Diwali 2026
Deepavali
Sunday, November 8, 2026
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
17:31 – 19:55
2h 24m
Lakshmi Puja is done after sunset in Pradosh Kaal, with Amavasya standing; a Sthir Lagna within it is preferred.
Tithi Amavasya upto 12:31 (9 Nov)
Lunar month Ashwin (Amanta) · Kartik (Purnimanta) · Krishna Paksha
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Moonrise
- 05:36
Timings for New Delhi, India
See full panchangAlso on this day
Every other observance and vrat kept on Sunday, November 8, 2026, 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.
23:38 – 00:31Nishita Kaal
BengalAlso known as: Shyama Puja
Bengal keeps the Diwali Amavasya as Kali Puja: the goddess is worshipped at Nishita Kaal, the middle of the night, with lamps, hibiscus and sweets in homes and pandals.
05:02Arunodaya
Also known as: Choti Diwali · Roop Chaudas · Naraka Chaturdashi
The day before Diwali, kept at dawn while Chaturdashi still stands: the abhyanga snan, an oil bath before sunrise, marks Krishna's victory over Narakasura. In the north it is Choti Diwali; in Rajasthan, Roop Chaudas.
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 2026?
- Diwali 2026 is on November 8, 2026. The tithi is Amavasya.
- What is the puja muhurat for Diwali 2026?
- Lakshmi Puja is done after sunset in Pradosh Kaal, with Amavasya standing; a Sthir Lagna within it is preferred. {kaal} on November 8, 2026 is 17:31 – 19:55 in New Delhi; timings move by a few minutes in other cities.
- What else is observed on Diwali 2026?
- Also on November 8, 2026: Narak Chaturdashi, Lakshmi Puja, Chopda Puja, Sharda Puja and Kali Puja.
