Diwali 1920 in Olean, New York, United States Lakshmi Puja muhurat 17:09–18:55, Tue 9 Nov
Festival · times in EST
When is Diwali 1920 in Olean?
Tuesday 9 November
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Tue 9 Nov in OleanDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 16:58–19:46. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 17:09 to 18:55.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 1920 page:
Why is Diwali on Tue 9 Nov in Olean?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Tue 9 Nov: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 16:58–19:46. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 17:09 to 18:55.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 16:58–19:46. Amavasya: 10:08 to 11:04 Wed.
Amavasya ended at 11:04; pradosha is Pratipada.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC−5). 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 10:08 on Tue 9 Nov to 11:04 on Wed 10 Nov, so only Tuesday’s pradosha (16:58–19:46) 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.