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Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā

Buddha Pūrṇimā

Tuesday, 15 May 1764

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 begins15 May, 2:32 AM
Ends15 May, 10:45 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 (15 May 1764)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:17 AM70° ENE
Sunset7:01 PM290° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise6:47 PM113° ESE
Moonset5:34 AM250° WSW
Rāhu Kāla

3:50 PM – 5:25 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

9:28 AM – 11:03 AM

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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