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Dīpāvali / Śrī Mahālakṣmī Pūjā
Festival of Divine Lights & Triumph over Darkness
Saturday, 16 October 1762
From the pañchāṅga
Amāvāsyā begins16 Oct, 5:33 PM
Ends17 Oct, 2:45 PM
ObservancePradoṣa / Sāyaṅkāla, at dusk
How it is observed
Lakṣmī is worshipped at dusk on the new-moon night, the home lit with rows of lamps (dīpa) to welcome her; for many it opens the new financial year.
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Today's Sky (16 October 1762)
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:33 AM99° E
Sunset6:23 PM261° W
Candra · Moon
Moonrise5:22 AM89° E
Moonset5:44 PM267° W
Rāhu Kāla
9:31 AM – 10:59 AM
Yamagaṇḍa
1:57 PM – 3:26 PM
Abhijit Muhūrta
12:04 PM – 12:52 PM
Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.
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