Uposatha Calendar

The following table gives the date and time (Greenwich Mean Time) of all phases of the Moon for 2004. For the year 2000, the length of the mean synodic month (New Moon to New Moon) is 29.53059 days

On BuddhaDust we are holding that "Uposatha" means "Preparation", and that the preparation was for the Soma ceremony and that this time of preparation was adopted by the Early Buddhists with the understanding that the Preparation here was to be for a complete, final acceptance of the idea that all things come to an end.

From Sunset
on the day preceding the day preceding the date of the phase of the moon
to Daybreak of the day of the phase of the moon, eat only one meal
(before noon on the day preceding the date of the phase of the moon).
Keep the watch during the night of the day preceding the date of the phase of the moon

For example: Residing here in California, to observe the January 7th, Full Moon Uposatha:
From Sunset of January 5th
To Daybrake of January 7th
Eat only one meal: On January 6th, before Noon.
Keep the Watch during the night of January 6th.
The strong-man practice would be to also eat only one meal on January 7th.

Please note that different Buddhist cultures observe Uposattha on different days and in different ways.

The table below provides the time of the moon phase in Greenwich Mean Time, Eastern Standard Time (US), and Pacific Time (US); to determine the time in other time zones, click on this image which will bring up a Time Zone map indicating how to adjust time from GMT.

New	First Quarter	Full	Last Quarter
Nov 23 GMT: 22:59 EST: 17:59 PT: 14:59	Nov 30 GMT: 17:16 EST: 12:16 PT: 09:16	Dec 8 GMT: 20:38 EST: 15:38 PT: 12:38	Dec 16 GMT: 17:43 EST: 12:43 PT: 09:43
Dec 23 GMT: 09:44 EST: 04:44 PT: 1:44	Dec 30 GMT: 10:04 EST: 05:04 PT: 02:04	Jan 7, 2004 GMT: 15:41 EST: 10:41 PT: 07:41	Jan 15 GMT: 04:46 EST: Jan 14, 23:46 PT: Jan 14, 20:46
Jan 21 GMT: 21:07 EST: 16:07 PT: 13:07	Jan 29 GMT: 06:03 EST: 01:03 PT: Jan 28, 22:03	Feb 6 GMT: 08:49 EST: 03:49 PT: 00:49	Feb 13 GMT: 13:40 EST: 08:40 PT: 05:40
Feb 20 GMT: 09:20 EST: 04:20 PT: 1:20	Feb 28 GMT: 03:24 EST: Feb 27, 22:24 PT: Feb 27, 19:24	Mar 6 GMT: 23:16 EST: 18:16 PT: 15:16	Mar 13 GMT: 21:02 EST: Mar 12, 16:02 PT: Mar 12, 13:02
Mar 20 GMT: 22:43 EST: Mar 19, 17:43 PT: Mar 19, 14:43	Mar 28 GMT: 23:48 EST: 18:48 PT: 15:48	Apr 5 GMT: 11:04 EST: 06:04 PT: 03:04	Apr 12 GMT: 03:47 EST: Apr 11, 22:47 PT: Apr 11, 19:47
Apr 19 GMT: 13:23 EST: 08:23 PT: 05:23	Apr 27 GMT: 17:33 EST: 02:33 PT: Apr 26, 23:33	May 4 GMT: 20:34 EST: 15:34 PT: 12:34	May 11 GMT: 11:05 EST: 06:05 PT: 03:05
May 19 GMT: 04:53 EST: May 18, 23:53 PT: May 18, 20:53	May 27 GMT: 07:57 EST: 02:57 PT: May 26, 23:57	Jun 3 GMT: 04:20 EST: Jun 2, 23:20 PT: Jun 2, 20:20	Jun 9 GMT: 20:03 EST: 15:03 PT: 12:03
Jun 17 GMT: 20:28 EST: 15:28 PT: 12:28	Jun 25 GMT: 19:08 EST: 14:08 PT: 11:08	Jul 2 GMT: 11:09 EST: 06:09 PT: 03:09	Jul 9 GMT: 07:34 EST: 02:34 PT: Jul 8, 23:02
Jul 17 GMT: 11:24 EST: 06:24 PT: 03:24	Jul 25 GMT: 03:38 EST: Jul 24, 22:28 PT: Jul 24, 19:28	Jul 31 GMT: 04:47 EST: July 30, 23:47 PT: July 30, 20:47	Aug 7 GMT: 22:01 EST: 17:01 PT: 14:01
Aug 16 GMT: 01:23 EST: Aug 15, 20:23 PT: Aug 15, 17:23	Aug 23 GMT: 10:12 EST: 05:12 PT: 02:12	Aug 30 GMT: 02:21 EST: Aug 29, 23:21 PT: Aug 29, 20:21	Sep 6 GMT: 15:10 EST: 10:03 PT: 07:03
Sep 14 GMT: 14:28 EST: 09:28 PT: 06:28	Sep 21 GMT: 15:54 EST: 10:54 PT: 07:54	Sep 28 GMT: 13:08 EST: 08:08 PT: 05:08	Oct 6 GMT: 10:12 EST: 05:12 PT: 02:12
Oct 14 GMT: 02:47 EST: Oct 13, 21:47 PT: Oct 13, 18:47	Oct 20 GMT: 21:59 EST: 16:59 PT: 13:59	Oct 28 GMT: 03:06 EST: Oct 27, 22:06 PT: Oct 27, 19:06	Nov 5 GMT: 00:54 EST: Nov 4, 19:54 PT: Nov 4, 16:54
Nov 12 GMT: 14:25 EST: 09:25 PT: 06:25	Nov 19 GMT: 05:51 EST: 00:51 PT: Nov 18, 21:51	Nov 26 GMT: 20:07 EST: 15:07 PT: 12:07	Dec 5 GMT: 00:54 EST: Dec 4, 19:54 PT: Dec 4, 16:54
Dec 12 GMT: 01:28 EST: Dec 11, 20:28 PT: Dec 11, 17:28	Dec 18 GMT: 16:39 EST: 11:39 PT: 8:39	Dec 26 GMT: 15:06 EST: 10:06 PT: 07:06

^[1]Acknowledgement to NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center for permission to use this material. http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/phase/phases.2001-2100.html

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