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Sharad Purnima (also known as Kumara Purnima, Kojagari Purnima, Navanna Purnima, [2] Kojagrat Purnima[3] or Kaumudi Purnima[3]) is a religious festival celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu lunar month of Ashvin (September to October), marking the end of the monsoon season. [4] The full moon night is celebrated in different ways in ...
Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival (see § Etymology), is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar with a full moon at night, corresponding to mid-September to early October of the Gregorian ...
Tsukimi or Otsukimi (お月見), meaning, "moon-viewing", are Japanese festivals honoring the autumn moon, a variant of the Mid-Autumn Festival.The celebration of the full moon typically takes place on the 15th day of the eighth month of the traditional Japanese calendar, known as Jūgoya (十五夜, fifteenth night); [1] the waxing moon is celebrated on the 13th day of the ninth month, known ...
Karva Chauth or Karwa Chauth or Karaka Chaturthi (Sanskrit: करकचतुर्थी, romanized: Karakacaturthī) [3] is a Rajput Hindu festival celebrated by Hindu women of Northern and Western India in October or November on the Hindu lunar month of Kartika. [4] Like many Hindu festivals, Karva Chauth is based on a lunisolar variant of ...
The full moon is the lunar phase when the Moon appears fully illuminated from Earth's perspective. This occurs when Earth is located between the Sun and the Moon (when the ecliptic longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180°). [3] This means that the lunar hemisphere facing Earth—the near side —is completely sunlit and appears as an ...
[2] [3] The season during which a monastery may hold Kathina is one month long, beginning after the full moon of the eleventh month in the Lunar calendar (usually October). It is a time of giving, for the laity to express gratitude to bhikkhus (Buddhist monks). [4] [5] Lay Buddhists bring donations to temples, especially new robes for the monks ...
The night sky will be packed with two meteor showers, a partial lunar eclipse, a full Hunter Moon, and more. Your Stargazing Calendar for October 2022: A Partial Solar Eclipse, Views of Mercury ...
The paschal full moon is the ecclesiastical full moon of the northern spring and is used in the determination of the date of Easter. The name "paschal" is derived from "Pascha", a transliteration of the Aramaic word meaning Passover. The date of Easter is determined as the first Sunday after the "paschal full moon" that falls on or after March 21.