Diwali 2002 in Mapleton, Utah, United States Lakshmi Puja muhurat 17:53–19:42, Sun 3 Nov
Festival · times in MST
When is Diwali 2002 in Mapleton?
Sunday 3 November
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Sun 3 Nov in MapletonDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:21–20:05. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 17:53 to 19:42.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 2002 page:
Why is Diwali on Sun 3 Nov in Mapleton?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Sun 3 Nov: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:21–20:05. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 17:53 to 19:42.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 17:21–20:05. Amavasya: 17:13 to 13:34 Mon.
Amavasya ended at 13:34; pradosha is Pratipada.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC−7). 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 17:13 on Sun 3 Nov to 13:34 on Mon 4 Nov, so only Sunday’s pradosha (17:21–20:05) 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.