Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2086
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Today's Panchang
Kashi reference · computed live- Tithi
- Ashtami
- till 18:59
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- till 20:18
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Karana
- Balava
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Moon sign
- Aries
- Sun sign
- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:07
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:15 – 19:39
- Fasting window (tithi)15:01 → 2086-11-06 · 17:22
- Parana (tithi ends)17:222086-11-06
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaDiwali (Lakshmi Puja) — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the correct time for Lakshmi Puja on Diwali?
Lakshmi Puja is performed in pradosh kaal, the window beginning at sunset, and preferably during a sthir (fixed) lagna such as Vrishabha. Exact timings shift by city, since they depend on local sunset.
Why is Diwali celebrated on a new moon night?
Kartika Amavasya is the darkest night of the lunar year. Lighting lamps on it is the point: the festival is about producing light where none is given, rather than celebrating light that already exists.
Should Ganesha be placed to the left or right of Lakshmi?
Ganesha is placed to Lakshmi's right as you face the idols. He is invoked first, as every Hindu rite begins with him.
Other major festivals in 2086
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2086
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 2086
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 February 2086
- Holika Dahan — 27 February 2086
- Holi — 31 March 2086
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 14 April 2086
- Ram Navami — 22 April 2086
- Akshaya Tritiya — 15 May 2086
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 12 July 2086
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 2086
- Nag Panchami — 14 August 2086
- Raksha Bandhan — 24 August 2086
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 2086
- Hartalika Teej — 11 September 2086
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 12 September 2086
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 2086
- Pitru Paksha begins — 23 September 2086
- Sharad Navratri begins — 8 October 2086
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 2086
- Maha Navami — 17 October 2086
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 17 October 2086
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 2086
- Dhanteras — 3 November 2086
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 5 November 2086
- Govardhan Puja — 7 November 2086
- Bhai Dooj — 8 November 2086
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 2086
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 20 November 2086
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 20 November 2086
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