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Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā

Buddha Pūrṇimā

Saturday, 24 May 2070

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 begins24 May, 4:39 AM
Ends25 May, 7:08 AM
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 (24 May 2070)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise5:52 AM68° ENE
Sunset6:40 PM292° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise6:11 PM107° ESE
Moonset5:15 AM254° WSW
Rāhu Kāla

9:04 AM – 10:40 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

1:52 PM – 3:28 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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