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Diwali Lakshmi Puja 2026 in Bengaluru

8 November 2026. Every time below is calculated for the city from its own sunrise, sunset and tithi.

Lakshmi Puja is the main night of Diwali, kept on Amavasya, the new moon that ends the lunar month of Ashwina in the amanta calendar (Kartika in the purnimanta calendar of the north). Lamps are lit and Lakshmi and Ganesha are worshipped for prosperity in the year ahead.

Date
8 November 2026
Tithi
8 November 2026, 11:30 AM to 9 November 2026, 12:33 PM
Pradosh kaal
5:51 PM – 8:15 PM
Vrishabha lagna
6:18 PM – 8:21 PM
Muhurat
6:18 PM – 8:15 PM
Nishita kaal
11:38 PM – 12:28 AM tomorrow
Sunrise and sunset
6:15 AM · 5:51 PM

How the date and muhurat are worked out

Lakshmi Puja is done on the evening when Amavasya covers pradosh, the 144 minutes after sunset. Within pradosh, the puja is timed for the Vrishabha lagna, a fixed sign rising, while Amavasya still runs. We also give Nishita kaal, the eighth of the night’s fifteen muhurtas, for those who worship at midnight. All of it is calculated for each city.

When Amavasya touches pradosh on two evenings, panchangs differ on which to take; we take the evening it covers the longer. Published muhurats also differ with how pradosh is measured and whether the Vrishabha lagna is required, so check the method when comparing times.

Diwali Lakshmi Puja 2026 in every city

CityDatePradosh kaalVrishabha lagnaMuhuratNishita kaal
Delhi8 November 20265:31 PM – 7:55 PM5:55 PM – 7:51 PM5:55 PM – 7:51 PM11:39 PM – 12:31 AM tomorrow
Mumbai8 November 20266:02 PM – 8:26 PM6:28 PM – 8:28 PM6:28 PM – 8:26 PM11:57 PM – 12:47 AM tomorrow
Bengaluru8 November 20265:51 PM – 8:15 PM6:18 PM – 8:21 PM6:18 PM – 8:15 PM11:38 PM – 12:28 AM tomorrow
Hyderabad8 November 20265:42 PM – 8:06 PM6:09 PM – 8:09 PM6:09 PM – 8:06 PM11:34 PM – 12:25 AM tomorrow
Ahmedabad8 November 20265:58 PM – 8:22 PM6:23 PM – 8:21 PM6:23 PM – 8:21 PM11:58 PM – 12:49 AM tomorrow
Chennai8 November 20265:40 PM – 8:04 PM6:07 PM – 8:10 PM6:07 PM – 8:04 PM11:27 PM – 12:17 AM tomorrow
Kolkata8 November 20264:55 PM – 7:19 PM5:21 PM – 7:19 PM5:21 PM – 7:19 PM10:54 PM – 11:46 PM
Pune8 November 20265:59 PM – 8:23 PM6:25 PM – 8:25 PM6:25 PM – 8:23 PM11:53 PM – 12:43 AM tomorrow
Surat8 November 20265:59 PM – 8:23 PM6:25 PM – 8:24 PM6:25 PM – 8:23 PM11:57 PM – 12:48 AM tomorrow
Jaipur8 November 20265:39 PM – 8:03 PM6:03 PM – 8:00 PM6:03 PM – 8:00 PM11:44 PM – 12:37 AM tomorrow
Lucknow8 November 20265:19 PM – 7:43 PM5:43 PM – 7:40 PM5:43 PM – 7:40 PM11:24 PM – 12:16 AM tomorrow
Kanpur8 November 20265:22 PM – 7:46 PM5:47 PM – 7:43 PM5:47 PM – 7:43 PM11:26 PM – 12:18 AM tomorrow
Nagpur8 November 20265:34 PM – 7:58 PM6:00 PM – 7:59 PM6:00 PM – 7:58 PM11:32 PM – 12:23 AM tomorrow
Indore8 November 20265:45 PM – 8:09 PM6:10 PM – 8:09 PM6:10 PM – 8:09 PM11:44 PM – 12:36 AM tomorrow
Bhopal8 November 20265:38 PM – 8:02 PM6:03 PM – 8:01 PM6:03 PM – 8:01 PM11:38 PM – 12:30 AM tomorrow
Patna8 November 20265:04 PM – 7:28 PM5:29 PM – 7:26 PM5:29 PM – 7:26 PM11:07 PM – 11:59 PM
Vadodara8 November 20265:56 PM – 8:20 PM6:21 PM – 8:20 PM6:21 PM – 8:20 PM11:55 PM – 12:46 AM tomorrow
Rajkot8 November 20266:06 PM – 8:30 PM6:31 PM – 8:30 PM6:31 PM – 8:30 PM12:05 AM – 12:56 AM tomorrow
Varanasi8 November 20265:13 PM – 7:37 PM5:38 PM – 7:35 PM5:38 PM – 7:35 PM11:16 PM – 12:08 AM tomorrow
Chandigarh8 November 20265:29 PM – 7:53 PM5:52 PM – 7:47 PM5:52 PM – 7:47 PM11:40 PM – 12:33 AM tomorrow

Questions

When is the Diwali Lakshmi Puja 2026 muhurat in Bengaluru?

In Bengaluru, Diwali Lakshmi Puja 2026 falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026, and the muhurat runs from 6:18 PM to 8:15 PM.

Why is Lakshmi Puja done in the Vrishabha lagna?

Vrishabha is a fixed sign, and worship begun while a fixed sign is rising is traditionally held to make prosperity stay rather than pass.

What is Nishita kaal?

The middle of the night, taken as the eighth of the fifteen muhurtas between sunset and the next sunrise. Some worship Lakshmi, and in Bengal Kali, at this time.