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Purnima in Chicago, 2026

Purnima dates for Chicago — 20 events in this window, citation-backed.

February2026

3 events

  1. Sun · Feb 01

    Pushya Purnima

    पुष्य पूर्णिमा
    Medium05:53 – 03:39raresupremepushyapurnima

    Supreme auspicious combination, Pushya on full moon

    • Nakshatra-Tithi Yoga Sadhana·
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    Sources (2)
    • Skanda Purana — Pushyasnana-utsava-varnana (Pausha purnima + Pushya nakshatra), Pushyasnana chapter (sankshipta ed., around lines 51651-51700)When Pausha purnima coincides with Pushya nakshatra, 89-kalasha adhivasana, mirror-puja, Purushasukta abhimantrana of kalashas prescribed.
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Purnima-vrata section, Purnima-Pushya yoga prescription (sankshipta ed., around lines 70651-70700)When Purnima coincides with Pushya, snana with sarvoshadhi-jala, worship of Vishnu, Indra, Chandra, Pushya, Brihaspati for sarva-saubhagya-vriddhi.

  2. Sun · Feb 01

    Magha Purnima

    माघ पूर्णिमा
    Medium05:53 – 03:39festivalpurnimasnan

    Magha Snan, sacred bathing on Magha full moon

    • Magha Purnima Maha Snana·
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    Sources (2)
    • Padma Purana — Srishti-khanda, Tirtha-snana-mahatmya (Magha-snana), Sankramana / Purnima shraddha enumeration (Gita Press Series 44, lines 6351-6400) — 'माघकी पूर्णिमा तथा भाद्रपदकी त्रयोदशी ... श्राद्धका अनुष्ठान'Magha Purnima listed among yugadi tithis; sacred for shraddha and snana along with Krittika-Mahatithi and Vaisakha-Tritiya.
    • Skanda Purana — Magha-snana-mahatmya (Manvantaradi tithi enumeration), Manvantaradi-tithi listing (Sankshipta ed., lines 16651-16700) — 'माघकी पूर्णिमा ... मन्वन्तरकी आदि तिथियाँ'; also Narada Sankshipta lines 78951-79000 'माघ मासमें निरन्तर गङ्गा-स्नान'Magha Purnima as Manvantaradi tithi (Akshaya-dana); Magha-snana confers supreme punya — extended bath culminating on Magha Purnima.

  3. Sun · Feb 01

    Purnima

    पूर्णिमा
    Medium05:53 – 03:39purnimafull_moon

    Full moon day, auspicious for all worship

    • Bhuvaneshwari Mantra Japa·
    • Lakshmi Puja·
    • Chandi Patha (Durga Saptashati)·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Purnima-vrata-prakarana, opening section (masa-wise Purnima vratas)Sanatana-narada vada on Purnima vratas through the year.
    • Matsya Purana — Parva-sandhi and Purnima-tithi prakarana, section on pakshanta-sandhi and pournamasika

April2026

2 events

  1. Wed · Apr 01

    Hanuman Jayanti

    हनुमान जयन्ती
    Medium07:06 – 07:42festivalhanumanpurnima

    Hanuman Jayanti, birth of Hanuman

    • Hanuman Chalisa & Mantra Japa·
    • Chaitra Purnima Chitragupta Puja·
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    Sources (2)
    • Hindupedia — Festivals/Hanuman-Jayanti, opening section (Chaitra Purnima -- dominant North/Central Indian observance; Tamil tradition uses Margashirsha Amavasya, Andhra/Karnataka uses Vaishakha Krishna Dashami)No Puranic verse explicitly fixes Hanuman's birth tithi; Chaitra-Purnima observance is the prevalent convention encoded in this rule.
    • Parashara Smriti — Madhaviya-Vritti, Adhyaya 3 (shraddha-prakarana, manvantara-adi tithi enumeration), quote of Matsya Purana 17.6-8: 'Kartiki Phalguni Chaitri Jyaishthi panchadashi sita -- manvantaradayash-chaite dattasyakshayyakarakah' (Chaitra Purnima itself bears manvantara-adi punya, amplifying any festival observance held that day)

  2. Wed · Apr 01

    Purnima

    पूर्णिमा
    Medium07:06 – 07:42purnimafull_moon

    Full moon day, auspicious for all worship

    • Bhuvaneshwari Mantra Japa·
    • Lakshmi Puja·
    • Chandi Patha (Durga Saptashati)·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Purnima-vrata-prakarana, opening section (masa-wise Purnima vratas)Sanatana-narada vada on Purnima vratas through the year.
    • Matsya Purana — Parva-sandhi and Purnima-tithi prakarana, section on pakshanta-sandhi and pournamasika

May2026

5 events

  1. Fri · May 01

    Swati Purnima

    स्वाती पूर्णिमा
    Medium21:13 – 22:53purnimaswatigrowth

    Growth and expansion, Swati on full moon

    • Nakshatra-Tithi Yoga Sadhana·
    • Swati Nakshatra Vayu Sadhana·
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    Sources (2)
    • Muhurta Chintamani — Nakshatra-prakaranam, verses 18-19 (Swati in the chara/mridu/auspicious set for vastra and growth works)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Chaturtha Pada (Purnima-vrata prakarana), Margashirsha Purnima + Pushya/Swati yoga prescribed for sarva-saubhagya-vriddhi (sarvoshadhi-snana)

  2. Fri · May 01

    Vaishakha Purnima

    वैशाख पूर्णिमा
    Medium21:13 – 22:53festivalpurnimabuddha

    Buddha Purnima, enlightenment of Buddha

    • Buddha Purnima Dhyana·
    • Purnima Satyanarayan Puja·
    • Vaishakha Purnima Sadhana·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Purnima-vrata section (Vaishakha purnima), Vaishakha-purnima Dharmaraja-vrata (sankshipta ed., around lines 70301-70350)Vaishakha-purnima dana to a brahmana returns to the donor; 'Dharmaraja-vrata' prescribed.
    • Skanda Purana — Vaishnava-khanda, Vaishakha-mas-mahatmya (last three tithis), Pushkarini three-tithi mahatmya (sankshipta ed., around lines 67151-67250)Vaishakha shukla trayodashi-chaturdashi-purnima triad: nyama-niyama brings Vishnu-sayujya; foundation of Buddha-purnima observance.

  3. Fri · May 01

    Lakshmi Purnima

    लक्ष्मी पूर्णिमा
    Medium21:13 – 22:53purnimalakshmivenus

    Lakshmi worship on Friday full moon

    • Bhuvaneshwari Purnima Puja·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Chaturtha Pada (Purnima-vrata prakarana), Margashirsha/Magha/Chaitra Purnima Lakshmi-puja with 100 dipa-dana
    • Brahma Vaivarta Purana — Prakriti Khanda (Lakshmi-prakatya-akhyana, Adhyaya 14), Lakshmi-mahatmya verses (Lakshmi as Shukravara-adhidevata implicit; festival observance on Purnima)

  4. Fri · May 01

    Purnima

    पूर्णिमा
    Medium21:13 – 22:53purnimafull_moon

    Full moon day, auspicious for all worship

    • Bhuvaneshwari Mantra Japa·
    • Lakshmi Puja·
    • Chandi Patha (Durga Saptashati)·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Purnima-vrata-prakarana, opening section (masa-wise Purnima vratas)Sanatana-narada vada on Purnima vratas through the year.
    • Matsya Purana — Parva-sandhi and Purnima-tithi prakarana, section on pakshanta-sandhi and pournamasika

  5. Sat · May 30

    Purnima

    पूर्णिमा
    Medium11:58 – 14:15purnimafull_moon

    Full moon day, auspicious for all worship

    • Bhuvaneshwari Mantra Japa·
    • Lakshmi Puja·
    • Chandi Patha (Durga Saptashati)·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Purnima-vrata-prakarana, opening section (masa-wise Purnima vratas)Sanatana-narada vada on Purnima vratas through the year.
    • Matsya Purana — Parva-sandhi and Purnima-tithi prakarana, section on pakshanta-sandhi and pournamasika

June2026

2 events

  1. Mon · Jun 29

    Soma Purnima

    सोम पूर्णिमा
    Medium03:06 – 05:26purnimashivamoon

    Shiva/Moon worship on Monday full moon

    • Bhuvaneshwari Purnima Puja·
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    Sources (2)
    • Matsya Purana — Vrata-khanda, Soma-vara Purnima prescription, Section on Monday-or-Rohini purnima vrata (Gita Press ed., around lines 28501-28550)When purnima falls on Monday or has Rohini-nakshatra, panchagavya snana, japa of 'Apyayasva' 108 times, worship of Soma-Vishnu prescribed.
    • Skanda Purana — Prabhasa-khanda, Somanatha-mahatmya, Chandra-Shiva conjunction at Soma-tirtha (sankshipta ed., around lines 162951-163000)Chandradeva's worship of Shiva as Somanatha — Soma + Shiva nexus that grounds Soma Purnima observance.

  2. Mon · Jun 29

    Purnima

    पूर्णिमा
    Medium03:06 – 05:26purnimafull_moon

    Full moon day, auspicious for all worship

    • Bhuvaneshwari Mantra Japa·
    • Lakshmi Puja·
    • Chandi Patha (Durga Saptashati)·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Purnima-vrata-prakarana, opening section (masa-wise Purnima vratas)Sanatana-narada vada on Purnima vratas through the year.
    • Matsya Purana — Parva-sandhi and Purnima-tithi prakarana, section on pakshanta-sandhi and pournamasika

July2026

2 events

  1. Wed · Jul 29

    Raksha Bandhan

    रक्षा बन्धन
    Medium18:19 – 20:05festivalpurnimaprotection

    Raksha Bandhan, bond of protection

    • Shravana Purnima Raksha Vidhi·
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    Sources (2)
    • Bhavishya Purana — Uttara-parva, Raksha-bandhana-vidhi (Shravana purnima), Raksha-bandhana-vidhana chapter (Uttara-parva, kalanirnaya section)Bhavishya Purana's Raksha-bandhana-vidhi gives the canonical Shravana-purnima rakhi-tying mantra ('Yena baddho Balī rājā...') and shows brahmana-yajamana raksha-sutra prescription.
    • Hindupedia — Festivals/Raksha Bandhan, Shravana Purnima sister-brother rakhi observanceModern observance; underpinned by Bhavishya Purana raksha-vidhana.

  2. Wed · Jul 29

    Purnima

    पूर्णिमा
    Medium18:19 – 20:05purnimafull_moon

    Full moon day, auspicious for all worship

    • Bhuvaneshwari Mantra Japa·
    • Lakshmi Puja·
    • Chandi Patha (Durga Saptashati)·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Purnima-vrata-prakarana, opening section (masa-wise Purnima vratas)Sanatana-narada vada on Purnima vratas through the year.
    • Matsya Purana — Parva-sandhi and Purnima-tithi prakarana, section on pakshanta-sandhi and pournamasika

August2026

1 event

  1. Thu · Aug 27

    Purnima

    पूर्णिमा
    Medium09:09 – 09:48purnimafull_moon

    Full moon day, auspicious for all worship

    • Bhuvaneshwari Mantra Japa·
    • Lakshmi Puja·
    • Chandi Patha (Durga Saptashati)·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Purnima-vrata-prakarana, opening section (masa-wise Purnima vratas)Sanatana-narada vada on Purnima vratas through the year.
    • Matsya Purana — Parva-sandhi and Purnima-tithi prakarana, section on pakshanta-sandhi and pournamasika

September2026

1 event

  1. Sat · Sep 26

    Purnima

    पूर्णिमा
    Medium23:07 – 22:19purnimafull_moon

    Full moon day, auspicious for all worship

    • Bhuvaneshwari Mantra Japa·
    • Lakshmi Puja·
    • Chandi Patha (Durga Saptashati)·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Purnima-vrata-prakarana, opening section (masa-wise Purnima vratas)Sanatana-narada vada on Purnima vratas through the year.
    • Matsya Purana — Parva-sandhi and Purnima-tithi prakarana, section on pakshanta-sandhi and pournamasika

October2026

2 events

  1. Sun · Oct 25

    Kartika Purnima

    कार्तिक पूर्णिमा
    Medium11:56 – 09:41festivalpurnimadeepa

    Dev Deepavali, light festival on Kartika full moon

    • Kartika Deepa Dana·
    • Purnima Satyanarayan Puja·
    • Kartika Purnima Deepdan·
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    Sources (2)
    • Skanda Purana — Kartika Mahatmya (Vaishnava-khanda), Kartika-snana and dipa-dana section'Snana, dipadana, tulsi ke paudhon ko lagana aur seenchna, prithvi par shayana, brahmacharya ka palana' enumerated as kartika-vrata; culminates on Kartika-purnima.
    • Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda, Kartika Mahatmya, manvadi-tithis sectionKartiki, Phalguni, Chaitri, Jyeṣṭhi-paurnima listed as manvadi tithis -- giving akṣaya-phala for daana/snana.

  2. Sun · Oct 25

    Purnima

    पूर्णिमा
    Medium11:56 – 09:41purnimafull_moon

    Full moon day, auspicious for all worship

    • Bhuvaneshwari Mantra Japa·
    • Lakshmi Puja·
    • Chandi Patha (Durga Saptashati)·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Purnima-vrata-prakarana, opening section (masa-wise Purnima vratas)Sanatana-narada vada on Purnima vratas through the year.
    • Matsya Purana — Parva-sandhi and Purnima-tithi prakarana, section on pakshanta-sandhi and pournamasika

November2026

1 event

  1. Tue · Nov 24

    Purnima

    पूर्णिमा
    Medium23:42 – 20:23purnimafull_moon

    Full moon day, auspicious for all worship

    • Bhuvaneshwari Mantra Japa·
    • Lakshmi Puja·
    • Chandi Patha (Durga Saptashati)·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Purnima-vrata-prakarana, opening section (masa-wise Purnima vratas)Sanatana-narada vada on Purnima vratas through the year.
    • Matsya Purana — Parva-sandhi and Purnima-tithi prakarana, section on pakshanta-sandhi and pournamasika

December2026

1 event

  1. Wed · Dec 23

    Purnima

    पूर्णिमा
    Medium10:47 – 06:58purnimafull_moon

    Full moon day, auspicious for all worship

    • Bhuvaneshwari Mantra Japa·
    • Lakshmi Puja·
    • Chandi Patha (Durga Saptashati)·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Purnima-vrata-prakarana, opening section (masa-wise Purnima vratas)Sanatana-narada vada on Purnima vratas through the year.
    • Matsya Purana — Parva-sandhi and Purnima-tithi prakarana, section on pakshanta-sandhi and pournamasika