Diwali 1913 in Baoding, Hebei, China Lakshmi Puja muhurat 18:08–19:56, Wed 29 Oct
Festival · times in CST
When is Diwali 1913 in Baoding?
Wednesday 29 October
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Wed 29 Oct in BaodingDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:22–20:02. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:08 to 19:56.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 1913 page:
Why is Diwali on Wed 29 Oct in Baoding?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Wed 29 Oct: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:22–20:02. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:08 to 19:56.
Pradosha is Chaturdashi; Amavasya begins at 01:46 Wed.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 17:22–20:02. Amavasya: 01:46 to 22:28.
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 01:46 on Wed 29 Oct to 22:28 on Wed 29 Oct, so only Wednesday’s pradosha (17:22–20:02) 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.