DeityChandra (Moon) on Purnima; Pitrs (ancestors) on Amavasya
ClassPurna
PakshaShukla
Number15
Significance
A Purna tithi — full completion. Purnima (Shukla 15) is the full moon; Amavasya (Krishna 15) is the new moon. Purnima is auspicious for auspicious karya; Amavasya for ancestral rites and dark-moon austerities.
