Diwali (Deepawali) 2026 is on Sunday, November 8, 2026. In Australia and Fiji, Lakshmi Puja is on the evening of Monday, November 9.
Diwali, also called Deepavali and Deepawali, is the festival of lights. It falls on the Amavasya (new moon) at the end of Ashwin in the Amanta calendar, which is Kartika Krishna Amavasya in the Purnimanta calendar. The main night is Lakshmi Puja, when families worship Lakshmi and Ganesha in the evening and light rows of lamps. The Vishnu Purana and the Bhagavata Purana tell how Lakshmi rose from the churning of the ocean of milk; another telling remembers Lord Rama's return to Ayodhya.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat 2026, city by city
These are the Lakshmi Puja times (Pradosha Kala with Sthira Lagna) for Sunday, November 8, for each city. Click your city for the full page, with all five days of Diwali and the Nishitha (midnight) time.
United States
- New York City, New York: Sunday, November 8, 5:02 PM to 6:51 PM
- Jersey City, New Jersey: Sunday, November 8, 5:03 PM to 6:51 PM
- Boston, Massachusetts: Sunday, November 8, 4:47 PM to 6:33 PM
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Sunday, November 8, 5:09 PM to 6:58 PM
- Arlington, Virginia: Sunday, November 8, 5:19 PM to 7:09 PM
- Atlanta, Georgia: Sunday, November 8, 5:59 PM to 7:52 PM
- Chicago, Illinois: Sunday, November 8, 4:54 PM to 6:41 PM
- Dallas, Texas: Sunday, November 8, 5:51 PM to 7:44 PM
- Houston, Texas: Sunday, November 8, 5:51 PM to 7:46 PM
- Phoenix, Arizona: Sunday, November 8, 5:50 PM to 7:43 PM
- Los Angeles, California: Sunday, November 8, 5:14 PM to 7:06 PM
- San Francisco, California: Sunday, November 8, 5:23 PM to 7:13 PM
- San Jose, California: Sunday, November 8, 5:21 PM to 7:12 PM
- Seattle, Washington: Sunday, November 8, 4:56 PM to 6:38 PM
Canada
- Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, November 8, 5:16 PM to 7:02 PM
- Mississauga, Ontario: Sunday, November 8, 5:18 PM to 7:03 PM
- Calgary, Alberta: Sunday, November 8, 6:11 PM to 7:49 PM
- Vancouver, British Columbia: Sunday, November 8, 5:53 PM to 7:34 PM
United Kingdom
- London, England: Sunday, November 8, 4:35 PM to 6:12 PM
- Birmingham, England: Sunday, November 8, 4:38 PM to 6:14 PM
- Manchester, England: Sunday, November 8, 4:35 PM to 6:09 PM
India
- Delhi, India: Sunday, November 8, 5:54 PM to 7:50 PM
- Mumbai, Maharashtra: Sunday, November 8, 6:28 PM to 8:28 PM
- Pune, Maharashtra: Sunday, November 8, 6:25 PM to 8:25 PM
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Sunday, November 8, 6:22 PM to 8:20 PM
- Surat, Gujarat: Sunday, November 8, 6:25 PM to 8:23 PM
- Jaipur, Rajasthan: Sunday, November 8, 6:03 PM to 7:59 PM
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: Sunday, November 8, 5:43 PM to 7:39 PM
- Chandigarh, India: Sunday, November 8, 5:52 PM to 7:47 PM
- Kolkata, West Bengal: Sunday, November 8, 5:20 PM to 7:19 PM
- Hyderabad, Telangana: Sunday, November 8, 6:08 PM to 8:08 PM
- Bangalore, Karnataka: Sunday, November 8, 6:18 PM to 8:19 PM
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Sunday, November 8, 6:07 PM to 8:08 PM
Middle East and Singapore
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Sunday, November 8, 5:58 PM to 7:55 PM
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Sunday, November 8, 6:03 PM to 8:00 PM
- Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: Sunday, November 8, 5:57 PM to 7:54 PM
- Singapore: Sunday, November 8, 7:19 PM to 9:13 PM
Australia and Fiji (Monday, November 9 there)
- Sydney, New South Wales: Monday, November 9, 8:01 PM to 9:33 PM
- Melbourne, Victoria: Monday, November 9, 8:34 PM to 10:02 PM
- Brisbane, Queensland: Monday, November 9, 6:42 PM to 8:19 PM
- Suva, Fiji: Monday, November 9, 6:45 PM to 8:29 PM
Your city is not here? Open mypanchang.com/diwali and choose your city.
The five days of Diwali 2026
- Dhanteras: Friday, November 6
- Naraka Chaturdashi: Saturday, November 7 in North America; Sunday, November 8 in India
- Lakshmi Puja (Diwali): Sunday, November 8
- Govardhan Puja, Annakut, Bali Pratipada and the Gujarati New Year: Monday, November 9 in North America; Tuesday, November 10 in India
- Bhai Dooj: Tuesday, November 10 in North America; Wednesday, November 11 in India
Days 2, 4 and 5 can fall a day apart between India and North America, so please check the date for your own city on each page.
Gujarati families also keep Vagh Baras before Dhanteras, Kali Chaudas (a separate observance with its own day; see its page for your city) and Labh Pancham after the New Year.
Each page also has the story of the day, from the Puranas. In Gujarati: દિવાળી · In Hindi: दिवाली
For the full sankalpa for any day and your city: mypanchang.com/sankalpa
Wishing you and your family a blessed and joyful Deepavali.
Pundit Mahesh Shastri
www.mypanchang.com
No comments:
Post a Comment