Vrat & Fasting Calendar
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📍 PUNE
Purnima Vrat (2028)
Dates and timings for Pune
📍 Pune
18.5204° N · 73.8567° E
About the Vrat & Significance
Purnima Vrat is observed on the full moon day of every month. It is considered an exceptionally auspicious day in the Hindu calendar, dedicated to Lord Satyanarayan (a highly compassionate form of Lord Vishnu) and Chandra Deva (the Moon God). Worshipping and fasting on Purnima is believed to invite divine grace, domestic harmony, health, wealth, and spiritual growth into the household. According to scriptures, the full moon symbolizes completeness, clarity, and abundance, and the cosmic energy on this day is highly favorable for spiritual practices, meditation, and charity. Many devotees perform the Satyanarayan Puja on this day to seek protection from hardships, resolve financial crises, and express gratitude for their blessings.
✨ Best Time / Tithi Window
The Purnima Vrat starts at sunrise. The Satyanarayan Puja is best performed during the afternoon (Madhyahna) or early evening (Pradosha). The Moon Puja and offering of Arghya must be performed in the evening when the full moon is completely visible in the sky. The fast is broken immediately after the Moon Puja.
📋 Pooja Samagri
- An idol or image of Lord Satyanarayan / Lord Vishnu
- A wooden platform (Chowki) and a yellow/red cloth to cover it
- Banana leaves or mango leaves for decoration
- Incense sticks, Dhoop, and a Ghee lamp
- Sandalwood paste, Kumkum, and turmeric (Haldi)
- Fresh flowers and garlands
- Panchamrit (made of milk, curd, honey, ghee, and sugar)
- Special Prasad (Sheera/Suji Halwa made with roasted wheat flour, ghee, sugar, and sliced bananas)
- Coconut, betel leaves, betel nuts (Supari), and cardamoms
- Gangajal or pure water in a kalash
- Raw milk mixed with water, sugar, and white flowers for Moon Puja
🪷 Pooja Vidhi
- Wake up early, perform morning ablutions, take a bath, and dress in clean, festive attire.
- Clean the puja area. Setup the wooden platform, cover it with a yellow cloth, and install the image or idol of Lord Satyanarayan.
- Decorate the altar with mango or banana leaves and place the kalash filled with water and mango leaves in front of the deity.
- Light the ghee lamp and incense to invoke a spiritual environment.
- Perform the Abhishek of Lord Satyanarayan with gangajal, milk, and Panchamrit, then apply chandan and kumkum.
- Offer fresh flowers, garlands, betel leaves, betel nuts, and fruits to the Lord.
- Offer the specially prepared Satyanarayan Prasad (Sheera) and bananas as the main Naivedya.
- Recite or listen to the Satyanarayan Vrat Katha, which consists of five chapters detailing the legends of the Vrat.
- Perform the Satyanarayan Aarti, chanting devotional hymns and waving the ghee lamp, followed by distributing prasad.
- In the evening, worship the rising full moon, offering Arghya (milk-water mixture) and sweets to the Moon God.
- Break the fast after the Moon Puja by consuming the Satyanarayan Prasad and a light satvik meal.
Yearly Vrat Calendar Dates
| # | Date | Day | Month / Tithi | Auspicious Muhurat |
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| 1 | 12 January 2028 | Wednesday | Pausha Shukla Paksha Purnima | प्रदोष काळ: 18:14 – 20:38 |
| 2 | 10 February 2028 | Thursday | Magha Shukla Paksha Purnima | प्रदोष काळ: 18:31 – 20:55 |
| 3 | 10 March 2028 | Friday | Phalguna Shukla Paksha Chaturdashi | प्रदोष काळ: 18:41 – 21:05 |
| 4 | 09 April 2028 | Sunday | Chaitra Shukla Paksha Purnima | प्रदोष काळ: 18:49 – 21:13 |
| 5 | 08 May 2028 | Monday | Vaishakha Shukla Paksha Purnima | प्रदोष काळ: 18:57 – 21:21 |
| 6 | 07 June 2028 | Wednesday | Jyeshtha Shukla Paksha Purnima | प्रदोष काळ: 19:08 – 21:32 |
| 7 | 06 July 2028 | Thursday | Ashadha Shukla Paksha Purnima | प्रदोष काळ: 19:14 – 21:38 |
| 8 | 05 August 2028 | Saturday | Shravana Shukla Paksha Purnima | प्रदोष काळ: 19:06 – 21:30 |
| 9 | 03 September 2028 | Sunday | Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha Purnima | प्रदोष काळ: 18:45 – 21:09 |
| 10 | 03 October 2028 | Tuesday | Ashwin Shukla Paksha Purnima | प्रदोष काळ: 18:20 – 20:44 |
| 11 | 02 November 2028 | Thursday | Kartika Shukla Paksha Purnima | प्रदोष काळ: 17:59 – 20:23 |
| 12 | 01 December 2028 | Friday | Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Purnima | प्रदोष काळ: 17:55 – 20:19 |
| 13 | 31 December 2028 | Sunday | Pausha Shukla Paksha Purnima | प्रदोष काळ: 18:07 – 20:31 |
Devotional Literature (Aarti, Chalisa, Katha)
Vishnu / Satyanarayan Aarti (Jai Jagdish Hare)
aartiॐ Jaya Jagadisha Hare, Svami Jaya Jagadisha Hare.
Bhakta Janom Ke Smkata, Dasa Janom Ke Smkata, Kshana Mem Dura Kare.
ॐ Jaya Jagadisha Hare....
Shri Vishnu Chalisa (Complete 40 Chaupais)
chalisaDoha:
Vishnu Sunie Vinaya, Sevaka Ki Chitalaya.
Kirata Kuchha Varnana Karun, Dijai Jnana Bataya....
Shri Satyanarayan Vrat Katha (Complete 5 Chapters - Skanda Purana)
vrat kathaChapter 1: The Context of the Vrat
In the sacred forest of Naimisharanya, the great sage Suta Goswami addressed the assembly of eighty-eight thousand holy sages led by Shaunaka. The sages asked: 'O master, please tell us how humanity in the age of Kali-yuga can overcome their miseries, obtain their desires, and achieve liberation with simple efforts.' Suta Goswami smiled and replied: 'O holy ones, a similar question was once asked by the divine sage Narada to Lord Vishnu Himself. The Supreme Lord revealed the Satyanarayan Vrat, declaring that whoever performs this worship with pure devotion on a Purnima (full moon day) or Sankranti will be freed from all financial, physical, and mental distress, gaining happiness in this life and salvation hereafter.'
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Vat Purnima / Savitri Vrat Katha (Mahabharata Vana Parva)
vrat kathaThe Legend of Savitri and Satyavan:
Savitri was the beautiful daughter of King Ashwapati of Madra. She chose Satyavan, the son of the blind, exiled king Dyumatsena, as her husband. Although Sage Narada warned that Satyavan was destined to die within a year, Savitri remained firm in her decision and married him, living a simple life in the forest.
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