Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1958
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)15:43 → 1958-11-11 · 12:04
- Parana (tithi ends)12:041958-11-11
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 1958
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1958
- Vasant Panchami — 25 January 1958
- Maha Shivaratri — 16 February 1958
- Holika Dahan — 5 March 1958
- Holi — 6 March 1958
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 21 March 1958
- Ram Navami — 29 March 1958
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 1958
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 1958
- Guru Purnima — 1 July 1958
- Nag Panchami — 19 August 1958
- Raksha Bandhan — 29 August 1958
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 1958
- Hartalika Teej — 16 September 1958
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 16 September 1958
- Anant Chaturdashi — 26 September 1958
- Pitru Paksha begins — 28 September 1958
- Sharad Navratri begins — 13 October 1958
- Durga Ashtami — 20 October 1958
- Maha Navami — 21 October 1958
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 21 October 1958
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 1958
- Dhanteras — 9 November 1958
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 10 November 1958
- Govardhan Puja — 12 November 1958
- Bhai Dooj — 12 November 1958
- Chhath Puja — 16 November 1958
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 26 November 1958
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 26 November 1958
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