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Festival guide · 2026
Diwali, the festival of lights, is five days of lamps, family and Lakshmi puja. Here are the days for your city, worked out by the advanced iAstroGuru Engine.
हिंदी में देखेंNew Delhi, Delhi, India · Asia/Kolkata
This guide covers 2026. Use the festival calendar for other years.
Sunday, 8 November 2026
Dates can vary with place and tradition. Check your family’s or temple’s local observance too.
The best evening window on Sunday, 8 November 2026: when Pradosh Kaal, the fixed sign Vrishabha (Taurus) rising and the Amavasya tithi all overlap. In New Delhi: 5:54 pm – 7:50 pm.
| City | Puja muhurat | Pradosh Kaal | Vrishabha Kaal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 5:54 pm – 7:50 pm | 5:31 pm – 8:08 pm | 5:54 pm – 7:50 pm |
| Mumbai | 6:27 pm – 8:27 pm | 6:02 pm – 8:34 pm | 6:27 pm – 8:27 pm |
| Kolkata | 5:20 pm – 7:19 pm | 4:55 pm – 7:29 pm | 5:20 pm – 7:19 pm |
| Chennai | 6:07 pm – 8:09 pm | 5:40 pm – 8:09 pm | 6:07 pm – 8:09 pm |
| Bengaluru | 6:18 pm – 8:20 pm | 5:51 pm – 8:20 pm | 6:18 pm – 8:20 pm |
| Hyderabad | 6:08 pm – 8:08 pm | 5:41 pm – 8:13 pm | 6:08 pm – 8:08 pm |
| Pune | 6:24 pm – 8:25 pm | 5:58 pm – 8:30 pm | 6:24 pm – 8:25 pm |
| Ahmedabad | 6:22 pm – 8:21 pm | 5:58 pm – 8:32 pm | 6:22 pm – 8:21 pm |
| Jaipur | 6:03 pm – 8:00 pm | 5:39 pm – 8:16 pm | 6:03 pm – 8:00 pm |
| Lucknow | 5:43 pm – 7:39 pm | 5:19 pm – 7:55 pm | 5:43 pm – 7:39 pm |
| Varanasi | 5:37 pm – 7:34 pm | 5:13 pm – 7:48 pm | 5:37 pm – 7:34 pm |
| Patna | 5:28 pm – 7:25 pm | 5:04 pm – 7:39 pm | 5:28 pm – 7:25 pm |
| Bhopal | 6:03 pm – 8:01 pm | 5:38 pm – 8:12 pm | 6:03 pm – 8:01 pm |
| Indore | 6:10 pm – 8:08 pm | 5:45 pm – 8:19 pm | 6:10 pm – 8:08 pm |
| Chandigarh | 5:52 pm – 7:47 pm | 5:29 pm – 8:08 pm | 5:52 pm – 7:47 pm |
| Gurugram | 5:55 pm – 7:51 pm | 5:32 pm – 8:09 pm | 5:55 pm – 7:51 pm |
| Surat | 6:24 pm – 8:23 pm | 5:59 pm – 8:32 pm | 6:24 pm – 8:23 pm |
| Nagpur | 5:59 pm – 7:58 pm | 5:34 pm – 8:07 pm | 5:59 pm – 7:58 pm |
| Guwahati | 5:01 pm – 6:58 pm | 4:36 pm – 7:12 pm | 5:01 pm – 6:58 pm |
| Kochi | 6:27 pm – 8:27 pm | 6:00 pm – 8:27 pm | 6:27 pm – 8:31 pm |
Times in IST for each city centre, calculated by the advanced iAstroGuru Engine. Pradosh Kaal = sunset to one fifth of the night; Vrishabha uses the Lahiri sidereal zodiac. Your family or temple tradition may differ.
Lakshmi Puja is associated with Kartika Amavasya, called Ashwin Amavasya in the amanta calendar. Dhanteras, Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj have their own observances. Use each date shown below for your chosen city rather than assuming all five days fall on consecutive dates.
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