Short answer
Do Lakshmi Puja in the evening after your local sunset, while Amavasya (the new-Moon lunar day) is still running. In 2026 Diwali's Lakshmi Puja falls on 8 November. This evening window is called Pradosh Kaal, and many families aim for the part of it when a fixed sign, usually Vrishabha (Taurus), is rising. Use your own city's sunset, never an Indian clock time.
How ChiChakra reads this
ChiChakra starts from your city's sunset on Diwali, checks that Amavasya is running through the evening, then looks for the fixed-sign (Sthira Lagna) period inside that window. Every step depends on local sunset and the sign rising where you are, so the window differs between Leicester, Houston and Dubai.
Planning your puja
Never convert a Delhi or Chennai muhurta into UK or US time. The Indian window is tied to India's sunset; yours is tied to yours.
8 November 2026 is a Sunday. Sunday's Rahu Kalam is the last eighth of daylight and ends at sunset, so a puja after sunset sits clear of it.
Have the lamps, flowers and offerings ready before sunset so the puja can begin calmly. If work or travel rules out the ideal window, a sincere puja later in the evening is still a full and meaningful puja.
Good to know
If your temple or family priest gives a specific time, use it; they may follow a particular custom for the fixed sign.