Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) Puja Muhurat in Houston, USA
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2026 — Sunday, 8 November 2026. Local timings for Houston below, computed astronomically.
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2026 in Houston
In Houston, United States, Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) is observed on Sunday, 8 November 2026. This page gives the locally-computed puja muhurat for Houston — 17:30 – 19:54 — together with the day's panchang, muhurat and fasting window, all worked out astronomically for Houston's coordinates and timezone. The date is the same everywhere; only the local timings change by city.
Timings in Houston
- Sunrise06:40
- Sunset17:30
- Pradosh window17:30 – 19:54
- Fasting window (tithi)00:00 → 01:01
- Parana (tithi ends)01:01
Panchang in Houston · Sunday, 8 November 2026
Houston · computed live- Tithi
- Amavasya
- till 01:01
- Nakshatra
- Swati
- till 19:53
- Yoga
- Ayushman
- Karana
- Chatushpada
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Moon sign
- Libra
- Sun sign
- Libra
Common questions
What is the puja muhurat for Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2026 in Houston?
In Houston the puja muhurat on Sunday, 8 November 2026 is approximately 17:30 – 19:54, computed for Houston's coordinates and timezone.
Why does the Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) time differ by city?
Sunrise, sunset and moonrise depend on your longitude and latitude, so the local time is different in every city — even though the tithi (and therefore the date) is the same.
Is the Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) date the same across India?
Yes — the date is fixed by the tithi (Kashi reference) and is the same everywhere; only the local timings (muhurat, moonrise) change.
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