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Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā

Buddha Pūrṇimā

Monday, 10 May 2275

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, 12:19 AM
Ends10 May, 11:53 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 (10 May 2275)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise5:55 AM72° ENE
Sunset6:36 PM288° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise6:21 PM105° ESE
Moonset5:28 AM257° WSW
Rāhu Kāla

7:31 AM – 9:06 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

10:41 AM – 12:16 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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