Diwali 2021 in Bothell, Washington, United States Lakshmi Puja muhurat 18:13–19:55, Wed 3 Nov
Festival · times in PDT
When is Diwali 2021 in Bothell?
Wednesday 3 November
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Wed 3 Nov in BothellDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:47–20:37. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:13 to 19:55.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 2021 page:
Why is Diwali on Wed 3 Nov in Bothell?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Wed 3 Nov: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:47–20:37. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:13 to 19:55.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 17:47–20:37. Amavasya: 17:33 to 14:14 Thu.
Amavasya ended at 14:14; 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 17:33 on Wed 3 Nov to 14:14 on Thu 4 Nov, so only Wednesday’s pradosha (17:47–20:37) 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.