# Buddha Purnima 2026: date and time in West Bengal

> Buddha Purnima 2026: Friday, 1 May 2026 (17 Boishakh 1433). Purnima: 30 Apr 9:12 pm to 1 May 10:53 pm. West Bengal, Drik school, with the rule that sets the day.

Canonical: https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/buddha-purnima-2026
Bengali version: https://ritupatra.app/festivals/buddha-purnima-2026
Built: 2026-10-28
Times: Kolkata, Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

Also called: Buddha Jayanti · Vesak · বুদ্ধপূর্ণিমা

## When is Buddha Purnima

**Friday, 1 May 2026** · 17 Boishakh 1433 · Grishmo (summer)

Purnima: 30 Apr 9:12 pm to 1 May 10:53 pm

## Buddha Purnima

- Friday, 1 May 2026 · 17 Boishakh 1433
- Purnima: 30 Apr 9:12 pm to 1 May 10:53 pm
- Purnima at sunrise

## How the day is chosen

The Purnima of Boishakh, by the tithi at sunrise: the day whose sunrise falls in the tithi.

Traditional (Surya Siddhanta) panjikas, such as Gupta Press and Beni Madhab Sil, can differ in tithi times by hours, so in some years the day differs too. Their dates will appear here side by side once that school has been checked against a full printed year.

Tithi times are for Kolkata, in Indian Standard Time. Panjikas give Kolkata’s festival days for all of West Bengal. [Why another panjika may differ](https://ritupatra.app/support#en)

## Related

- [Akshaya Tritiya](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/akshaya-tritiya-2026)
- [Jamai Shashthi](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/jamai-shashthi-2026)
- [All festivals of 2026](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/2026)
- [Boishakh 1433 calendar](https://ritupatra.app/en/1433/boishakh)
- [Buddha Purnima 2027](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/buddha-purnima-2027)
- [How the dates are counted](https://ritupatra.app/en/method)