2016
- Sunday, 24 January 2016 · Pausha Purnima (Shakambhari)
- Monday, 22 February 2016 · Magha Purnima
- Wednesday, 23 March 2016 · Holika Dahan (Phalguna Purnima)
- Friday, 22 April 2016 · Hanuman Jayanti
- Saturday, 21 May 2016 · Buddha Purnima
- Monday, 20 June 2016 · Vat Purnima
- Tuesday, 19 July 2016 · Guru Purnima
- Thursday, 18 August 2016 · Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Purnima)
- Friday, 16 September 2016 · Bhadrapada Purnima (Uma-Maheshwara vrat)
- Sunday, 16 October 2016 · Sharad Purnima
- Monday, 14 November 2016 · Kartika Purnima (Dev Deepawali)
- Tuesday, 13 December 2016 · Margashirsha Purnima (Dattatreya Jayanti)
2017
- Thursday, 12 January 2017 · Pausha Purnima (Shakambhari)
- Friday, 10 February 2017 · Magha Purnima
- Sunday, 12 March 2017 · Holika Dahan (Phalguna Purnima)
- Tuesday, 11 April 2017 · Hanuman Jayanti
- Wednesday, 10 May 2017 · Buddha Purnima
- Friday, 9 June 2017 · Vat Purnima
- Sunday, 9 July 2017 · Guru Purnima
- Monday, 7 August 2017 · Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Purnima)
- Wednesday, 6 September 2017 · Bhadrapada Purnima (Uma-Maheshwara vrat)
- Thursday, 5 October 2017 · Sharad Purnima
- Saturday, 4 November 2017 · Kartika Purnima (Dev Deepawali)
- Sunday, 3 December 2017 · 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.