Guru Purnima 2026
Guru Purnima falls on Wednesday, 29 July 2026 (New Delhi).
Guru Purnima, on Ashadha Purnima, honours teachers and spiritual guides. It is also Vyasa Purnima, the birthday of the sage Vyasa. Students and disciples offer respect and gifts to their gurus.
Dates
| 2026 | Wednesday, 29 July 2026 · Full calendar 2026 |
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| 2027 | Sunday, 18 July 2027 · Full calendar 2027 |
| 2028 | Thursday, 6 July 2028 · Full calendar 2028 |
How the date is set
It is kept in the lunar month of Ashadha, Shukla paksha Purnima, on the day of the tithi prevailing at sunrise (udaya tithi).
Lunar months here are amanta (new moon to new moon); in the purnimanta reckoning used in much of North India, the Krishna paksha belongs to the next month. Communities follow their own rules for some festivals, so a local almanac may keep a few on a neighbouring day.
Dates are computed with this site's panchang (Lahiri ayanamsa) for New Delhi. Times of sunrise and the tithi differ by place, so a date can shift by a day for cities far from Delhi; the calendar pages recalculate for your city. All festivals →