Diwali 2027 in Peekskill, New York, United States Lakshmi Puja muhurat 18:45–20:33, Thu 28 Oct
Festival · times in EDT
When is Diwali 2027 in Peekskill?
Thursday 28 October
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Thu 28 Oct in PeekskillDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:56–20:37. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:45 to 20:33.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 2027 page:
Why is Diwali on Thu 28 Oct in Peekskill?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Thu 28 Oct: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:56–20:37. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:45 to 20:33.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 17:56–20:37. Amavasya: 11:18 to 09:36 Fri.
Amavasya ended at 09:36; 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 11:18 on Thu 28 Oct to 09:36 on Fri 29 Oct, so only Thursday’s pradosha (17:56–20:37) 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.