Guru Purnima 1993
Honouring the guru, on the full moon of Ashadha — Vyasa Purnima.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:12
- Sunset18:52
- Fasting window (tithi)1993-07-03 · 05:42 → 05:15
- Parana (tithi ends)05:15
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Guru Purnima puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaGuru Purnima — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Guru Purnima celebrated?
On the full moon (Purnima) of the month of Ashadha, at the start of the monsoon — the fifteenth day of the bright fortnight. For this year's date, see the date shown above.
Why is Guru Purnima also called Vyasa Purnima?
It is kept as the birthday of Veda Vyasa, who divided the Veda into four, composed the Mahabharata and the Puranas, and is honoured as the archetypal guru of the tradition. Honouring the guru today is honouring the whole line of teaching reaching back to him.
How is Guru Purnima observed?
Disciples honour their guru — offering flowers, dakshina and respect, and touching the feet — or, where the teacher is absent, worship the Guru Paduka or image. Vyasa and the parampara are worshipped, and a resolve to study or practise is taken up.
What does the word guru mean?
By the traditional derivation, gu means darkness and ru the one who dispels it — the guru is the one who removes the darkness of ignorance. Guru Purnima is the day to acknowledge those from whom one has received true knowledge.
Other major festivals in 1993
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1993
- Vasant Panchami — 28 January 1993
- Maha Shivaratri — 19 February 1993
- Holika Dahan — 7 March 1993
- Holi — 9 March 1993
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 24 March 1993
- Ram Navami — 1 April 1993
- Akshaya Tritiya — 24 April 1993
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 21 June 1993
- Nag Panchami — 23 July 1993
- Raksha Bandhan — 2 August 1993
- Krishna Janmashtami — 9 September 1993
- Hartalika Teej — 18 September 1993
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 19 September 1993
- Anant Chaturdashi — 29 September 1993
- Pitru Paksha begins — 1 October 1993
- Sharad Navratri begins — 16 October 1993
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 1993
- Maha Navami — 23 October 1993
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 24 October 1993
- Karwa Chauth — 3 November 1993
- Dhanteras — 11 November 1993
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 13 November 1993
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 13 November 1993
- Govardhan Puja — 14 November 1993
- Bhai Dooj — 15 November 1993
- Chhath Puja — 19 November 1993
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 29 November 1993
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 29 November 1993
- Hindu Festivals 1993 →