Dhanteras 1981 in Carnforth, England, United Kingdom Dhanteras puja muhurat 18:32–20:05, Sat 24 Oct
Festival · times in BST
When is Dhanteras 1981 in Carnforth?
Saturday 24 October
Kartika Krishna Trayodashi (purnimanta) · Ashwina Krishna Trayodashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Sat 24 Oct in CarnforthDhanteras puja muhurat: what time?
Dhanteras puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:53–20:42. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:32 to 20:05.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Dhanteras 1981 page:
Why is Dhanteras on Sat 24 Oct in Carnforth?
Dhanteras is on Sat 24 Oct: Trayodashi holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Dhanteras puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:53–20:42. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:32 to 20:05.
Trayodashi holds all of pradosha, 17:53–20:42. Trayodashi: 16:35 to 16:47 Sun.
Trayodashi ended at 16:47; pradosha is Chaturdashi. Trayodashi: 16:35 Sat to 16:47.
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 16:35 on Sat 24 Oct to 16:47 on Sun 25 Oct, so only Saturday’s pradosha (17:53–20:42) 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.