Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1912
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:11
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:12 – 19:36
- Fasting window (tithi)08:43 → 1912-11-09 · 07:36
- Parana (tithi ends)07:361912-11-09
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaDiwali (Lakshmi Puja) — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the correct time for Lakshmi Puja on Diwali?
Lakshmi Puja is performed in pradosh kaal, the window beginning at sunset, and preferably during a sthir (fixed) lagna such as Vrishabha. Exact timings shift by city, since they depend on local sunset.
Why is Diwali celebrated on a new moon night?
Kartika Amavasya is the darkest night of the lunar year. Lighting lamps on it is the point: the festival is about producing light where none is given, rather than celebrating light that already exists.
Should Ganesha be placed to the left or right of Lakshmi?
Ganesha is placed to Lakshmi's right as you face the idols. He is invoked first, as every Hindu rite begins with him.
Other major festivals in 1912
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1912
- Vasant Panchami — 24 January 1912
- Maha Shivaratri — 16 February 1912
- Holika Dahan — 2 March 1912
- Holi — 4 March 1912
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 19 March 1912
- Ram Navami — 27 March 1912
- Akshaya Tritiya — 20 April 1912
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 16 July 1912
- Guru Purnima — 29 July 1912
- Nag Panchami — 17 August 1912
- Raksha Bandhan — 27 August 1912
- Krishna Janmashtami — 4 September 1912
- Hartalika Teej — 13 September 1912
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 14 September 1912
- Anant Chaturdashi — 25 September 1912
- Pitru Paksha begins — 27 September 1912
- Sharad Navratri begins — 11 October 1912
- Durga Ashtami — 18 October 1912
- Maha Navami — 19 October 1912
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 20 October 1912
- Karwa Chauth — 29 October 1912
- Dhanteras — 6 November 1912
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 8 November 1912
- Govardhan Puja — 10 November 1912
- Bhai Dooj — 11 November 1912
- Chhath Puja — 15 November 1912
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 24 November 1912
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 24 November 1912
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