Great insights. How frequent is this new moon being the darkest of all times ? The ancestorial rituals are supposedly potent on a new moon day. Is it best to perform it on the festive day or the following day ??
Arielle I am creating a separate video with timings for all pujas (Dhan Teras & Dhanwantari for Ayurveda, Chodas, Lakshmi, Kali, Annakoot, Bhaiya Dooj). As a quick note: the New Moon (precise moment) is at 5:45 am pdt in US on Nov 1. So New Moon ends in the morning. So we cannot do Diwali puja (which is done during Pradosh Kaal of Amavasya) in US on Nov 1st. Its crazy how many people think Diwali puja is on Nov 1st in the US.