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Dīpāvali / Śrī Mahālakṣmī Pūjā
Festival of Divine Lights & Triumph over Darkness
Monday, 18 October 1971
From the pañchāṅga
Amāvāsyā begins18 Oct, 10:58 AM
Ends19 Oct, 1:28 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 (18 October 1971)
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:09 AM99° E
Sunset5:59 PM260° W
Candra · Moon
Moonrise5:11 AM98° E
Moonset5:13 PM260° W
Rāhu Kāla
7:38 AM – 9:07 AM
Yamagaṇḍa
10:36 AM – 12:04 PM
Abhijit Muhūrta
11:40 AM – 12:28 PM
Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.
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