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Purnima

The full-moon tithi, the 15th tithi of Shukla Paksha, when the Moon is opposite the Sun.

New Delhi, Delhi, India 28.6214°, 77.2148° Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30) North Indian · Lahiri (calibrated)

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The tithi during which the elongation runs from 168° to 180°. As an observance it is the day on which Purnima prevails at sunrise.

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