as in North Indian (purnimanta) calendars; amanta calendars count it as the last day of the previous month.

All Purnimas and Amavasyas of 2027

TithiBeginsEnds
Pausha Amavasya6 Jan, 23:148 Jan, 01:54
Pausha Purnima21 Jan, 21:3022 Jan, 17:47
Magha Amavasya5 Feb, 19:056 Feb, 21:26
Magha Purnima20 Feb, 08:0021 Feb, 04:53
Phalguna Amavasya7 Mar, 13:468 Mar, 14:59
Phalguna Purnima21 Mar, 18:2222 Mar, 16:13
Chaitra Amavasya6 Apr, 05:407 Apr, 05:21
Chaitra Purnima20 Apr, 04:5121 Apr, 03:57
Vaishakha Amavasya5 May, 18:176 May, 16:28
Vaishakha Purnima19 May, 16:0320 May, 16:29
Jyeshtha Amavasya4 Jun, 04:055 Jun, 01:10
Jyeshtha Purnima18 Jun, 04:3519 Jun, 06:14
Ashadha Amavasya3 Jul, 12:064 Jul, 08:32
Ashadha Purnima17 Jul, 18:4818 Jul, 21:14
Shravana Amavasya1 Aug, 19:202 Aug, 15:35
Shravana Purnima16 Aug, 10:2917 Aug, 12:58
Bhadrapada Amavasya31 Aug, 02:4131 Aug, 23:11
Bhadrapada Purnima15 Sep, 02:4816 Sep, 04:33
Ashwin Amavasya29 Sep, 10:5530 Sep, 08:06
Ashwin Purnima14 Oct, 18:4915 Oct, 19:17
Kartika Amavasya28 Oct, 20:4829 Oct, 19:06
Kartika Purnima13 Nov, 09:5514 Nov, 08:55
Margashirsha Amavasya27 Nov, 09:0728 Nov, 08:54
Margashirsha Purnima12 Dec, 23:5513 Dec, 21:38
Pausha Amavasya27 Dec, 00:2328 Dec, 01:42

Local time in Delhi; sidereal (Lahiri) positions, the tithi from the true Sun and Moon. A month is named after the Sun's sign at the new moon that opens it.

What a tithi is

A tithi is a lunar day: the time the Moon takes to gain 12° on the Sun. There are 30 in a lunar month, so a tithi lasts from about 19 to 26 hours and starts at any hour, not at sunrise. Purnima is the 15th tithi of the bright half, Amavasya the 30th, the last of the dark half.

Which day is kept

Calendars choose the day of a Purnima or Amavasya observance by different rules: the tithi present at sunrise, at moonrise, or in the evening. When a tithi starts after one sunrise and ends before the next, two neighbouring dates can both have a claim, and printed calendars then differ by a day. Check the start and end times in the table against the rule of your tradition, or open the app for your own city.

Month names

The month is named after the Sun's sign at the new moon that opens it (Sun in Pisces: Chaitra). A Purnima has the same name in both Indian systems. An Amavasya is named here as in North Indian purnimanta calendars, which begin the month after the full moon: there the January Amavasya is in Pausha, while amanta calendars count it as the last day of Margashirsha. No adhika (extra) month falls in 2027.

Questions

How many Purnimas are there in 2027?
Twelve, from Pausha Purnima on 21–22 January to Margashirsha Purnima on 12–13 December (Delhi time).
How many Amavasyas are there in 2027?
Thirteen. Two fall in August (1–2 August and 31 August), and the year opens and closes with a Pausha Amavasya (6–8 January and 27–28 December).
Why do calendars give different dates for the same Purnima?
The tithi starts and ends at a moment, not at midnight; calendars keep it on the day it is present at sunrise, at moonrise or in the evening, so neighbouring dates can both qualify.
Which time zone are the times in?
Delhi time (IST, UTC+5:30). A tithi begins and ends at the same instant everywhere on Earth; elsewhere only the clock reading changes, so a tithi can fall on a different calendar date in another time zone.

See also

Positions and tables: sidereal zodiac, Lahiri ayanamsha — the same as professional Jyotish astrologers use, and the same calculation as the charts in JyotiSoft. Updated 2026-11-03.

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