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Calendar 2023

Download this PDF (1.57 Mbytes) to make your own calendar for 2023. It shows the observance days (uposatha), sunrise times, and time of first light at the beginning of each month. Moon phases and sunrise/dawn data are from timeanddate.com.

• The Buddhist year is currently 2566. The Buddhist Year of 2567 begins on the Full-moon day of Vesākha in May 2023.
• First light, the earliest time to offer almsfood, is shown for the first day of each month
• Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) changes to British Summertime (BST) at 1:00am on Sun, 26th March, 2023.
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• Updated archives on the Home Page (13/12/2022)
• Updated the Maṅgala Sutta, and An Exposition of the Maṅgala Sutta (13/12/2022)
• Updated PDF Calendar for 2023
• Updated Books by Ledi Sayādaw with a direct link to Unpublished Works (20/10/2022)
• Replaced “Lord” with “Venerable sir,” or “Blessed One,” as appropriate (17/10/2022)
• An Exposition of the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta published by Motilal Banarsidass (30/9/2022)
• The Dhammapada and its Commentary published by Motilal Banarsidass (30/9/2022)
• Updated An Introduction to Kamma (23/8/2022)
• Updated The War on Error (4/8/2022)
• Added a link to The War on Error to purchase a paperback copy (3/7/2022)
• Changed email address for site feedback (22/5/2022)
• Updated An Exposition of the Dhammacakka Sutta (5/5/2022)
• Updated A Manual of Respiration (5/2/2022)
• Updated An Exposition of the Metta Sutta (5/2/2022)
• Updated the Help Page (15/11/2021)
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• Added A Manual of Nibbāna (13/11/2021)
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