Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2061
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)06:12
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:12 – 19:36
- Fasting window (tithi)07:15 → 2061-11-12 · 09:14
- Parana (tithi ends)09:142061-11-12
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 2061
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2061
- Vasant Panchami — 26 January 2061
- Maha Shivaratri — 18 February 2061
- Holika Dahan — 5 March 2061
- Holi — 7 March 2061
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 2061
- Ram Navami — 29 March 2061
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 2061
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 2061
- Guru Purnima — 2 July 2061
- Nag Panchami — 20 August 2061
- Raksha Bandhan — 30 August 2061
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 2061
- Hartalika Teej — 16 September 2061
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 17 September 2061
- Anant Chaturdashi — 28 September 2061
- Pitru Paksha begins — 30 September 2061
- Sharad Navratri begins — 14 October 2061
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 2061
- Maha Navami — 23 October 2061
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 23 October 2061
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 2061
- Dhanteras — 9 November 2061
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 10 November 2061
- Govardhan Puja — 13 November 2061
- Bhai Dooj — 14 November 2061
- Chhath Puja — 18 November 2061
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 27 November 2061
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 27 November 2061
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