Diwali 2004 in Diffa, Niger Lakshmi Puja muhurat 17:52–19:54, Thu 11 Nov
Festival · times in WAT
When is Diwali 2004 in Diffa?
Thursday 11 November
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Thu 11 Nov in DiffaDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:40–20:09. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 17:52 to 19:54.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 2004 page:
Why is Diwali on Thu 11 Nov in Diffa?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Thu 11 Nov: Amavasya touches pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:40–20:09. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 17:52 to 19:54.
Chaturdashi until 18:00, inside pradosha; then Amavasya. Amavasya: 18:00 to 15:27 Fri.
Amavasya ended at 15:27; pradosha is Pratipada. Amavasya: 18:00 Thu to 15:27.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+1). 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 18:00 on Thu 11 Nov to 15:27 on Fri 12 Nov, so it touches only Thursday’s pradosha (17:40–20:09). 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.