Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) Puja Muhurat in Johannesburg, South Africa
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2026 — Sunday, 8 November 2026. Local timings for Johannesburg below, computed astronomically.
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2026 in Johannesburg
In Johannesburg, South Africa, Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) is observed on Sunday, 8 November 2026. This page gives the locally-computed puja muhurat for Johannesburg — 18:29 – 20:53 — together with the day's panchang, muhurat and fasting window, all worked out astronomically for Johannesburg's coordinates and timezone. The date is the same everywhere; only the local timings change by city.
Timings in Johannesburg
- Sunrise05:14
- Sunset18:29
- Pradosh window18:29 – 20:53
- Fasting window (tithi)08:00 → 09:01
- Parana (tithi ends)09:01
Panchang in Johannesburg · Sunday, 8 November 2026
Johannesburg · computed live- Tithi
- Chaturdashi
- till 08:00
- Nakshatra
- Swati
- till 03:53
- Yoga
- Ayushman
- Karana
- Shakuni
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Moon sign
- Libra
- Sun sign
- Libra
Common questions
What is the puja muhurat for Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2026 in Johannesburg?
In Johannesburg the puja muhurat on Sunday, 8 November 2026 is approximately 18:29 – 20:53, computed for Johannesburg'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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