Guru Purnima 2027
गुरु पूर्णिमाSunday 18 July 2027 · in 260 days
Guru Purnima is the full moon of Ashadha, kept to honour the teachers who guide us, from a spiritual guru to a parent or a school teacher.
Pujas for Guru Purnima, in order
Other mantras for the day
- ॐ श्रां श्रीं श्रौं सः चन्द्राय... Chandra mantra
- ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं कमले कमलालये... Lakshmi mantra
- ॐ ह्रीं ज्येष्ठायै नमः om hreem jyeshthayai namah
- ॐ ह्रीं नमो भगवती माहेश्वरी अन्नपूर्णे... Annapurna mantra
Guru Purnima 2027: date and timings
- Date
- Sunday 18 July 2027
- Tithi
- Ashadh Purnima
- Purnima begins
- 6:49 PM, 17 July
- Purnima ends
- 9:15 PM, 18 July
- Sunrise
- 5:34 AM
- Sunset
- 7:19 PM
Times for New Delhi (IST). Use the city button above for your own city.
Other years
Guru Purnima 2026: date and timings
- Date
- Wednesday 29 July 2026
- Tithi
- Ashadh Purnima
- Purnima begins
- 6:20 PM, 28 July
- Purnima ends
- 8:06 PM, 29 July
- Sunrise
- 5:40 AM
- Sunset
- 7:14 PM
How to observe
- Disciples visit their guru or ashram and offer flowers, fruit and a small gift.
- Guru puja is performed, and the guru's teachings are heard in satsang.
- Students, musicians and dancers thank their teachers and touch their feet.
- At home, many bow to their parents and elders as their first teachers.
- Some keep a fast and break it after the guru puja.
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About Guru Purnima
The word guru is traditionally explained as one who takes away darkness: gu for darkness and ru for the one who removes it. Guru Purnima is the day set aside to say thank you to such people. For some that is a spiritual teacher; for others it is a parent, a music or dance teacher, a coach, or the schoolteacher who first believed in them.
The day is also called Vyasa Purnima, as it is kept as the birthday of the sage Vyasa, remembered as one of the greatest teachers in the Indian tradition, who gathered knowledge and passed it on. In many ashrams and mathas, the guru's seat is worshipped in his honour, and the teachings of the line of gurus are recited.
The full moon of Ashadha is important to Buddhists as well. It is remembered as the day the Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath, near Varanasi, to five companions, soon after his enlightenment. In many Buddhist countries it is kept as Asalha Puja and marks the start of the rainy season retreat for monks. In the Hindu calendar too, this is the season of Chaturmas, when many sadhus stay in one place through the rains.
The ways of keeping the day are simple. Disciples visit their guru or ashram, wash the guru's feet, offer flowers, fruit and a gift, and sit for satsang, bhajans and teaching. Musicians and dancers touch their teachers' feet and often perform for them. Students in schools and colleges thank their teachers, and at home many people bow to their parents and elders. Some keep a fast and break it after the guru puja. The day follows the Purnima tithi as it falls in your city; beyond that, each family and each ashram keeps its own custom.