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Labh Panchami

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Labh Panchami in Charlotte is on Saturday, 14 November 2026; Puja window 6:58 – 9:01 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5).

Muhurat for Sat, 14 Nov, Charlotte

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Aarti, mantra and katha

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AartiOm Jai Lakshmi MataRead · in Vandan
Saturday, 14 November 2026Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5)
Kartika (Amanta) · Shukla Paksha
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Panchamitill 12:54 PM, then Shashthi
NakshatraP. Ashadhatill 9:55 AM, then U. Ashadha
YogaShulatill 7:53 PM, then Ganda
KaranaBalavatill 12:54 PM, then Kaulava
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Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset

Muhurat

Shubh

Brahma Muhurat – Abhijit Muhurat – Vijaya Muhurat – Aparahna Kaal – Pradosh Kaal – Nishita Kaal –

Ashubh

Rahu Kalam – Yamaganda – Gulika Kalam –
Deities of the dayShastra
WeekdayShaniAll dayAlso: Yama
By practiceHanumanAll day
TithiNagas6:57 AM – 12:54 PMFrom 12:54 PM: SkandaAlso: Shashanka (Moon)
NakshatraApas6:57 – 9:55 AMFrom 9:55 AM: Vishvedevas
Today's observancesShastra

Avoid

Bilva (bael) – Neem –

A prohibition binds while its tithi runs.

ChoghadiyaPractice (Gujarat–Rajasthan)

Day

Kaal · Kaal vela (choghadiya) – Shubh – Rog – Udveg – Char – Labh · Vaar vela – Amrit – Kaal · Kaal vela (choghadiya) –

Night

Labh · Kaal ratri – Udveg – Shubh – Amrit – Char – Rog – Kaal – Labh · Kaal ratri –
LagnaShastra · Jyotisha

Sunrise to next sunrise

Tula · Chara – Vrishchika · Sthira – Dhanu · Dvisvabhava – Makara · Chara – Kumbha · Sthira – Meena · Dvisvabhava – Mesha · Chara – Vrishabha · Sthira – Mithuna · Dvisvabhava – Karka · Chara – Simha · Sthira – Kanya · Dvisvabhava – Tula · Chara –
Sthira (fixed)for work meant to last: entering a new home, installing a deity, a long puja.Chara (movable)for work that moves: a journey, a start meant to keep going.Dvisvabhava (dual)suits both kinds of work, lasting and moving.

Maas

Maas (Purnimanta)Kartika
SamvatVikram 2083 · Shaka 1948
WeekdaySaturday
Sun signTula

Puja Vidhi

1
Morning bath and sankalpa

Bathe and take the sankalpa for prosperity in the year's work.

2
Clean and adorn the shop

Clean the shop or desk and draw a swastika and 'shubh-labh' in kumkum at the entrance.

3
Ganesha first

Worship Ganesha with durva and modak or laddoo.

4
Lakshmi and Sharda on the chopda

Place the new account books before Lakshmi; write 'shri' and a swastika on the first page and worship them with kumkum, rice and flowers.

5
The first entry

Make the year's first entry in the books, then open for business.

6
Aarti and sweets

Perform the aarti and share sweets with family, staff and customers.

Festive Food

MohanthalGhughraLapsi

History

Labh Panchami belongs to the trading life of Gujarat. The new year there begins the day after Diwali, and the first working day of that year is kept for opening the books under Lakshmi's and Ganesha's blessing; 'labh' means gain. The Jain community keeps the same day as Gyan Panchami, honouring knowledge and the scriptures, and that is a separate observance. No primary scriptural text for Labh Panchami has been traced; it comes down as living practice.

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When is Labh Panchami 2026 in Charlotte?

Labh Panchami in Charlotte is on Saturday, 14 November 2026; Puja window 6:58 – 9:01 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5).

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