Diwali 2016 in Olean, New York, United States Lakshmi Puja muhurat 18:54–20:41, Sat 29 Oct
Festival · times in EDT
When is Diwali 2016 in Olean?
Saturday 29 October
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Sat 29 Oct in OleanDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 18:10–20:53. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:54 to 20:41.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 2016 page:
Why is Diwali on Sat 29 Oct in Olean?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Sat 29 Oct: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 18:10–20:53. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:54 to 20:41.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 18:10–20:53. Amavasya: 11:10 to 13:38 Sun.
Amavasya ended at 13:38; 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 11:10 on Sat 29 Oct to 13:38 on Sun 30 Oct, so only Saturday’s pradosha (18:10–20:53) 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.