Let us know whether Magh Purnima is on 4th or 5th in 2023? Know auspicious time, importance and date

Magh Purnima 2023: Magha Purnima is considered an important day in the Hindu calendar. Religious texts describe the glory of the holy bath and penance performed in the month of Magha.

It is believed that every single day in the month of Magha is special for doing charity work. Magha Purnima, also known as Maghi Purnima, is the last and most important day of the month of Magha.

People perform certain rituals on Maghi Purnima like holy bath, donation, cow and home donation at Prayag, the confluence of river Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati.

During Magha, people bathe in the Ganges or Yamuna in the morning for the entire month. The daily bath that begins on Paush Purnima ends on Magh Purnima.

It is believed that all the charity work done during this period is easily fruitful. That's why people donate to the needy according to their capacity.

It is also the last day of Kalpavas, a month-long penance camp set up on the banks of the river Ganges at Prayag.

Let us know the exact date, auspicious time and importance of Maghi Purnima. 

Full moon date of Magh month

Magh month full moon date start: February 4, 2023 from 09:29 pm

Magh month full moon date ends: 5 February 2023 at 11:58 pm

According to Udaya Tithi, Magh Purnima will be celebrated on 5 February 2023.

Ayushman Yoga:Sunrise to noon 02:41 minutes

Good Luck Yoga: Afternoon 02: 41 minutes to February 6 afternoon 03: 25 minutes.

Significance of Maghi Purnima 

The day of Maghi Purnima is as important in astrology as it is in religious terms. According to mythology, the moon enters Cancer on this day.

Hence, it is believed that taking a holy bath on Maghi Purnima removes all the difficulties associated with the Sun and the Moon.

Magh month is also helpful from a scientific point of view. The month is believed to help one adjust to the changing seasons.

As a result, taking a bath on Maghi Purnima gives strength and power to the body. Apart from this, if there is Pushya Nakshatra on the day of Magha Purnima Ganga Snan Purnima, then that day becomes even more auspicious.

Maghi Purnima Puja method

On the day of Maghi Purnima, one should take a bath in a holy river before sunrise.

Offer Arghya to Sun God while chanting Surya Mantra after bath.

After taking a bath, one should worship Lord Krishna by taking a vow of fasting.

The poor, needy and Brahmins should be fed and given charity.

Sesame and black sesame should be especially donated.

Havan should be performed with black sesame in the month of Magh and ancestors should be offered with black sesame.

Gayatri Mantra or Chanting 'Om Namo Narayan' mantra 108 times continuously should do.