Diwali 2026: 8 or 9 November? Lakshmi Puja Muhurat & Vidhi

Diwali 2026: Sunday, 8 November. Lakshmi Puja muhurat (New Delhi): 5:54 PM – 7:50 PM IST.

For your puja preparation

Complete Lakshmi Pooja Samagri Kit | Essential Puja Items

Chosen to support the vrat or festival described in this article. Check the product details for the included guidance or items, language or delivery format, seller and current availability.

Rs. 1,499.00

Choose options

For your puja preparation

Related festival essentials

Choose only what is useful for your family’s preparation; these products are not compulsory.

Pujashree Products Global Private Limited

Laxmi Ganesh on Lotus Idol – Bring Home Divine Murti for Wealth

Selected because it directly supports the preparation described in this article. Check the product page for exact contents, format and delivery.

Rs. 359.00 Choose options

Sanatana Journey

Kamal Gatta (Lotus Seeds) for Puja and Rituals (10 pcs)

Selected because it directly supports the preparation described in this article. Check the product page for exact contents, format and delivery.

Rs. 39.00

Add to cart

Prepare your Diwali puja space

Explore a brass diya, devotional incense and kumkum alongside your puja guide.

Pujashree · Physical product

Peetal Ka Diya (Big) – 1pc

Rs. 299.00

Add to cart

Art Of Satva · Physical product

Rose - Maa Shakti Incense

Rs. 289.00Choose options

Pujashree · Physical product

Kumkum 8 gm (Pack of 2)

Rs. 179.00

Add to cart

Shipping is calculated at checkout. Items from different brands may arrive in separate parcels. Check delivery before ordering for a specific festival.

Diwali 2026 Lakshmi Puja timings (New Delhi, IST)

Diwali / Lakshmi Puja	Sunday, 8 November 2026
Amavasya begins	11:27 AM, 8 Nov
Amavasya ends	12:31 PM, 9 Nov
Pradosh Kaal	5:31 PM – 8:09 PM
Lakshmi Puja muhurat (Vrishabha Kaal)	5:54 PM – 7:50 PM
Kumbha lagna (afternoon, business)	1:26 PM – 2:54 PM
Mahanishita Kaal	11:39 PM – 12:31 AM (9 Nov)
Simha lagna (midnight)	12:25 AM – 2:42 AM (9 Nov)
Mumbai / Bengaluru / Kolkata muhurat	6:27–8:27 PM / 6:17–8:20 PM / 5:20–7:18 PM

Source: Drik Panchang (lp), Drik Panchang (lagna), Drik Panchang (cal)

Why the confusion: 8 or 9 November?

Amavasya runs from 11:27 AM on Sunday 8 November to 12:31 PM on Monday 9 November. Because Amavasya is the tithi at sunrise on 9 November, calendars that go by udaya tithi show 9 November.

Lakshmi Puja, however, is a Pradosh-vyapini observance. Dharma Sindhu, Nirnaya Sindhu and Vratraj prescribe it after sunset while Amavasya prevails. On 8 November Amavasya covers the whole Pradosh Kaal (5:31–8:09 PM); on 9 November it ends at 12:31 PM, well before sunset. So Diwali is 8 November.

Two more things add to the confusion. Narak Chaturdashi is the same morning (see our Choti Diwali guide), and 9 November is listed for "Diwali Snan / Devpuja", a morning bath on Amavasya, not Lakshmi Puja. Some holiday calendars also list the office holiday on a different day. A holiday list is not a puja calendar.

Which muhurat should I choose?

Households: 5:54–7:50 PM, when Pradosh Kaal overlaps the fixed (sthir) Vrishabha lagna, so that Lakshmi "stays". Business / Chopda Pujan: the Kumbha lagna in the afternoon (1:26–2:54 PM) or the evening muhurat. Nishita / Kali Puja / tantric sadhana: 11:39 PM–12:31 AM. Choghadiya windows are meant for travel and are not recommended for Lakshmi Puja.

Diwali Lakshmi Puja vidhi (short)

1. Clean the home, make rangoli, put Lakshmi charan facing inward and torans on the door.
2. Lay a red cloth on a chowki; place Ganesh on the left and Lakshmi on the right, with a kalash, coconut and mango leaves.
3. Sankalp, Ganesh puja, then Lakshmi puja with roli, akshat, kamal gatta, flowers, haldi-ganth, kauri and gomti chakra.
4. Offer kheel-batashe, panchmeva and sweets; light the main ghee diya, which burns through the night.
5. Worship account books and pens; do Lakshmi aarti, then light diyas around the home.

Diwali Lakshmi Puja samagri

Complete your thali from Divine Store:

• Complete Lakshmi Pooja Samagri Kit
• Laxmi Ganesh on Lotus Idol
• Kamal Gatta
• Kheel
• Batashe
• Kaudi
• Lakshmi Charan Stickers
• Clay Diyas
• Diwali Panch-Parv Guide eBook (Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj)

Planning the full five days? See our Diwali Lakshmi Puja Essentials page for complete bundles, and the Devotional Guides blog for each day of Panch-Parv.

Diwali 2026 FAQs

Is Diwali 2026 on 8 or 9 November?

8 November. Amavasya prevails during Pradosh Kaal only on 8 November; on 9 November it ends at 12:31 PM, before sunset.

What is the Lakshmi Puja muhurat on Diwali 2026?

5:54 PM to 7:50 PM IST on 8 November for New Delhi (Vrishabha Kaal within Pradosh Kaal 5:31–8:09 PM).

When does Amavasya start and end in Diwali 2026?

From 11:27 AM on 8 November to 12:31 PM on 9 November (IST).

Can Lakshmi Puja be done at midnight?

Mahanishita Kaal (11:39 PM to 12:31 AM) is used mainly for Kali Puja and tantric sadhana. For households the Pradosh muhurat is recommended.

Are Choti Diwali and Diwali on the same day in 2026?

Yes. Narak Chaturdashi Abhyang Snan is on the morning of 8 November and Lakshmi Puja is that evening.

All times are IST for New Delhi (Drik Panchang). Sunrise, sunset and lagna differ by city, so check your local Panchang; follow your family or temple tradition where it differs.