Purnima
Pūrṇimā () is the word for
full moon in
Sanskrit. The day of Purnima is the day (''
Tithi'') in each month when the full moon occurs, and marks the division in each month between the two lunar
fortnights (
paksha), and the Moon is aligned exactly in a straight line, called a
syzygy, with the Sun and Earth. Full moon is considered the third of the four primary phases of the Moon; the other three phases are
new moon, first quarter moon, and third quarter moon. The full moon shows 100% illumination, causes high
tides, and can concur with
lunar eclipses.
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