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Dīpāvali / Śrī Mahālakṣmī Pūjā
Festival of Divine Lights & Triumph over Darkness
Friday, 22 October 1976
From the pañchāṅga
Amāvāsyā begins22 Oct, 2:19 PM
Ends23 Oct, 10:39 AM
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 (22 October 1976)
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:10 AM101° E
Sunset5:57 PM259° WSW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise5:02 AM96° E
Moonset5:14 PM261° W
Rāhu Kāla
10:35 AM – 12:04 PM
Yamagaṇḍa
3:00 PM – 4:28 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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