Diwali 2027 in Peterhead, Scotland, United Kingdom Lakshmi Puja muhurat 17:58–19:24, Thu 28 Oct
Festival · times in BST
When is Diwali 2027 in Peterhead?
Thursday 28 October
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Thu 28 Oct in PeterheadDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:31–20:27. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 17:58 to 19:24.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 2027 page:
Why is Diwali on Thu 28 Oct in Peterhead?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Thu 28 Oct: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:31–20:27. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 17:58 to 19:24.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 17:31–20:27. Amavasya: 16:18 to 14:36 Fri.
Amavasya ended at 14:36; pradosha is Pratipada.
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 16:18 on Thu 28 Oct to 14:36 on Fri 29 Oct, so only Thursday’s pradosha (17:31–20:27) 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.