Dīpāvali / Śrī Mahālakṣmī Pūjā

Festival of Divine Lights & Triumph over Darkness

Sunday, 5 November 1972

From the pañchāṅga

Amāvāsyā begins5 Nov, 4:32 AM

Ends6 Nov, 6:51 AM

ObservancePradoṣa / Sāyaṅkāla, at dusk

By local reckoning this is kept on Saturday, 4 November or Sunday, 5 November 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.

Today's Sky (5 November 1972)

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:14 AM106° ESE

Sunset5:52 PM254° WSW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise5:26 AM107° ESE

Moonset5:14 PM251° WSW

Rāhu Kāla

4:24 PM – 5:52 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

12:03 PM – 1:30 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:39 AM – 12:27 PM

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

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