Buddha Purnima 1990
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)1990-05-08 · 22:40 → 1990-05-10 · 01:01
- Parana (tithi ends)01:011990-05-10
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 1990
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1990
- Vasant Panchami — 31 January 1990
- Maha Shivaratri — 23 February 1990
- Holika Dahan — 10 March 1990
- Holi — 12 March 1990
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 27 March 1990
- Ram Navami — 3 April 1990
- Akshaya Tritiya — 27 April 1990
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 24 June 1990
- Guru Purnima — 8 July 1990
- Nag Panchami — 26 July 1990
- Raksha Bandhan — 6 August 1990
- Krishna Janmashtami — 13 August 1990
- Hartalika Teej — 23 August 1990
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 24 August 1990
- Anant Chaturdashi — 4 September 1990
- Pitru Paksha begins — 5 September 1990
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 1990
- Durga Ashtami — 27 September 1990
- Maha Navami — 28 September 1990
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 29 September 1990
- Karwa Chauth — 7 October 1990
- Dhanteras — 16 October 1990
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 17 October 1990
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 18 October 1990
- Govardhan Puja — 19 October 1990
- Bhai Dooj — 20 October 1990
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 1990
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 2 November 1990
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 2 November 1990
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