Skip to main content

Monday, 14 October 1765

95332 days ago · back to today
FestivalWorship · no fast

Dīpāvali

Lakṣmī Pūjā, Kārtika Amāvāsyā

Monday, 14 October 1765

Lord Śrī Rāma and Sītā returning to Ayodhyā on the Puṣpaka Vimāna amidst thousands of glowing earthen deepas and Goddess Mahālakṣmī
Dīpāvali Deepotsava: The joyous return of Śrī Rāma and Sītā to Ayodhyā as the entire city blazes with millions of earthen lamps under Goddess Mahālakṣmī’s celestial grace.

From the pañchāṅga

Amāvāsyā begins14 Oct, 12:21 AM
Ends14 Oct, 10:41 PM
ObservancePradoṣa / Sāyaṅkāla, at dusk

By local reckoning this is kept on Sunday, 13 October or Monday, 14 October across the world, the date above is for your location.

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.

Read Festival Significance→
Today's Sky (14 October 1765)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:33 AM98° E
Sunset6:24 PM262° W
Candra · Moon
Moonrise5:58 AM98° E
Moonset6:04 PM259° W
Rāhu Kāla

8:02 AM – 9:31 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

11:00 AM – 12:29 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:05 PM – 12:53 PM

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

Found an error?

ekadasi.day has no ads and no popups. If a date, name, or story reads wrong, please write, accuracy matters more than reach.

mrvi@post.com →·Other ways to help