Full moon in the Tamil month Chithirai · Tamil Nadu

Chitra Pournami 2027

Chithirai Pournami

Moonrise in Madurai
6:00 PM
Tuesday, 20 April 2027
Tithi begins: Tue 20 Apr, 4:52 AM · Tithi ends: Wed 21 Apr, 3:57 AM

Moonrise in major cities

Tuesday, 20 April 2027 · All times in IST

CityMoonrise
Delhi6:26 PM
Mumbai6:32 PM
Bengaluru6:05 PM
Kolkata5:32 PM
Chennai5:55 PM
Hyderabad6:07 PM
Ahmedabad6:38 PM
Pune6:27 PM
Jaipur6:30 PM
Lucknow6:08 PM
Surat6:35 PM
Kanpur6:10 PM
Nagpur6:09 PM
Indore6:24 PM
Bhopal6:18 PM
Patna5:49 PM
Vadodara6:35 PM
Ghaziabad6:25 PM
Ludhiana6:35 PM
Agra6:21 PM
Nashik6:29 PM
Faridabad6:25 PM
Meerut6:25 PM
Rajkot6:45 PM
Varanasi5:58 PM
Srinagar6:44 PM
Amritsar6:40 PM
Prayagraj6:03 PM
Ranchi5:45 PM
Jodhpur6:40 PM
Raipur5:58 PM
Gwalior6:19 PM
Chandigarh6:31 PM
Guwahati5:22 PM
Kota6:27 PM
Jabalpur6:07 PM
Gurugram6:27 PM
Noida6:25 PM
Dehradun6:25 PM
Bhubaneswar5:40 PM
Visakhapatnam5:47 PM
Coimbatore6:06 PM
Madurai6:00 PM
Kochi6:08 PM
Thiruvananthapuram6:03 PM
Vijayawada5:57 PM
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad)6:23 PM
Udaipur6:35 PM
Ajmer6:34 PM
Bikaner6:42 PM
Bareilly6:16 PM
Aligarh6:21 PM
Moradabad6:20 PM
Gorakhpur5:58 PM
Jammu6:42 PM
Shimla6:30 PM
Haridwar6:24 PM
Ujjain6:25 PM
Jalandhar6:37 PM
Panipat6:28 PM

Every district

All districts in the states where this festival is mainly observed.

Puducherry (4)
KaraikalMahePuducherryYanam
Tamil Nadu (38)
AriyalurChengalpattuChennaiCoimbatoreCuddaloreDharmapuriDindigulErodeKallakurichiKanchipuramKanniyakumariKarurKrishnagiriMaduraiMayiladuthuraiNagapattinamNamakkalNilgirisPerambalurPudukkottaiRamanathapuramRanipetSalemSivagangaTenkasiThanjavurTheniThoothukudiTiruchirappalliTirunelveliTirupatturTiruppurTiruvallurTiruvannamalaiTiruvarurVelloreViluppuramVirudhunagar

About this festival

Chitra Pournami is the full moon of the Tamil month Chithirai. It is dedicated to Chitragupta, who keeps the record of our deeds, and coincides with the Chithirai festival at Madurai, when Lord Kallazhagar enters the Vaigai river. Many families picnic under the bright full moon by rivers and beaches.

How it is observed

  • Chitragupta puja and charity.
  • Girivalam (walking around the hill) at Thiruvannamalai on the full moon night.

All dates

DateNotes
Friday, 1 May 2026Purnima: Thu 30 Apr, 9:13 PM → Fri 1 May, 10:53 PM
Tuesday, 20 April 2027Purnima: Tue 20 Apr, 4:52 AM → Wed 21 Apr, 3:57 AM

Questions people ask

What time does the moon rise on Chitra Pournami?

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