Ashvin Purnima
Sharad Purnima 2027
Kojagiri / Kojagara Purnima
Moonrise in Delhi
5:28 PM
Friday, 15 October 2027
Moonrise in major cities
Friday, 15 October 2027 · All times in IST
| City | Moonrise |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 5:28 PM |
| Mumbai | 5:57 PM |
| Bengaluru | 5:43 PM |
| Kolkata | 4:49 PM |
| Chennai | 5:32 PM |
| Hyderabad | 5:35 PM |
| Ahmedabad | 5:54 PM |
| Pune | 5:53 PM |
| Jaipur | 5:36 PM |
| Lucknow | 5:15 PM |
| Surat | 5:55 PM |
| Kanpur | 5:18 PM |
| Nagpur | 5:29 PM |
| Indore | 5:40 PM |
| Bhopal | 5:33 PM |
| Patna | 4:59 PM |
| Vadodara | 5:52 PM |
| Ghaziabad | 5:27 PM |
| Ludhiana | 5:31 PM |
| Agra | 5:27 PM |
| Nashik | 5:52 PM |
| Faridabad | 5:28 PM |
| Meerut | 5:26 PM |
| Rajkot | 6:02 PM |
| Varanasi | 5:08 PM |
| Srinagar | 5:31 PM |
| Amritsar | 5:34 PM |
| Prayagraj | 5:13 PM |
| Ranchi | 5:01 PM |
| Jodhpur | 5:48 PM |
| Raipur | 5:18 PM |
| Gwalior | 5:27 PM |
| Chandigarh | 5:27 PM |
| Guwahati | 4:32 PM |
| Kota | 5:38 PM |
| Jabalpur | 5:23 PM |
| Gurugram | 5:29 PM |
| Noida | 5:28 PM |
| Dehradun | 5:23 PM |
| Bhubaneswar | 5:02 PM |
| Visakhapatnam | 5:16 PM |
| Coimbatore | 5:48 PM |
| Madurai | 5:44 PM |
| Kochi | 5:52 PM |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 5:50 PM |
| Vijayawada | 5:27 PM |
| Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) | 5:46 PM |
| Udaipur | 5:47 PM |
| Ajmer | 5:41 PM |
| Bikaner | 5:45 PM |
| Bareilly | 5:19 PM |
| Aligarh | 5:25 PM |
| Moradabad | 5:22 PM |
| Gorakhpur | 5:05 PM |
| Jammu | 5:33 PM |
| Shimla | 5:25 PM |
| Haridwar | 5:23 PM |
| Ujjain | 5:40 PM |
| Jalandhar | 5:32 PM |
| Panipat | 5:28 PM |
About this festival
Sharad Purnima is the full moon of the month of Ashvin, believed to be the one night when the moon shines with all sixteen kalas. People keep kheer in the moonlight overnight and eat it the next morning. In Maharashtra and Bengal it is celebrated as Kojagiri or Kojagari Lakshmi Puja.
How it is observed
- Prepare rice kheer and place it under the moonlight after moonrise.
- Lakshmi puja and staying awake at night (Kojagara means "who is awake?").
- Moon-gazing on rooftops and terraces.
All dates
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| Sunday, 25 October 2026 | Purnima: Sun 25 Oct, 11:57 AM → Mon 26 Oct, 9:42 AM |
| Friday, 15 October 2027 | Purnima: Thu 14 Oct, 6:50 PM → Fri 15 Oct, 7:17 PM |
Questions people ask
When should kheer be kept in the moonlight?
After moonrise, once the moon is clear of buildings. Many people leave it out until midnight or overnight.
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