Diwali 2013 in Davinópolis, Maranhão, Brazil Lakshmi Puja muhurat 18:54–20:22, Sat 2 Nov
Festival · times in UTC−3
When is Diwali 2013 in Davinópolis?
Saturday 2 November
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Sat 2 Nov in DavinópolisDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 18:02–20:22. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:54 to 20:22.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 2013 page:
Why is Diwali on Sat 2 Nov in Davinópolis?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Sat 2 Nov: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 18:02–20:22. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:54 to 20:22.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 18:02–20:22. Amavasya: 11:43 to 09:49 Sun.
Amavasya ended at 09:49; pradosha is Pratipada.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC−3). 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 11:43 on Sat 2 Nov to 09:49 on Sun 3 Nov, so only Saturday’s pradosha (18:02–20:22) 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.