Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2054
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Today's Panchang
Kashi reference · computed live- Tithi
- Ashtami
- till 18:59
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- till 20:18
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Karana
- Balava
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Moon sign
- Aries
- Sun sign
- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:04
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:19 – 19:43
- Fasting window (tithi)04:00 → 2054-10-31 · 01:30
- Parana (tithi ends)01:302054-10-31
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 2054
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2054
- Vasant Panchami — 13 February 2054
- Maha Shivaratri — 7 March 2054
- Holika Dahan — 23 March 2054
- Holi — 24 March 2054
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 9 April 2054
- Ram Navami — 16 April 2054
- Akshaya Tritiya — 10 May 2054
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 7 July 2054
- Guru Purnima — 19 July 2054
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 2054
- Raksha Bandhan — 18 August 2054
- Krishna Janmashtami — 26 August 2054
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 2054
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 2054
- Anant Chaturdashi — 15 September 2054
- Pitru Paksha begins — 18 September 2054
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 2054
- Durga Ashtami — 9 October 2054
- Maha Navami — 10 October 2054
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 10 October 2054
- Karwa Chauth — 20 October 2054
- Dhanteras — 28 October 2054
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 29 October 2054
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 2054
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 2054
- Chhath Puja — 5 November 2054
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 15 November 2054
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 15 November 2054
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