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Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā

Buddha Pūrṇimā

Friday, 3 May 1776

Gautama Buddha attaining Supreme Enlightenment in Bhūmisparśa mudrā beneath the Bodhi tree at Bodh Gayā
Buddha Pūrṇimā: The historic moment of Enlightenment under the sacred Bodhi tree at the dawn of the Vaiśākha full moon.

From the pañchāṅga

Pūrṇimā begins2 May, 10:42 PM
Ends3 May, 11:31 PM
ObservanceObserved at sunrise (udaya tithi)

How it is observed

A full-moon day of bathing in sacred water and charity, kept as the birth of the Buddha; some keep a Satyanārāyaṇa vrata.

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Today's Sky (3 May 1776)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:21 AM74° ENE
Sunset6:58 PM287° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise6:46 PM101° E
Moonset6:05 AM261° W
Rāhu Kāla

11:05 AM – 12:39 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

3:49 PM – 5:23 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:15 PM – 1:03 PM

Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.

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