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Friday, 1 May 2026
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Shukla Paksha until 10:53 PM
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise5:44 AM
Sunset6:52 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:35 AM, May 02
Avoid
10:40 AM â 12:18 PM
Auspicious
11:52 AM â 12:44 PM
Buddha Purnima / Vesak
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May DayNational holiday
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PurnimaPurnima
The monthly full moon. Kept with a fast in many households, and very commonly with the Satyanarayana vrata katha.
Why today, and how to observe it â
Coming up
- Narada Jayanti tomorrow Sat, 2 May
- Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi in 4 days Tue, 5 May
- Krishna Shashti in 7 days Fri, 8 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:40 AM â 12:18 PM
3:35 PM â 5:13 PM
7:23 AM â 9:01 AM
10:59 AM â 12:44 PM, 3:22 PM â 5:07 PM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival â an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More â
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise6:43 PM
Moonset5:19 AM
Siddhi until 9:13 PM
Vishti
Shukravara
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