Diwali 1908 in Sofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria Lakshmi Puja muhurat 18:25–20:10, Sat 24 Oct
Festival · times in EET
When is Diwali 1908 in Sofia?
Saturday 24 October
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Sat 24 Oct in SofiaDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:31–20:11. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:25 to 20:10.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 1908 page:
Why is Diwali on Sat 24 Oct in Sofia?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Sat 24 Oct: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:31–20:11. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:25 to 20:10.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 17:31–20:11. Amavasya: 07:44 to 08:46 Sun.
Amavasya ended at 08:46; pradosha is Pratipada.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+2). 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 07:44 on Sat 24 Oct to 08:46 on Sun 25 Oct, so only Saturday’s pradosha (17:31–20:11) 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.