Sharad purnima 2025: According to the Hindu calendar, the full moon date of Ashwin month is celebrated as Sharan Purnima. Sharad Purnima is also known as Ashwin Purnima and Kojagiri Purnima. This day is considered very sacred and auspicious, when the Moon appears in the sky with its full arts. On this day, special worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Chandradev is done, and devotees wish for wealth, health and prosperity while keeping a fast.

This festival is celebrated with great reverence and gaiety in many states of India like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. It is known as Kojagiri Purnima in Maharashtra and West Bengal. On this occasion, devotees visit the moon, keep fast and remain absorbed in devotion throughout the night. Let’s know in detail about the date, worship method and importance of Sharad Purnima 2025.

Date and time of Sharad Purnima

Sharad Purnima is also known as Navanna Purnima and Kaumudi Purnima. This year, this festival will be celebrated on Monday, 6 October 2025. According to Drik Off

• Purnima date starts: October 6 at 12:23 pm

• Purnima Tithi ends: October 7 at 09:16 am

• Moonrise time: 05:27 pm

On this day, devotees keep fast and worship in the light of the moon at night. It is believed that on this night, the Moon is in its most bright state, and its rays raise nectar.

Importance of worship method and fasting

The night of Sharad Purnima has been given special importance because this night is full of full arts of the moon. Devotees take a bath on this day and take a pledge to fast and worship Maa Lakshmi and Chandradev.

Devotees make kheer (pumpkin rice) with Ganga water on this day and keep it in the moonlight all night under the open sky. It is said that the kheer kept in the moonlight becomes like nectar, which is received as a prasad the next day. This tradition is based on the belief that the rays of the Moon have medicinal properties, which increase the immunity of the body.

Apart from this, devotees also prepare Panchamrit in which milk, curd, basil and sugar are offered to the goddess.

Religious and scientific significance of Sharad Purnima

The festival of Sharad Purnima is considered one of the most auspicious full moon of the year. It is believed that on this day the moon is closest to the earth and its rays reside nectar element. According to mythology, on the night of Sharad Purnima, Lord Krishna performed Maharas with the gopis, which is considered to be the highest symbol of devotion and love.

This day of the Moon’s completion of sixteen arts represents sixteen qualities of human life such as compassion, love, peace, joy and knowledge. Also, this festival is also a symbol of the end of the summer season and the beginning of autumn.

Structure of Sharad Purnima

• On this night, milk is kept in the roofs or courtyards of the houses.

• Jagran and Kirtan are organized in many places.

• It is believed that a person who woke up this night ‘awakened?’ That is, “Who is awake?” While answering the mother worships Lakshmi, she gets immense wealth and prosperity.

• Women wishes for the family’s prosperity and good fortune by keeping a fast.

Disclaimer: The information given in this article is based on religious beliefs and astrological calculations. JBT does not confirm any kind of information given here.