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Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā

Buddha Pūrṇimā

Wednesday, 16 May 2288

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 begins16 May, 5:40 AM
Ends17 May, 3:21 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 (16 May 2288)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise5:54 AM70° ENE
Sunset6:38 PM290° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise6:12 PM113° ESE
Moonset4:59 AM249° WSW
Rāhu Kāla

12:16 PM – 1:52 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

7:29 AM – 9:05 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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