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Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā

Buddha Pūrṇimā

Sunday, 5 May 1765

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, 7:06 PM
Ends5 May, 3:41 PM
ObservanceObserved at sunrise (udaya tithi)

By local reckoning this is kept on Saturday, 4 May or Sunday, 5 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 (5 May 1765)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:20 AM73° ENE
Sunset6:58 PM287° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise7:03 PM112° ESE
Moonset5:53 AM251° WSW
Rāhu Kāla

5:23 PM – 6:58 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

12:39 PM – 2:14 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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