Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1980
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:10
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:13 – 19:37
- Fasting window (tithi)1980-11-06 · 23:56 → 1980-11-08 · 02:15
- Parana (tithi ends)02:151980-11-08
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 1980
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1980
- Vasant Panchami — 22 January 1980
- Maha Shivaratri — 14 February 1980
- Holika Dahan — 1 March 1980
- Holi — 2 March 1980
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 17 March 1980
- Ram Navami — 24 March 1980
- Akshaya Tritiya — 17 April 1980
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 14 July 1980
- Guru Purnima — 27 July 1980
- Nag Panchami — 16 August 1980
- Raksha Bandhan — 26 August 1980
- Krishna Janmashtami — 1 September 1980
- Hartalika Teej — 12 September 1980
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 13 September 1980
- Anant Chaturdashi — 23 September 1980
- Pitru Paksha begins — 25 September 1980
- Sharad Navratri begins — 10 October 1980
- Durga Ashtami — 17 October 1980
- Maha Navami — 18 October 1980
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 19 October 1980
- Karwa Chauth — 26 October 1980
- Dhanteras — 5 November 1980
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 6 November 1980
- Govardhan Puja — 8 November 1980
- Bhai Dooj — 9 November 1980
- Chhath Puja — 14 November 1980
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 22 November 1980
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 22 November 1980
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