2011
- Wednesday, 19 January 2011 · Pausha Purnima (Shakambhari)
- Friday, 18 February 2011 · Magha Purnima
- Saturday, 19 March 2011 · Holika Dahan (Phalguna Purnima)
- Monday, 18 April 2011 · Hanuman Jayanti
- Tuesday, 17 May 2011 · Buddha Purnima
- Wednesday, 15 June 2011 · Vat Purnima
- Friday, 15 July 2011 · Guru Purnima
- Saturday, 13 August 2011 · Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Purnima)
- Monday, 12 September 2011 · Bhadrapada Purnima (Uma-Maheshwara vrat)
- Tuesday, 11 October 2011 · Sharad Purnima
- Thursday, 10 November 2011 · Kartika Purnima (Dev Deepawali)
- Saturday, 10 December 2011 · Margashirsha Purnima (Dattatreya Jayanti)
2012
- Monday, 9 January 2012 · Pausha Purnima (Shakambhari)
- Tuesday, 7 February 2012 · Magha Purnima
- Thursday, 8 March 2012 · Holika Dahan (Phalguna Purnima)
- Friday, 6 April 2012 · Hanuman Jayanti
- Sunday, 6 May 2012 · Buddha Purnima
- Monday, 4 June 2012 · Vat Purnima
- Tuesday, 3 July 2012 · Guru Purnima
- Thursday, 2 August 2012 · Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Purnima)
- Friday, 31 August 2012 · Adhika Bhadrapada Purnima
- Sunday, 30 September 2012 · Bhadrapada Purnima (Uma-Maheshwara vrat)
- Monday, 29 October 2012 · Sharad Purnima
- Wednesday, 28 November 2012 · Kartika Purnima (Dev Deepawali)
- Friday, 28 December 2012 · 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.