Dhanteras 1985 in Diffa, Niger Dhanteras puja muhurat 17:57–19:59, Sun 10 Nov
Festival · times in WAT
When is Dhanteras 1985 in Diffa?
Sunday 10 November
Kartika Krishna Trayodashi (purnimanta) · Ashwina Krishna Trayodashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Sun 10 Nov in DiffaDhanteras puja muhurat: what time?
Dhanteras puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:40–20:09. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 17:57 to 19:59.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Dhanteras 1985 page:
Why is Dhanteras on Sun 10 Nov in Diffa?
Dhanteras is on Sun 10 Nov: Trayodashi holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Dhanteras puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:40–20:09. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 17:57 to 19:59.
Pradosha is Dwadashi; Trayodashi begins at 01:53 Sun.
Trayodashi holds all of pradosha, 17:40–20:09. Trayodashi: 01:53 to 22:39.
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 01:53 on Sun 10 Nov to 22:39 on Sun 10 Nov, so only Sunday’s pradosha (17:40–20:09) 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.