Buddha Purnima 1945
Birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana of the Buddha on Vaishakha Purnima.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:08
- Sunset18:42
- Fasting window (tithi)1945-05-26 · 05:39 → 07:20
- Parana (tithi ends)07:20
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 1945
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1945
- Vasant Panchami — 18 January 1945
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 February 1945
- Holika Dahan — 26 February 1945
- Holi — 29 March 1945
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 13 April 1945
- Ram Navami — 20 April 1945
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 1945
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 11 July 1945
- Guru Purnima — 25 July 1945
- Nag Panchami — 13 August 1945
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 1945
- Krishna Janmashtami — 29 August 1945
- Hartalika Teej — 9 September 1945
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 10 September 1945
- Anant Chaturdashi — 20 September 1945
- Pitru Paksha begins — 22 September 1945
- Sharad Navratri begins — 7 October 1945
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 1945
- Maha Navami — 15 October 1945
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 1945
- Karwa Chauth — 24 October 1945
- Dhanteras — 2 November 1945
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 3 November 1945
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 4 November 1945
- Govardhan Puja — 5 November 1945
- Bhai Dooj — 7 November 1945
- Chhath Puja — 11 November 1945
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 19 November 1945
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 19 November 1945
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