Dhanteras 2012 in Bothell, Washington, United States Dhanteras puja muhurat 16:41–18:22, Sun 11 Nov
Festival · times in PST
When is Dhanteras 2012 in Bothell?
Sunday 11 November
Kartika Krishna Trayodashi (purnimanta) · Ashwina Krishna Trayodashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Sun 11 Nov in BothellDhanteras puja muhurat: what time?
Dhanteras puja muhurat: pradosha, 16:35–19:30. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 16:41 to 18:22.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Dhanteras 2012 page:
Why is Dhanteras on Sun 11 Nov in Bothell?
Dhanteras is on Sun 11 Nov: Trayodashi holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Dhanteras puja muhurat: pradosha, 16:35–19:30. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 16:41 to 18:22.
Pradosha is Dwadashi; Trayodashi begins at 23:58.
Trayodashi holds all of pradosha, 16:35–19:30. Trayodashi: 23:58 Sat to 21:03.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC−8). 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 23:58 on Sat 10 Nov to 21:03 on Sun 11 Nov, so only Sunday’s pradosha (16:35–19:30) 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.