Ayudha Puja & Saraswati Pujaआयुध पूजा और सरस्वती पूजा

Columbus · Monday, 19 October 2026

The day, hour by hour

1. Navami Begins

   1:22 AM

   The exact moment the Navami tithi begins, after which the puja can be performed.

2. The morning

   7:47 AM – 9:59 AM

   From sunrise: the bath, and everything the house works and learns with washed, brought out and set on the peeta before the puja.

3. Puja · aparahna

   2:23 PM – 4:35 PM

   Households do it in the morning as well; the aparahna is the hour the panchangs print.

4. Vijaya Muhurat

   3:07 PM – 3:55 PM

   The eleventh muhurta of the day, which the panchangs name for beginning a thing that is meant to succeed.

5. Dusk · the laying down

   6:46 PM – 9:23 PM

   Sunset and the hour after it: the diya lit before the books and tools, which are then left as they lie until the tenth.

6. Navami Ends

   3:21 AMTuesday, 20 October

   The exact moment the Navami tithi ends.

Times for Columbus, OH in EDT, UTC−4, rounded to the minute, computed by Kalava's engine for this town's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise. How