Festival calendar
Buddha Purnima 2016
21 May 2016Saturday · Thāne, Maharashtra, India
Vaisakhashukla · Tithi 15
the Buddha's birth, waking and death
| Dated by | sunrise |
|---|---|
| Lunar month (ending at new moon, amanta) | Vaisakha |
| Lunar month (ending at full moon, purnimanta) | Vaisakha |
| Where it is kept | all India |
Why this date
Vaisakha Purnima runs from 21 May 2016 00:42 to 22 May 2016 02:44 in Thāne, Maharashtra, India.
The festival is kept on the first day on which this tithi is running at sunrise. Here is that moment on the day before, the day itself and the day after:
- 20 May 2016 · sunrise at 06:01: the tithi had not begun
- 21 May 2016 · sunrise at 06:01: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 22 May 2016 · sunrise at 06:01: the tithi was already over
Dates and times are for Thāne, Maharashtra, India. Another town can differ by a day when a tithi changes close to sunrise. You can change the place above.
Also in this lunar month
- Parashurama Jayanti · 08 May 2016
- Akshaya Tritiya · 09 May 2016
- Sita Navami · 14 May 2016
- Narasimha Jayanti · 20 May 2016
- Shani Jayanti / Vat Savitri Vrat · 05 Jun 2016