Dīpāvali

Lakṣmī Pūjā, Kārtika Amāvāsyā

Tuesday, 17 October 2028

Lord Śrī Rāma and Sītā returning to Ayodhyā on the Puṣpaka Vimāna amidst thousands of glowing earthen deepas and Goddess Mahālakṣmī — Dīpāvali Deepotsava: The joyous return of Śrī Rāma and Sītā to Ayodhyā as the entire city blazes with millions of earthen lamps under Goddess Mahālakṣmī’s celestial grace.

From the pañchāṅga

Amāvāsyā begins17 Oct, 12:05 PM

Ends18 Oct, 8:26 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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Tulā Saṅkrānti

The Sun enters Tulā

Tuesday, 17 October 2028

The Sun crosses at 8:15 AM, your local time

The Sun enters Tulā (Libra), where day and night stand in balance. Kept as Tulā Saṅkrānti, and as Kati Bihu in Assam, a quieter festival of lamps in the fields and prayers for the ripening crop.

What is done, A bath in sacred water, the Tulā-snāna in the Kāverī is especially honoured, and charity.

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Today's Sky (17 October 2028)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:10 AM99° E

Sunset5:59 PM260° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise5:04 AM98° E

Moonset5:12 PM259° W

Rāhu Kāla

3:02 PM – 4:30 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

9:07 AM – 10:36 AM

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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