Buddha Purnima 1930
Birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana of the Buddha on Vaishakha Purnima.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:14
- Sunset18:34
- Fasting window (tithi)1930-05-11 · 23:31 → 23:01
- Parana (tithi ends)23:01
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Buddha Purnima puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaBuddha Purnima — Frequently Asked Questions
Why do three events fall on Buddha Purnima?
Tradition holds that the Buddha's birth, his enlightenment and his parinirvana each occurred on the full moon of Vaishakha, though years apart — which is why this single day carries all three and is the holiest of the Buddhist year.
Is Buddha Purnima a Hindu festival too?
Yes. Hindus count the Buddha as the ninth avatar of Vishnu, and the day coincides with the Vaishakha full moon, kept with a holy bath and dana. It is observed by both traditions.
What is offered on Buddha Purnima?
Kheer is traditional — recalling Sujata's offering of milk-rice — along with white flowers, incense and a lamp. The deeper offering is ahimsa, giving, and meditation.
Other major festivals in 1930
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1930
- Vasant Panchami — 4 February 1930
- Maha Shivaratri — 26 February 1930
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 1930
- Holi — 15 March 1930
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 31 March 1930
- Ram Navami — 7 April 1930
- Akshaya Tritiya — 1 May 1930
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 1930
- Guru Purnima — 10 July 1930
- Nag Panchami — 30 July 1930
- Raksha Bandhan — 9 August 1930
- Krishna Janmashtami — 17 August 1930
- Hartalika Teej — 26 August 1930
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 27 August 1930
- Anant Chaturdashi — 6 September 1930
- Pitru Paksha begins — 9 September 1930
- Sharad Navratri begins — 23 September 1930
- Durga Ashtami — 30 September 1930
- Maha Navami — 1 October 1930
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 1 October 1930
- Karwa Chauth — 11 October 1930
- Dhanteras — 19 October 1930
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 20 October 1930
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 21 October 1930
- Govardhan Puja — 22 October 1930
- Bhai Dooj — 23 October 1930
- Chhath Puja — 27 October 1930
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 6 November 1930
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 6 November 1930
- Hindu Festivals 1930 →