Buddha Purnima 1933
Birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana of the Buddha on Vaishakha Purnima.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:16
- Sunset18:32
- Fasting window (tithi)07:12 → 1933-05-10 · 03:37
- Parana (tithi ends)03:371933-05-10
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 1933
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1933
- Vasant Panchami — 30 January 1933
- Maha Shivaratri — 22 February 1933
- Holika Dahan — 11 March 1933
- Holi — 13 March 1933
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 27 March 1933
- Ram Navami — 4 April 1933
- Akshaya Tritiya — 27 April 1933
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 25 June 1933
- Guru Purnima — 7 July 1933
- Nag Panchami — 27 July 1933
- Raksha Bandhan — 5 August 1933
- Krishna Janmashtami — 12 August 1933
- Hartalika Teej — 24 August 1933
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 24 August 1933
- Anant Chaturdashi — 3 September 1933
- Pitru Paksha begins — 5 September 1933
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 1933
- Durga Ashtami — 27 September 1933
- Maha Navami — 28 September 1933
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 28 September 1933
- Karwa Chauth — 7 October 1933
- Dhanteras — 16 October 1933
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 18 October 1933
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 18 October 1933
- Govardhan Puja — 20 October 1933
- Bhai Dooj — 21 October 1933
- Chhath Puja — 24 October 1933
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 2 November 1933
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 2 November 1933
- Hindu Festivals 1933 →