Diwali 2026 is on Sunday, 8 November 2026. Lakshmi Puja muhurat in New Delhi is 17:55 to 19:51 IST (116 minutes: Pradosh Kaal 17:31 to 20:08 with the fixed Vrishabha lagna). Amavasya tithi runs from 11:28, 8 Nov to 12:32, 9 Nov IST. The five days: Dhanteras 6 Nov 2026, Narak Chaturdashi 8 Nov 2026, Lakshmi Puja 8 Nov 2026, Govardhan Puja 10 Nov 2026, Bhai Dooj 11 Nov 2026 (Narak Chaturdashi falls on the same day as Lakshmi Puja this year).
Times in IST. Diwali kab hai = when is Diwali; Lakshmi Puja ka shubh muhurat by city is in the table below.
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2026 | Friday | Dhanteras (Dhantrayodashi) | Krishna Trayodashi: 10:31, 6 Nov to 10:48, 7 Nov |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday | Narak Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Krishna Chaturdashi: 10:48, 7 Nov to 11:28, 8 Nov |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday | Diwali, Lakshmi Puja | Amavasya: 11:28, 8 Nov to 12:32, 9 Nov |
| 10 Nov 2026 | Tuesday | Govardhan Puja (Annakut) | Shukla Pratipada: 12:32, 9 Nov to 14:00, 10 Nov |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday | Bhai Dooj (Yama Dwitiya) | Shukla Dwitiya: 14:00, 10 Nov to 15:53, 11 Nov |
Sunday, 8 November 2026. Muhurat = Pradosh Kaal overlapping the fixed Vrishabha lagna, local time.
| City | Lakshmi Puja muhurat | Pradosh Kaal | Vrishabha lagna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 17:55 to 19:51 | 17:31 to 20:08 | 17:55 to 19:51 |
| Mumbai | 18:28 to 20:28 | 18:02 to 20:34 | 18:28 to 20:28 |
| Bengaluru | 18:19 to 20:20 | 17:51 to 20:20 | 18:19 to 20:21 |
| Kolkata | 17:21 to 19:19 | 16:55 to 19:29 | 17:21 to 19:19 |
| Chennai | 18:08 to 20:09 | 17:40 to 20:09 | 18:08 to 20:10 |
| Hyderabad | 18:09 to 20:09 | 17:42 to 20:13 | 18:09 to 20:09 |
| Pune | 18:24 to 20:24 | 17:58 to 20:30 | 18:24 to 20:24 |
| Ahmedabad | 18:22 to 20:21 | 17:57 to 20:32 | 18:22 to 20:21 |
| Jaipur | 18:03 to 20:00 | 17:39 to 20:16 | 18:03 to 20:00 |
| Lucknow | 17:44 to 19:40 | 17:19 to 19:55 | 17:44 to 19:40 |
| Surat | 18:25 to 20:24 | 17:59 to 20:32 | 18:25 to 20:24 |
| Indore | 18:10 to 20:09 | 17:45 to 20:19 | 18:10 to 20:09 |
| Bhopal | 18:03 to 20:01 | 17:38 to 20:12 | 18:03 to 20:01 |
| Patna | 17:29 to 19:26 | 17:04 to 19:39 | 17:29 to 19:26 |
| Chandigarh | 17:52 to 19:47 | 17:29 to 20:08 | 17:52 to 19:47 |
| Nagpur | 18:00 to 19:59 | 17:34 to 20:07 | 18:00 to 19:59 |
| Vadodara | 18:22 to 20:20 | 17:56 to 20:30 | 18:22 to 20:20 |
| Varanasi | 17:38 to 19:35 | 17:13 to 19:48 | 17:38 to 19:35 |
| Kanpur | 17:47 to 19:43 | 17:22 to 19:58 | 17:47 to 19:43 |
| Bhubaneswar | 17:34 to 19:34 | 17:08 to 19:41 | 17:34 to 19:34 |
| Guwahati | 17:01 to 18:58 | 16:36 to 19:12 | 17:01 to 18:58 |
| Kochi | 18:28 to 20:27 | 18:00 to 20:27 | 18:28 to 20:32 |
| Coimbatore | 18:24 to 20:24 | 17:56 to 20:24 | 18:24 to 20:27 |
| Rajkot | 18:32 to 20:30 | 18:06 to 20:39 | 18:32 to 20:30 |
| Udaipur | 17:06 to 19:04 | 16:41 to 19:16 | 17:06 to 19:04 |
| Noida | 17:54 to 19:50 | 17:30 to 20:08 | 17:54 to 19:50 |
| Gurugram | 17:56 to 19:52 | 17:32 to 20:09 | 17:56 to 19:52 |
| Dehradun | 17:49 to 19:43 | 17:25 to 20:03 | 17:49 to 19:43 |
| Raipur | 17:50 to 19:49 | 17:24 to 19:57 | 17:50 to 19:49 |
| Ranchi | 17:31 to 19:29 | 17:06 to 19:41 | 17:31 to 19:29 |
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2027 | Wednesday | Dhanteras (Dhantrayodashi) | Krishna Trayodashi: 01:03, 27 Oct to 22:50, 27 Oct |
| 28 Oct 2027 | Thursday | Narak Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Krishna Chaturdashi: 22:50, 27 Oct to 20:48, 28 Oct |
| 29 Oct 2027 | Friday | Diwali, Lakshmi Puja | Amavasya: 20:48, 28 Oct to 19:07, 29 Oct |
| 30 Oct 2027 | Saturday | Govardhan Puja (Annakut) | Shukla Pratipada: 19:07, 29 Oct to 17:52, 30 Oct |
| 31 Oct 2027 | Sunday | Bhai Dooj (Yama Dwitiya) | Shukla Dwitiya: 17:52, 30 Oct to 17:13, 31 Oct |
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Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) is on Sunday, 8 November 2026. Dhanteras is Friday, 6 November 2026, Govardhan Puja Tuesday, 10 November 2026 and Bhai Dooj Wednesday, 11 November 2026. Diwali 2027 is on Friday, 29 October 2027.
New Delhi: 17:55 to 19:51 IST. Mumbai: 18:28 to 20:28. Bengaluru: 18:19 to 20:20. Kolkata: 17:21 to 19:19. The muhurat is the part of Pradosh Kaal (the first fifth of the night after sunset) when the fixed Vrishabha lagna is rising, so it changes by city; see the table for 30 cities.
Yes. Narak Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) is on Sunday, 8 November 2026, the same day as Lakshmi Puja, because Chaturdashi is still running at dawn that morning and Amavasya begins later in the day. Some calendars list Choti Diwali on the evening before.
Diwali is the Amavasya (new moon) of the lunar month Kartika (Ashwin in the amanta calendar), so its Gregorian date moves every year. In 2026 it comes 384 days after the previous Diwali because the year has an extra (Adhik) lunar month. Lakshmi Puja is kept on the evening when Amavasya covers Pradosh Kaal.
Amavasya tithi begins 11:28, 8 Nov and ends 12:32, 9 Nov IST. The tithi changes at the same instant everywhere in India; only sunset and the muhurat differ by city.
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Naksha (naksha.social) is an AI Vedic astrology app by Upsurge Labs, India: kundli, daily guidance and an AI astrologer you can chat with about your own chart. Diwali dates and muhurat are traditional calendar guidance. Computed by Naksha (Lahiri ayanamsa, the city's own sunset and sunrise, Pradosh = first fifth of the night, Lakshmi Puja muhurat = Pradosh overlapping Amavasya and the fixed Vrishabha lagna); local panchangs can differ by a few minutes. More: Ekadashi dates · Panchang today · Choghadiya today · Muhurat dates by city.