Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2026
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026 (New Delhi).
Diwali, the festival of lights, falls on the Amavasya of Kartika (Ashwin in the amanta reckoning). Lakshmi Puja is performed in the evening (pradosh kaal), homes are lit with diyas, and families share sweets and gifts.
Dates
| 2026 | Sunday, 8 November 2026 · Full calendar 2026 |
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| 2027 | Friday, 29 October 2027 · Full calendar 2027 |
| 2028 | Tuesday, 17 October 2028 · Full calendar 2028 |
How the date is set
It is kept in the lunar month of Ashwin, Krishna paksha Amavasya, on the day of the tithi prevailing in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
Lunar months here are amanta (new moon to new moon); in the purnimanta reckoning used in much of North India, the Krishna paksha belongs to the next month. Communities follow their own rules for some festivals, so a local almanac may keep a few on a neighbouring day.
Dates are computed with this site's panchang (Lahiri ayanamsa) for New Delhi. Times of sunrise and the tithi differ by place, so a date can shift by a day for cities far from Delhi; the calendar pages recalculate for your city. All festivals →