festival 2027
Buddha Purnima 2027: Thursday, 20 May 2027
Shukla Purnima · amanta Vaishakha · computed for New Delhi
Buddha Purnima in 2027 falls on Thursday, 20 May 2027. It is kept on the Purnima of amanta Vaishakha.
Why Buddha Purnima Is on 20 May in 2027
The Purnima begins at 16:03 on 19 May 2027 and ends at 16:29 on 20 May 2027. The 2027 instants are the same everywhere; only the clock they are read on changes. The rule recorded for Buddha Purnima tests the tithi at sunrise, the default test for most of the calendar.
On 20 May 2027 the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 19:07 at New Delhi. The Purnima is running at that sunrise, which is the test, so 20 May 2027 is the day.
In 2027 the Purnima lasts 24 hours 26 minutes, against 25 hours 40 minutes in 2026 and 21 hours 45 minutes in 2028: a tithi is twelve degrees of the Moon’s gain on the Sun, and the Moon never gains at a steady rate. The day itself runs 13 hours 39 minutes from sunrise to sunset at New Delhi. The Purnima ends at the full moon itself, 16:29 on 20 May 2027, with the Moon in Scorpio and Anuradha.
The daily panchang for 20 May 2027 gives Purnima at sunrise; the day before, Shukla Chaturdashi; the day after, Krishna Pratipada. At that sunrise the yoga is Parigha and the karana Bava. The panchang for 20 May 2027 has the rest of the day.
When the Purnima begins, the Moon is in Vishakha, ruled by Jupiter.
Buddha Purnima in 2026, 2027 and 2028
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Buddha Purnima 2026 | 1 May 2026 | Friday |
| Buddha Purnima 2027 | 20 May 2027 | Thursday |
| Buddha Purnima 2028 | 8 May 2028 | Monday |
Buddha Purnima 2027 comes 19 days later in the calendar year than Buddha Purnima 2026. Between Buddha Purnima 2026 and Buddha Purnima 2027 the lunation table has 13 new moons, one more than the usual twelve, because 2026 had Adhika Jyeshtha; thirteen lunations run longer than a solar year, so the date moves later.
In the 2027 table Buddha Purnima comes 2 days after Narasimha Jayanti and 15 days before Shani Jayanti.
Within six days of Buddha Purnima in 2027: Narasimha Jayanti (18 May).
Related
Every 2027 festival is on the festival dates page and in the 2027 festival calendar. For how tithi, nakshatra and the day’s timings are read, see reading the panchang. This page in Hindi: हिंदी में. The Buddha Purnima 2027 timings are New Delhi’s; sunrise and everything measured from it shift by minutes to the better part of an hour across India.