Diwali 1996 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Lakshmi Puja muhurat 18:08–20:07, Sun 10 Nov
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Diwali 1996 in Pāthardi?
Sunday 10 November
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Sun 10 Nov in PāthardiDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:51–20:24. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:08 to 20:07.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 1996 page:
Why is Diwali on Sun 10 Nov in Pāthardi?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Sun 10 Nov: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:51–20:24. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:08 to 20:07.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 17:51–20:24. Amavasya: 10:35 to 09:46 Mon.
Amavasya ended at 09:46; pradosha is Pratipada.
One row per day, on one clock (IST). 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 10:35 on Sun 10 Nov to 09:46 on Mon 11 Nov, so only Sunday’s pradosha (17:51–20:24) 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.