Now if we analyze the situation of Friday 1st November, this year on Friday 1st November, from sunrise to 6:16 pm Amavasya Tithi will remain till then, after that Kartik Shukla Pratipada will start.
Pradosh Kaal as per the scriptures on Amavasya day on Friday 1st November 2024 5:17 pm to 7:19 pm Will last till. It includes fixed ascendant Taurus From 6:38 pm to 8:35 pm Will remain.
Disease (inauspicious) Choghadiya evening 5:17 pm to 6:49 pm Till then, thereafter the (inauspicious) period of Choghadiya 6:49 pm to 8:21 pm Will last till.
The special fact worth noting here is that on November 1, Amavasya Tithi will be a total of 50 minutes after sunset. After that, Shukla Paksha Pratipada will start, in that too the stable ascendant will be Taurus. It will start at 6:38 and will start at 6:16 But Amavasya will end. Due to this, the time of Taurus ascendant will not be available in the worship, along with this the inauspicious time of disease and Kaal Choghadiya will remain present.
There will be absence of Amavasya Tithi on 1st November during Mahanishith period and Leo ascendant. At that time it will be Kartik Shukla Pratipada Tithi.
Diwali is a night festival and its main worship is done at night during Amavasya. Pradosh Kaal has special significance on the date of Amavasya. Pradosh Kaal is the time when after sunset approximately 2 hours 24 minutes Duration is up to.
According to the scriptures, the festival of Diwali should be celebrated on the day when Amavasya prevails in Pradosh period and Mahanishith period. Amavasya is starting in the afternoon on 31st October, which will last till the whole night, whereas, Amavasya will end after sunset on 1st November. Pradosh and Ardharatri Vyapani are important, hence Diwali will be celebrated on 31st.
Along with this, the festival of Dhanteras will be celebrated on 29th October, Narak Chaturdashi (Chhoti Diwali) on 30th October, the great festival of Diwali on 31st October, Amavasya of Snan Daan on 1st November, Govardhan Puja on 2nd November and the festival of Bhai Dooj will be celebrated on 3rd November.
