Diwali 1981 in Olean, New York, United States Lakshmi Puja muhurat 18:06–19:52, Mon 26 Oct
Festival · times in EST
When is Diwali 1981 in Olean?
Monday 26 October
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Mon 26 Oct in OleanDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:15–19:56. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:06 to 19:52.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 1981 page:
Why is Diwali on Mon 26 Oct in Olean?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Mon 26 Oct: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:15–19:56. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:06 to 19:52.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 17:15–19:56. Amavasya: 13:20 to 15:13 Tue.
Amavasya ended at 15:13; pradosha is Pratipada. Amavasya: 13:20 Mon to 15:13.
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 13:20 on Mon 26 Oct to 15:13 on Tue 27 Oct, so only Monday’s pradosha (17:15–19:56) 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.