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Guru Purnima 2072: Kolkata Calcutta

Āṣāḍha Pūrṇimā: the full moon on which every disciple honors the Guru lineage

📍 Kolkata Calcutta, West Bengal, India
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Guru Purnima · Vyāsa Pūjā · 2072
📍 Kolkata Calcutta, West Bengal, India
June 30, 2072
Āṣāḍha Pūrṇimā: honor your Guru on this day
Timings for Kolkata Calcutta

Pūrṇimā Timings

Sunrise
Jun/30/2072 04:56:54
Sunset
Jun/30/2072 18:24:27
Moonrise
Jun/30/2072 18:16:09
Moonset
Jun/30/2072 04:43:57
Pūrṇimā Span

When the Full Moon Tithi Begins and Ends

🌅 Previous Sunrise
Jun 29, 2072
04:56:34
🌕 Pūrṇimā Begins
Jun 29, 2072
15:10:08
🌗 Pūrṇimā Ends
Jun 30, 2072
15:50:55
🌅 Next Sunrise
Jul 1, 2072
04:57:14
What is Guru Purnima?

The Full Moon Dedicated to All Gurus

Guru Purnima falls on the full moon (Pūrṇimā) of the Āṣāḍha month, typically in June or July. It is the single most sacred day in the Hindu guru-disciple tradition, observed across all lineages, from Vedic Śrotriya Brahmin households to Śaiva, Vaiṣṇava, Śākta, Jain, and Buddhist sanghas.

On this day, disciples perform Vyāsa Pūjā (literally "worship of Vyāsa") honoring Maharishi Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana Vyāsa, the great compiler of the Vedas, narrator of the Mahābhārata, and author of the eighteen Mahāpurāṇas. Tradition holds that Vyāsa was born on this very Āṣāḍha Pūrṇimā, making it both his birthday and the occasion for gratitude to all teachers across time.

गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः ।
गुरुः साक्षात् परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥
gurur-brahmā gurur-viṣṇuḥ gurur-devo maheśvaraḥ |
guruḥ sākṣāt paraṃ brahma tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ ||
"The Guru is Brahmā, the Guru is Viṣṇu, the Guru is the great Lord Śiva. The Guru is verily the Supreme Brahman itself, to that revered Guru I bow."
Guru Stotram, attributed to Śaṅkarācārya

Beyond the personal guru-disciple bond, Guru Purnima commemorates the day the Ādi Guru (Śiva as Dakṣiṇāmūrti) first imparted the knowledge of Yoga to the Saptaṛṣis (Seven Sages), and the day the Buddha delivered his first teaching (Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta) to his five disciples at Sarnath after his enlightenment.

How to Observe

Tradition & Practice

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Vyāsa Pūjā
Worship Maharishi Vyāsa and your own Guru, living or departed. Offer flowers, lamp, incense, and dakṣiṇā. Recite the Guru Stotram and Vyāsa Stuti. Visit your Guru's āśrama or maṭha if possible.
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Scriptural Reading
Read or listen to the Guru Gītā (from the Skanda Purāṇa), the Brahma Sūtras, or any chapter of the Mahābhārata. Traditional households begin a month-long study of a chosen text on this day.
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Āṣāḍha Pūrṇimā Vrata
Many devotees observe an all-day fast (or ekabhukta, single meal), take a holy bath before sunrise, and recite the Viṣṇu Sahasranāma or Śiva Pañcākṣarī. Sattvic food is offered to the Guru and then received as prasāda.
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Significance of the Moon
Āṣāḍha Pūrṇimā falls in the peak monsoon season (Cāturmāsa begins the next day). The full moon is regarded as especially spiritually charged: it is the Guru's eye looking upon the world, and gazing at the moon on this night is itself a form of worship.
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Buddhist Observance
Dhamma Day (Āsāḷha Pūjā): the Buddha's first discourse at Sarnath. Theravāda Buddhists observe the start of Vassa (Rains Retreat) the following full moon. A shared full moon, a shared tradition of the teacher's gift.
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Yoga & Vedānta Tradition
In Yoga lineages, this is the day Śiva as Ādi Yogi became the first Guru. Āśramas worldwide hold intensive satsangs, Guru Pūjā, and initiation ceremonies. The Ramakrishna Mission and Chinmaya Mission observe it with the same depth as ancient maṭhas.
Auspicious Timings

Chogadia Muhurta

Chogadia From To
Chal Jun/30/2072 10:19:55 Jun/30/2072 11:40:40
Labh Jun/30/2072 11:40:40 Jun/30/2072 13:21:37
Shubh Jun/30/2072 16:43:30 Jun/30/2072 18:24:27
Amrit Jun/30/2072 18:24:27 Jun/30/2072 19:43:32
Chal Jun/30/2072 19:43:32 Jun/30/2072 21:02:38
Labh Jun/30/2072 23:40:50 Jul/1/2072 00:59:56
Shubh Jul/1/2072 02:19:02 Jul/1/2072 03:38:08
Amrit Jul/1/2072 03:38:08 Jul/1/2072 04:57:14
Gowri Panchangam
Day
Sugam Jun/30/2072 06:37:50 – Jun/30/2072 08:18:47
Uthi Jun/30/2072 10:19:55 – Jun/30/2072 11:40:40
Amridha Jun/30/2072 11:40:40 – Jun/30/2072 13:21:37
Labham Jun/30/2072 16:43:30 – Jun/30/2072 18:24:27
Night
Amridha Jun/30/2072 18:24:27 – Jun/30/2072 19:43:32
Labham Jun/30/2072 22:21:44 – Jun/30/2072 23:40:50
Dhanam Jun/30/2072 23:40:50 – Jul/1/2072 00:59:56
Sugam Jul/1/2072 00:59:56 – Jul/1/2072 02:19:02
Uthi Jul/1/2072 03:38:08 – Jul/1/2072 04:57:14
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