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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 – 12:18 PM
Auspicious
11:52 AM – 12:44 PM
Buddha Purnima
The Buddha's birth, enlightenment and parinirvana, held to have fallen on the same full moon. Kept at Bodh Gaya, Sarnath and Sanchi, and by Buddhists across Asia as Vesak.
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May DayNational holiday
International Workers' Day. Observed by trade unions with processions and meetings; a public holiday in several states.
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PurnimaPurnima
The monthly full moon. Kept with a fast in many households, and very commonly with the Satyanarayana vrata katha.
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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 – 12:18 PM
3:35 PM – 5:13 PM
7:23 AM – 9:01 AM
10:59 AM – 12:44 PM, 3:22 PM – 5:07 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise6:43 PM
Moonset5:19 AM
Siddhi until 9:13 PM
Vishti
Shukravara
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