Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1988
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)1988-11-08 · 18:50 → 19:54
- Parana (tithi ends)19:54
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 1988
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1988
- Vasant Panchami — 23 January 1988
- Maha Shivaratri — 16 February 1988
- Holika Dahan — 3 March 1988
- Holi — 4 March 1988
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 18 March 1988
- Ram Navami — 26 March 1988
- Akshaya Tritiya — 19 April 1988
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 15 July 1988
- Guru Purnima — 29 July 1988
- Nag Panchami — 17 August 1988
- Raksha Bandhan — 27 August 1988
- Krishna Janmashtami — 2 September 1988
- Hartalika Teej — 14 September 1988
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 15 September 1988
- Anant Chaturdashi — 24 September 1988
- Pitru Paksha begins — 26 September 1988
- Sharad Navratri begins — 11 October 1988
- Durga Ashtami — 18 October 1988
- Maha Navami — 19 October 1988
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 20 October 1988
- Karwa Chauth — 28 October 1988
- Dhanteras — 6 November 1988
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 8 November 1988
- Govardhan Puja — 10 November 1988
- Bhai Dooj — 11 November 1988
- Chhath Puja — 15 November 1988
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 23 November 1988
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 23 November 1988
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