Diwali 2028 in Carnforth, England, United Kingdom Lakshmi Puja muhurat 18:59–20:32, Tue 17 Oct
Festival · times in BST
When is Diwali 2028 in Carnforth?
Tuesday 17 October
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Tue 17 Oct in CarnforthDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 18:08–20:51. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:59 to 20:32.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 2028 page:
Why is Diwali on Tue 17 Oct in Carnforth?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Tue 17 Oct: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 18:08–20:51. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:59 to 20:32.
Pradosha is Chaturdashi; Amavasya begins at 07:35 Tue.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 18:08–20:51. Amavasya: 07:35 to 03:56 Wed.
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 07:35 on Tue 17 Oct to 03:56 on Wed 18 Oct, so only Tuesday’s pradosha (18:08–20:51) 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.