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Thursday, 8 November 1764

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Kārtika Pūrṇimā

Dev Dīpāvali

Thursday, 8 November 1764

Dev Dīpāvali in Vārāṇasī: Countless thousands of golden earthen deepas illuminating the ghats of Kāśī as celestial devas descend
Dev Dīpāvali: The river ghats of Kāśī blaze with thousands of lamps beneath the Kārtika full moon as devas descend to celebrate the festival of lights.

From the pañchāṅga

Pūrṇimā begins7 Nov, 7:57 PM
Ends8 Nov, 10:27 PM
ObservanceObserved at sunrise (udaya tithi)

By local reckoning this is kept on Wednesday, 7 November or Thursday, 8 November across the world, the date above is for your location.

How it is observed

Lamps are floated on rivers (Dev Dīpāvali); a high day for the Kārtika bath and charity, sacred to both Viṣṇu and Śiva.

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Today's Sky (8 November 1764)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:39 AM107° ESE
Sunset6:14 PM253° WSW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise5:55 PM70° ENE
Moonset6:09 AM288° WNW
Rāhu Kāla

1:54 PM – 3:20 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

6:39 AM – 8:06 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:03 PM – 12:51 PM

Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.

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