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Dīpāvali / Śrī Mahālakṣmī Pūjā
Festival of Divine Lights & Triumph over Darkness
Tuesday, 8 November 1768
From the pañchāṅga
Amāvāsyā begins8 Nov, 5:05 PM
Ends9 Nov, 7:40 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 (8 November 1768)
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:39 AM107° ESE
Sunset6:14 PM253° WSW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise5:27 AM106° ESE
Moonset5:17 PM252° WSW
Rāhu Kāla
3:20 PM – 4:47 PM
Yamagaṇḍa
9:33 AM – 11:00 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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