Dhanteras 2015 in Same, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Dhanteras puja muhurat 18:51–20:41, Sun 8 Nov
Festival · times in EAT
When is Dhanteras 2015 in Same?
Sunday 8 November
Kartika Krishna Trayodashi (purnimanta) · Ashwina Krishna Trayodashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Sun 8 Nov in SameDhanteras puja muhurat: what time?
Dhanteras puja muhurat: pradosha, 18:21–20:41. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:51 to 20:41.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Dhanteras 2015 page:
Why is Dhanteras on Sun 8 Nov in Same?
Dhanteras is on Sun 8 Nov: Trayodashi holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Dhanteras puja muhurat: pradosha, 18:21–20:41. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:51 to 20:41.
Trayodashi holds all of pradosha, 18:21–20:41. Trayodashi: 14:01 to 16:36 Mon.
Trayodashi ended at 16:36; pradosha is Chaturdashi. Trayodashi: 14:01 Sun to 16:36.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+3). 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 14:01 on Sun 8 Nov to 16:36 on Mon 9 Nov, so only Sunday’s pradosha (18:21–20:41) 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.