Diwali 2028 in Olean, New York, United States Lakshmi Puja muhurat 19:41–21:04, Tue 17 Oct
Festival · times in EDT
When is Diwali 2028 in Olean?
Tuesday 17 October
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Tue 17 Oct in OleanDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 18:27–21:04. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 19:41 to 21:04.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 2028 page:
Why is Diwali on Tue 17 Oct in Olean?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Tue 17 Oct: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 18:27–21:04. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 19:41 to 21:04.
Pradosha is Chaturdashi; Amavasya begins at 02:35 Tue.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 18:27–21:04. Amavasya: 02:35 to 22:56.
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 02:35 on Tue 17 Oct to 22:56 on Tue 17 Oct, so only Tuesday’s pradosha (18:27–21:04) 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.