Diwali 2024
Deepavali
Friday, November 1, 2024
The festival of lights, kept after dark on the Amavasya that follows Narak Chaturdashi: Lakshmi is welcomed in the pradosh hours, homes are lit with diyas and families exchange sweets. The next morning opens the Kartik new year with Govardhan Puja.
Puja muhurat · Pradosh Kaal
17:35 – 18:17
41 min
Lakshmi Puja is done after sunset in Pradosh Kaal, with Amavasya standing; a Sthir Lagna within it is preferred.
Tithi Amavasya upto 18:17
Lunar month Ashwin (Amanta) · Kartik (Purnimanta) · Krishna Paksha
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Moonrise
- 06:13
Timings for New Delhi, India
See full panchangAlso on this day
Every other observance and vrat kept on Friday, November 1, 2024, each with its own time.
Also known as: Lakshmi Ganesh Puja
The heart of Diwali: after sunset, in Pradosh Kaal with a sthir lagna preferred, Lakshmi and Ganesh are worshipped with lamps, sweets and new account books, and the home is kept lit so prosperity may enter.
GujaratAlso known as: Sharda Puja
Gujarat's traders close the year's account books on Diwali evening and open new ones before Lakshmi and Saraswati, marking the first page with a swastika and 'Shubh Labh'.
Saraswati, as Sharda, is worshipped with Lakshmi on Diwali night so that learning and wealth grow together through the new year.
Festivals around this day
Every festival, observance and vrat from ten days before to ten days after, so the whole season is on one page.
FAQs
- When is Diwali in 2024?
- Diwali 2024 is on November 1, 2024. The tithi is Amavasya.
- What is the puja muhurat for Diwali 2024?
- Lakshmi Puja is done after sunset in Pradosh Kaal, with Amavasya standing; a Sthir Lagna within it is preferred. {kaal} on November 1, 2024 is 17:35 – 18:17 in New Delhi; timings move by a few minutes in other cities.
- What else is observed on Diwali 2024?
- Also on November 1, 2024: Lakshmi Puja, Chopda Puja and Sharda Puja.
