1996
- Friday, 5 January 1996 · Pausha Purnima (Shakambhari)
- Sunday, 4 February 1996 · Magha Purnima
- Tuesday, 5 March 1996 · Holika Dahan (Phalguna Purnima)
- Wednesday, 3 April 1996 · Hanuman Jayanti
- Friday, 3 May 1996 · Buddha Purnima
- Saturday, 1 June 1996 · Vat Purnima
- Monday, 1 July 1996 · Adhika Ashadha Purnima
- Tuesday, 30 July 1996 · Guru Purnima
- Wednesday, 28 August 1996 · Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Purnima)
- Friday, 27 September 1996 · Bhadrapada Purnima (Uma-Maheshwara vrat)
- Saturday, 26 October 1996 · Sharad Purnima
- Monday, 25 November 1996 · Kartika Purnima (Dev Deepawali)
- Tuesday, 24 December 1996 · Margashirsha Purnima (Dattatreya Jayanti)
1997
- Thursday, 23 January 1997 · Pausha Purnima (Shakambhari)
- Saturday, 22 February 1997 · Magha Purnima
- Monday, 24 March 1997 · Holika Dahan (Phalguna Purnima)
- Tuesday, 22 April 1997 · Hanuman Jayanti
- Thursday, 22 May 1997 · Buddha Purnima
- Friday, 20 June 1997 · Vat Purnima
- Sunday, 20 July 1997 · Guru Purnima
- Monday, 18 August 1997 · Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Purnima)
- Tuesday, 16 September 1997 · Bhadrapada Purnima (Uma-Maheshwara vrat)
- Thursday, 16 October 1997 · Sharad Purnima
- Friday, 14 November 1997 · Kartika Purnima (Dev Deepawali)
- Sunday, 14 December 1997 · Margashirsha Purnima (Dattatreya Jayanti)
How the date is fixed
Every full-moon day, taken as the day on which Purnima is running at sunrise: the day for the Purnima vrat and for bathing and gifts (snana-dana). Night observances of the same full moon, such as Sharad Purnima, can fall on the evening before.
About
Purnima is the tithi in which the Moon reaches 180° from the Sun, closing the bright half of each lunar month. Each month's Purnima takes its name from the month and usually carries its own observance: Guru Purnima in Ashadha, Raksha Bandhan in Shravana, Sharad Purnima in Ashwina, Kartika Purnima, Holi in Phalguna and so on. The lunar month is itself named after the nakshatra near which its full moon falls. For the Purnima vrat and the Satyanarayana puja, the tithi at sunrise is taken; the Purnima vrat is kept on the previous day when Purnima is absent at sunrise but present through the afternoon.
How it is observed
A fast or the Satyanarayana puja, river bathing, and charity; the month's named festival where there is one.