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Dīpāvali / Śrī Mahālakṣmī Pūjā
Festival of Divine Lights & Triumph over Darkness
Saturday, 28 October 1769
From the pañchāṅga
Amāvāsyā begins28 Oct, 6:01 PM
Ends29 Oct, 7:30 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 (28 October 1769)
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:35 AM103° ESE
Sunset6:18 PM257° WSW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise5:22 AM101° E
Moonset5:21 PM257° WSW
Rāhu Kāla
9:31 AM – 10:59 AM
Yamagaṇḍa
1:54 PM – 3:22 PM
Abhijit Muhūrta
12:02 PM – 12:50 PM
Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.
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