Guru Purnima 2027: Date, Vyas Puja and Pournima Timing

Guru Purnima 2027 is on Sunday, 18 July, Ashadh Shuddha Pournima. The calendar lists it together with Vyas Puja and kuldharma, the family rites some households do on full moon days. It also closes the Vitthal Navratri that began on 13 July, the day before Ashadhi Ekadashi.

Dates around Guru Purnima 2027

Why the day honours the guru

Ashadh Pournima is traditionally the birthday of Ved Vyas, who is credited with dividing the Vedas and composing the Mahabharata, so the day is also called Vyas Purnima. Students and disciples visit their teacher, offer flowers and a gift, and take blessings. Music and dance schools in Maharashtra hold their own Guru Purnima programmes, often in the evening.

Followers of particular saints mark the day at their math or samadhi. Shirdi, Akkalkot, Shegaon and Gondavale all hold large Guru Purnima utsavs; the main dates for those places in 2027 are in Shirdi, Akkalkot and Shegaon 2027.

Guru Purnima and Chaturmas

Sanyasis begin their Chaturmas stay on this pournima in many traditions, staying at one place for the monsoon months. For householders, Chaturmas is counted from Ashadhi Ekadashi on 14 July. The dates and customs are in Chaturmas 2027.

The full moon dates for the rest of the year are in Purnima 2027. Daily panchang is on the July 2027 Marathi calendar.

For the full year at a glance, open the Marathi Calendar 2027 page.