Guru Purnima 2026
Wednesday, 29 July 2026
The full moon of Ashadha, given to honouring one's teachers.
Panchang for Guru Purnima 2026
Tithi, nakshatra, Rahu Kaal and auspicious windows shift with your city's sunrise. See the computed Panchang for your location.
Open the Panchang →Significance
Guru Purnima honours Vyasa, traditionally held to have compiled the Vedas, and through him every teacher in a lineage. It opens Chaturmas, the four-month monastic retreat. In practice the day is less about ritual than about acknowledgement — reaching out to those who taught you.
Rituals
- Offer respects to your teachers, living or departed
- Perform Vyasa puja
- Study or recite scripture
- Begin Chaturmas observances