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Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā

Buddha Pūrṇimā

Monday, 11 May 1778

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 begins10 May, 3:38 PM
Ends11 May, 5:55 PM
ObservanceObserved at sunrise (udaya tithi)

By local reckoning this is kept on Sunday, 10 May or Monday, 11 May across the world, the date above is for your location.

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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Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti

The Sun enters Vṛṣabha

Monday, 11 May 1778

The Sun crosses at 5:04 PM, your local time

The Sun enters Vṛṣabha (Taurus), opening the second solar month.

What is done, A day for a bath in sacred water and dāna (charity) during the puṇya kāla, the auspicious window around the transit.

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Today's Sky (11 May 1778)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:18 AM71° ENE
Sunset7:00 PM289° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise6:58 PM105° ESE
Moonset6:09 AM257° WSW
Rāhu Kāla

7:53 AM – 9:28 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

11:03 AM – 12:39 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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