Happy birthday, Buddha!

In Issue #135, it's Buddha's birthday, there's a Flower Full Moon coming up, and how long is the shortest Moon phase?

Issue #135 ©Brendan Goodenough/timeanddate.com Shortest Lunar Month of 2024 The Moon is about to cycle through all of its phases in 29.19 days—around 8 hours and 10 minutes faster than average. We explain why no two lunar months are exactly the same. Why are lunar months different? Happy birthday, Buddha! May 23 is Buddha's birthday in India, but Buddhists in other countries celebrate on different dates. Why is this? And when are Buddha's birthdays? ©iStockphoto.com/kumikomini Full Flower Moon in May This month's Full Moon is on May 23 at 13:53 UTC, and is called the Flower Moon. It's also known as the Budding Moon, Egg-Laying Moon, Milk Moon, Mothers' Moon, and Grass Moon, but they're not the only names. What other names does this Moon have? timeanddate.com was launched in 1998 and is the world's leading website for time, date, and astronomy-related tools, services, and articles. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here. Don't want this? Unsubscribe. This email was sent to vsinha.vs.mntfy1@blogger.com  Why did I get this? Unsubscribe from this list Time and Date AS · Kanalsletta 4 · Stavanger, Rogaland 4033 · Norway