Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2096
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)06:14
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:10 – 19:34
- Fasting window (tithi)03:34 → 2096-11-15 · 06:09
- Parana (tithi ends)06:092096-11-15
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 2096
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2096
- Vasant Panchami — 29 January 2096
- Maha Shivaratri — 22 February 2096
- Holika Dahan — 8 March 2096
- Holi — 10 March 2096
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 25 March 2096
- Ram Navami — 1 April 2096
- Akshaya Tritiya — 25 April 2096
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 22 June 2096
- Guru Purnima — 5 July 2096
- Nag Panchami — 24 July 2096
- Raksha Bandhan — 4 August 2096
- Krishna Janmashtami — 9 September 2096
- Hartalika Teej — 19 September 2096
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 20 September 2096
- Anant Chaturdashi — 1 October 2096
- Pitru Paksha begins — 2 October 2096
- Sharad Navratri begins — 17 October 2096
- Durga Ashtami — 24 October 2096
- Maha Navami — 25 October 2096
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 26 October 2096
- Karwa Chauth — 3 November 2096
- Dhanteras — 12 November 2096
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 13 November 2096
- Govardhan Puja — 15 November 2096
- Bhai Dooj — 17 November 2096
- Chhath Puja — 21 November 2096
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 29 November 2096
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 29 November 2096
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