Pournami Dates 2013

Find a comprehensive list of Pournami 2013 / Purnima 2013 dates on this page. We have accurately calculated these dates as per Hindu Panchang that cover all Purnimas such as Guru Purnima, Sharad Purnima, and Kartik Purnima. Pournami 2013 / Purnima 2013 date that you find here are applicable for both North India and South India.

Pournami 2013 / Amavasai 2013 / Pradosham 2013 / Karthigai 2013 / Ashtami 2013 / Navami 2013 / Sashti 2013 / Sankatahara Chathurthi 2013 / Thiruvonam 2013 / Matha Sivarathiri 2013 / Ekadhasi 2013 / Chathurthi 2013

Year – 2013 Amavasai Pournami Pradosham Karthigai Ashtami Navami
January

11 Fri

26 Sat

09 Wed


24 Thu

21 Mon

05 Sat


19 Sat

06 Sun


20 Sun

February

09 Sat

25 Mon

08 Fri


23 Sat

17 Sun

03 Sun


18 Mon

04 Mon


19 Tue

March

11 Mon

27 Wed

09 Sat


24 Sun

17 Sun

05 Tue


19 Tue

05 Tue


20 Wed

April

10 Wed

25 Thu

07 Sun


23 Tue

13 Sat

03 Wed


18 Thu

04 Thu


19 Fri

Year – 2013 Amavasai Pournami Pradosham Karthigai Ashtami Navami
May

09 Thu

24 Fri

07 Tue


22 Wed

10 Fri

02 Thu


18 Sat

03 Fri


19 Sun

June

08 Sat

23 Sun

06 Thu


21 Fri

07 Fri

01 Sat


16 Sun

02 Sun


17 Mon

July

07 Sun

22 Mon

05 Fri


20 Sat

03 Wed


04 Thu

16 Tue


30 Tue

01 Mon


17 Wed


31 Wed

August

06 Tue

20 Tue

04 Sun


18 Sun

27 Tue

14 Wed


28 Wed

15 Thu


29 Thu

Year – 2013 Amavasai Pournami Pradosham Karthigai Ashtami Navami
September

05 Thu

19 Thu

02 Mon


17 Tue

24 Tue

12 Thu


27 Fri

13 Fri


28 Sat

October

04 Fri

18 Fri

02 Wed


16 Wed

21 Mon

12 Sat


27 Sun

13 Sun


28 Mon

November

03 Sun

17 Tue

01 Fri


15 Fri

17 Sun

10 Sun


25 Mon

11 Mon


26 Tue

December

02 Mon

16 Mon

14 Sat


30 Mon

15 Sun

09 Mon


25 Wed

10 Tue


26 Thu

Pournami 2013 / Purnima 2013
Pournami Dates 2013

Pournami 2013 / Purnima 2013

Pournami 2013 / Purnima 2013 Dates or Full Moon Days/Dates 2013 (India – Tamilnadu). Pournami also called Purnima/Poornima is the Full Moon day in Hinduism.

Meaning of Pournami / Purnima

As per Monier Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Pournami / Purnima means the night or day of full moon. All full moon days are considered important. However, Guru Purnima is given special importance. The first full moon that comes after the summer solstice in the month of Ashadha is known as Guru Purnima. The day is seen as the transition of the first yogi or Adiyogi to the Adi Guru or the first Guru. Hence, the first yogi became the Adi Guru on this sacred day. This sacred day is celebrated when new opportunities opened up for the human race.

For a devotee, this day is like a shield of protection from mother nature. The day is also seen as a great time to receive profound blessings from the god. By receiving blessings on this day, you can transgress another dimension of existence, capability, and possibility.

Pournami 2013 / Purnima 2013 Fasting or Pournami 2013 / Purnima 2013 Viratham

Pournami / Purnima fasting on Chaturdashi occurs only when Pournami / Purnima starts during Madhyahna period on previous day. It is believed that if Chaturdashi prevails beyond Madhyahna then it pollutes Pournami / Purnima Tithi and this Chaturdashi day should not be considered for Pournami / Purnima fasting even if Pournami / Purnima prevails during evening. There are no two opinions on this rule.

In North India full moon day is known as Pournami or Purnima. However in South India full moon day is known as Pournami or Pournima and fasting on this day is known as Pournami Viratham. Pournami Viratham is observed from sunrise to till sighting of the moon.

Pournami Fasting days might not be same for two locations. Hence one should set the location before noting down Pournami Viratham dates.

Difference between Amavasai / Amavasya and Pournami / Purnima

  • As per Hindu lunar calendar, Pournami / Purnima is called full moon day while Amavasai / Amavasya is called no moon day or new moon day
  • When the moon is completely exposed to the sun, it is called Pournami / Purnima, and when the earth completely blocks the moon from the sun, it is called Amavasai / Amavasya
  • As we all know that the moon revolves around the earth, and the time taken by the moon to complete one rotation around the earth is called a lunar month. During this period, New moon (Amavasai / Amavasya) and full moon (Pournami / Purnima) occur and are separated by 14.765295 days in between
  • Evil powers and negative forces reign during Amavasai / Amavasya. On the contrary, positive forces and divine energy rule during Pournami / Purnima. Hence, this is the reason, Pournami / Purnima is considered to be highly auspicious in the Hindu tradition.

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