Vesak day

Vesak (Sinhalese) is an annual holiday observed by practicing Buddhists. In Indian Mahayana Buddhist traditions, the holiday is known by its Sanskrit equivalent, Baisakh. The word Vesak itself is the Sinhalese language word for the Pali variation, "Visakha". Vaishakha is the name of the second month of the lunar Hindu calendar. Vesak is also known as Visakh Bochea in Cambodia,Visakah Puja, Buddha Purnima or Buddha Jayanti in India, Bangladesh and Nepal, Visakha Bucha in Thailand, Phat aan in Vietnam, Waisak in Indonesia, Vesak (Wesak) in Sri Lanka and Malaysia,  (fó dàn) in Chinese-speaking countries, and Saga Dawa in Tibet. The equivalent festival in Laos is called Vixakha Bouxa and in Myanmar is called Ka-sone-la-pyae meaning Fullmoon Day of Kasone which is also the second month of the Myanmar Calendar. Vesak is a public holiday in many Asian countries like Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, and also Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesak
Today is the Vesak festival day denoting the birth, attainment of wisdom and the Samadhi of Lord Buddha in all the above mentioned countries. According to Astrology Star of Vaishaka come snear the moon - full moon today