Buddha Purnima 1943
Birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana of the Buddha on Vaishakha Purnima.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:11
- Sunset18:37
- Fasting window (tithi)05:06 → 1943-05-20 · 02:51
- Parana (tithi ends)02:511943-05-20
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 1943
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1943
- Vasant Panchami — 9 February 1943
- Maha Shivaratri — 4 March 1943
- Holika Dahan — 21 March 1943
- Holi — 22 March 1943
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 5 April 1943
- Ram Navami — 13 April 1943
- Akshaya Tritiya — 7 May 1943
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 4 July 1943
- Guru Purnima — 17 July 1943
- Nag Panchami — 6 August 1943
- Raksha Bandhan — 15 August 1943
- Krishna Janmashtami — 22 August 1943
- Hartalika Teej — 2 September 1943
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 3 September 1943
- Anant Chaturdashi — 13 September 1943
- Pitru Paksha begins — 15 September 1943
- Sharad Navratri begins — 30 September 1943
- Durga Ashtami — 7 October 1943
- Maha Navami — 8 October 1943
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 8 October 1943
- Karwa Chauth — 16 October 1943
- Dhanteras — 26 October 1943
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 28 October 1943
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 28 October 1943
- Govardhan Puja — 30 October 1943
- Bhai Dooj — 30 October 1943
- Chhath Puja — 3 November 1943
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 12 November 1943
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 12 November 1943
- Hindu Festivals 1943 →