Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2087
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)06:00
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:23 – 19:47
- Fasting window (tithi)14:45 → 2087-10-26 · 17:00
- Parana (tithi ends)17:002087-10-26
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 2087
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2087
- Vasant Panchami — 7 February 2087
- Maha Shivaratri — 3 March 2087
- Holika Dahan — 18 March 2087
- Holi — 20 March 2087
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 4 April 2087
- Ram Navami — 11 April 2087
- Akshaya Tritiya — 5 May 2087
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 2 July 2087
- Guru Purnima — 15 July 2087
- Nag Panchami — 3 August 2087
- Raksha Bandhan — 14 August 2087
- Krishna Janmashtami — 20 August 2087
- Hartalika Teej — 31 August 2087
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 1 September 2087
- Anant Chaturdashi — 11 September 2087
- Pitru Paksha begins — 13 September 2087
- Sharad Navratri begins — 27 September 2087
- Durga Ashtami — 5 October 2087
- Maha Navami — 6 October 2087
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 2087
- Dhanteras — 23 October 2087
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 25 October 2087
- Govardhan Puja — 27 October 2087
- Bhai Dooj — 28 October 2087
- Chhath Puja — 1 November 2087
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 10 November 2087
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 10 November 2087
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