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Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā

Buddha Pūrṇimā

Friday, 5 May 2023

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 begins4 May, 11:44 PM
Ends5 May, 11:04 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 (5 May 2023)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise5:57 AM73° ENE
Sunset6:35 PM287° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise6:21 PM107° ESE
Moonset5:27 AM256° WSW
Rāhu Kāla

10:41 AM – 12:16 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

3:25 PM – 5:00 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:52 AM – 12:40 PM

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

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