Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2072
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)06:10
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:13 – 19:37
- Fasting window (tithi)12:27 → 2072-11-10 · 09:50
- Parana (tithi ends)09:502072-11-10
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 2072
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2072
- Vasant Panchami — 25 January 2072
- Maha Shivaratri — 17 February 2072
- Holika Dahan — 4 March 2072
- Holi — 5 March 2072
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 20 March 2072
- Ram Navami — 28 March 2072
- Akshaya Tritiya — 21 April 2072
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 17 July 2072
- Guru Purnima — 29 July 2072
- Nag Panchami — 18 August 2072
- Raksha Bandhan — 28 August 2072
- Krishna Janmashtami — 5 September 2072
- Hartalika Teej — 14 September 2072
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 15 September 2072
- Anant Chaturdashi — 26 September 2072
- Pitru Paksha begins — 28 September 2072
- Sharad Navratri begins — 12 October 2072
- Durga Ashtami — 19 October 2072
- Maha Navami — 20 October 2072
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 21 October 2072
- Karwa Chauth — 30 October 2072
- Dhanteras — 7 November 2072
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 9 November 2072
- Govardhan Puja — 11 November 2072
- Bhai Dooj — 11 November 2072
- Chhath Puja — 15 November 2072
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 25 November 2072
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 25 November 2072
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