Diwali 2003 in Olean, New York, United States Lakshmi Puja muhurat 19:16–20:58, Fri 24 Oct
Festival · times in EDT
When is Diwali 2003 in Olean?
Friday 24 October
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Fri 24 Oct in OleanDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 18:18–20:58. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 19:16 to 20:58.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 2003 page:
Why is Diwali on Fri 24 Oct in Olean?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Fri 24 Oct: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 18:18–20:58. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 19:16 to 20:58.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 18:18–20:58. Amavasya: 12:13 to 08:50 Sat.
Amavasya ended at 08:50; pradosha is Pratipada.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC−4). 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 12:13 on Fri 24 Oct to 08:50 on Sat 25 Oct, so only Friday’s pradosha (18:18–20:58) 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.