Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1928
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:13
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:11 – 19:35
- Fasting window (tithi)12:42 → 1928-11-12 · 15:06
- Parana (tithi ends)15:061928-11-12
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 1928
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1928
- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 1928
- Maha Shivaratri — 19 February 1928
- Holika Dahan — 5 March 1928
- Holi — 7 March 1928
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 1928
- Ram Navami — 29 March 1928
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 1928
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 1928
- Guru Purnima — 3 July 1928
- Nag Panchami — 20 August 1928
- Raksha Bandhan — 31 August 1928
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 1928
- Hartalika Teej — 17 September 1928
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 17 September 1928
- Anant Chaturdashi — 28 September 1928
- Pitru Paksha begins — 30 September 1928
- Sharad Navratri begins — 14 October 1928
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 1928
- Maha Navami — 23 October 1928
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 24 October 1928
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 1928
- Dhanteras — 9 November 1928
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 11 November 1928
- Govardhan Puja — 13 November 1928
- Bhai Dooj — 14 November 1928
- Chhath Puja — 18 November 1928
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 27 November 1928
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 27 November 1928
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