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Pournami Girivalam dates 2028

All thirteen full moons of 2028, with calculated Pournami tithi start and end times in Indian Standard Time, for pilgrims who plan well ahead.

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Pournami Girivalam dates 2028

Tamil month Begins Ends Also observed
Margazhi Pournami Next Past Arudra Darshan (Thiruvathirai) falls around this full moon
Thai Pournami Next Past Thaipusam falls around this full moon
Maasi Pournami Next Past Maasi Magam falls around this full moon
Panguni Pournami Next Past Panguni Uthiram falls around this full moon
Chithirai Pournami Next Past Chitra Pournami: one of the busiest Girivalam nights of the year
Vaikasi Pournami Next Past Vaikasi Visakam falls around this full moon
Aani Pournami Next Past
Aadi Pournami Next Past
Aavani Pournami Next Past Aavani Avittam falls around this full moon
Purattasi Pournami Next Past
Aippasi Pournami Next Past Annabhishekam is traditionally offered to Shiva on this full moon
Karthigai Pournami Next Past Karthigai Deepam season; the Maha Deepam burns on the summit
Margazhi Pournami Next Past Arudra Darshan (Thiruvathirai) falls around this full moon

Times are for the Pournami tithi in Indian Standard Time, calculated astronomically. Printed panchangams can differ by a few minutes.

Notes for 2028

  • Two full moons in Margazhi: 12 January and 31 December 2028 both fall in the Tamil month of Margazhi.
  • Karthigai Pournami (1–2 December 2028) falls around Karthigai Deepam, which calendars currently place on 1 December 2028. That date is calculated and not yet announced.

How these dates were made

These times are calculated from the positions of the sun and moon for IST. Confirm against a printed panchangam closer to the time. See Sources.

Previous year: 2027.

Sources & references

  1. Pournami tithi calculation methodarunachalamtemple.org (see Sources page)Open data · checked27 September 2026

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