Diwali 1908 in Orting, Washington, United States Lakshmi Puja muhurat 17:53–19:33, Sat 24 Oct
Festival · times in PST
When is Diwali 1908 in Orting?
Saturday 24 October
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Sat 24 Oct in OrtingDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:05–19:48. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 17:53 to 19:33.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 1908 page:
Why is Diwali on Sat 24 Oct in Orting?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Sat 24 Oct: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:05–19:48. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 17:53 to 19:33.
Pradosha is Chaturdashi; Amavasya begins at 21:44. Amavasya: 21:44 to 22:46 Sat.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 17:05–19:48. Amavasya: 21:44 Fri to 22:46.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC−8). Band: the tithi. Box: Pradosha. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
Lakshmi Puja is done in pradosha, the 3 muhurtas after sunset. Amavasya runs from 21:44 on Fri 23 Oct to 22:46 on Sat 24 Oct, so only Saturday’s pradosha (17:05–19:48) falls within it. Every reading takes that day.
The rule
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Lakshmi Puja is done in pradosha, the 3 muhurtas after sunset.
- Smarta
- the evening whose pradosha Amavasya holds; when it touches both, the one it holds more of; when neither, the earlier (Nirnayasindhu).
- Dharmasindhu
- the evening whose pradosha Amavasya holds; when it touches both, the later; when neither, the earlier (Dharmasindhu).
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.