Festival guide · गुरु पूर्णिमा

Guru Purnima 2026

Ashadha Purnima · Deity: Vyasa / the Guru principle

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Panchang that morning (IST): Shukla Purnima tithi · Uttara Ashadha pada 3 · Moon in Capricorn

Significance

Ashadha Purnima honors the guru — celebrated as the birthday of Veda Vyasa, who ordered the Vedas and composed the Mahabharata. It is the day students, disciples, and seekers formally thank those who carry knowledge to them.

How it is observed

Paduka puja or a simple offering to one’s teacher, guru-dakshina, and study of a text one’s guru gave. Many mark it by beginning a new discipline of practice.

Observing it outside India

A letter or call of genuine thanks to a teacher — academic, musical, or spiritual — is the living form of this festival anywhere.

Sunrise & Rahu Kaal on Guru Purnima 2026, by city

CitySunriseSunsetRahu Kaal (avoid)
New Delhi5:40 AM7:14 PM12:27 PM – 2:09 PM
New York5:49 AM8:14 PM1:02 PM – 2:50 PM
Los Angeles6:02 AM7:56 PM12:59 PM – 2:43 PM
Chicago5:41 AM8:11 PM12:56 PM – 2:45 PM
London5:19 AM8:53 PM1:06 PM – 3:03 PM
Toronto6:03 AM8:43 PM1:23 PM – 3:13 PM

Times computed astronomically for each city on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. For today's full local almanac see panchang and Rahu Kaal by city.

Related festivals

Raksha Bandhan

Planning something on Guru Purnima?

Check the day's full panchang and muhurta for your city, or ask our AI Vedic astrologer whether the day suits your plans.

Today's PanchangAsk an Astrologer

← All festivals

More free Vedic tools
Free KundliKundli MatchingSign CompatibilityNakshatra CalculatorRashi CalculatorLagna CalculatorDasha CalculatorSade Sati CalculatorManglik CalculatorKaal Sarp CalculatorToday in the SkyToday's PanchangRahu Kaal TodayChoghadiya TodayGrah Gochar (Transits)Saturn TransitJupiter Transit27 NakshatrasMahadasha GuideDaily Horoscopeआज का राशिफल (Hindi)ராசி பலன் (Tamil)Muhurat DatesPlanets in Signs & Houses108 Nakshatra PadasNumerologyNumerology CalculatorDoshas ExplainedFestivals 2026–27Mercury RetrogradeBig 3 CalculatorVedic vs Western SignsSaturn ReturnBirth Moon PhaseChinese Zodiac