Dhanteras 1964 in Diffa, Niger Dhanteras puja muhurat 18:31–20:10, Sun 1 Nov
Festival · times in WAT
When is Dhanteras 1964 in Diffa?
Sunday 1 November
Kartika Krishna Trayodashi (purnimanta) · Ashwina Krishna Trayodashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Sun 1 Nov in DiffaDhanteras puja muhurat: what time?
Dhanteras puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:42–20:10. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:31 to 20:10.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Dhanteras 1964 page:
Why is Dhanteras on Sun 1 Nov in Diffa?
Dhanteras is on Sun 1 Nov: Trayodashi holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Dhanteras puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:42–20:10. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:31 to 20:10.
Pradosha is Dwadashi; Trayodashi begins at 06:35 Sun.
Trayodashi holds all of pradosha, 17:42–20:10. Trayodashi: 06:35 to 06:41 Mon.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+1). Band: the tithi. Box: Pradosha. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
Dhanteras puja is done in pradosha, the 3 muhurtas after sunset. Trayodashi runs from 06:35 on Sun 1 Nov to 06:41 on Mon 2 Nov, so only Sunday’s pradosha (17:42–20:10) falls within it. No text giving Dhanteras’s time was found; pradosha is Tithika’s convention.
The rule
Kartika Krishna Trayodashi (purnimanta) · Ashwina Krishna Trayodashi (amanta)
Dhanteras puja is done in pradosha, the 3 muhurtas after sunset.
- Smarta
- the evening whose pradosha Trayodashi holds: Tithika’s convention, since no text gives the time.
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.