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Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā

Buddha Pūrṇimā

Thursday, 21 May 2274

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 begins20 May, 5:26 PM
Ends21 May, 7:27 PM
ObservanceObserved at sunrise (udaya tithi)

By local reckoning this is kept on Wednesday, 20 May or Thursday, 21 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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Today's Sky (21 May 2274)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise5:53 AM69° ENE
Sunset6:39 PM291° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise6:34 PM109° ESE
Moonset5:34 AM252° WSW
Rāhu Kāla

1:52 PM – 3:28 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

5:53 AM – 7:29 AM

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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