Vat Purnima 2027: Date, Pournima Time and Puja Vidhi

Vat Purnima, the vrat married women keep for their husband's long life, is on Friday, 18 June 2027. The calendar gives the start of the pournima tithi as 4:34 pm on 18 June and its end as 6:13 am on 19 June. The fast itself is marked on the 18th.

Vat Purnima 2027 dates

The Savitri story

The vrat recalls Savitri, who followed Yama when he came for the life of her husband Satyavan and won it back through her persistence. Satyavan had died under a banyan (vad) tree, so the tree is at the centre of the puja.

How the vad puja is done

Women dress in a nauvari or a good saree and go to a banyan tree in the morning, usually in a group. The puja follows a set order:

• offer water, haldi-kunku, flowers and five fruits such as mango, jamun and banana to the tree
• tie a white or yellow cotton thread around the trunk while walking around it, seven times in most homes
• read or listen to the Savitri katha
• exchange vaan (small gifts) with other married women and offer haldi-kunku

Women who cannot reach a banyan tree often worship a branch or a picture at home. Many cities now hold a common vad puja in a garden or temple.

Fasting

The fast is kept for the day, either full or with phalahar. The three-day form starts on Trayodashi (16 June in 2027) and ends on Pournima. Some families keep the vrat on Jyeshtha Amavasya instead, which is the North Indian Vat Savitri date; in 2027 that Amavasya falls on 3 and 4 June.

Other full moon dates are in Purnima 2027. Hartalika and Mangalagaur, the other two vrats married women keep, are in Hartalika 2027 and Mangalagaur 2027. Daily panchang is on the June 2027 Marathi calendar.

Every month of the year, with daily tithi and festivals, is on the Marathi Calendar 2027 page.