Diwali 1921 in Libode, Eastern Cape, South Africa Lakshmi Puja muhurat 19:38–20:34, Sun 30 Oct
Festival · times in SAST
When is Diwali 1921 in Libode?
Sunday 30 October
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Sun 30 Oct in LibodeDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 18:26–20:34. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 19:38 to 20:34.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 1921 page:
Why is Diwali on Sun 30 Oct in Libode?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Sun 30 Oct: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 18:26–20:34. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 19:38 to 20:34.
Pradosha is Chaturdashi; Amavasya begins at 03:27 Sun.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 18:26–20:34. Amavasya: 03:27 to 01:38 Mon.
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 03:27 on Sun 30 Oct to 01:38 on Mon 31 Oct, so only Sunday’s pradosha (18:26–20:34) 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.