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Diwali 2030दिवाली

Diwali is the festival of lights marking the victory of light over darkness and the return of Rama to Ayodhya.

Date · New Delhi (28.6139° N, 77.2090° E)

Saturday, 26 October 2030

Tradition harmony

All regional traditions Chakra tracks agree on this date:

North (Purnimanta)
26 Oct 2030
South (Amanta)
26 Oct 2030
Tamil
26 Oct 2030
Bengali
26 Oct 2030
ISKCON
26 Oct 2030
Smarta
26 Oct 2030

Tithi window

Begins 26 Oct, 4:41 am

Ends 27 Oct, 1:47 am

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  • 4 FriDurga Ashtami →Durga Ashtami is the eighth day of Sharad Navratri, held to be the most powerful for worship of the goddess.
  • 5 SatMaha Navami →Maha Navami marks the climactic ninth day of Navratri, venerating Goddess Durga as Mahishasuramardini and celebrating Ayudha Puja.
  • 6 SunDussehra →Dussehra, or Vijayadashami, marks the victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.
  • 10 ThuSharad Purnima →Sharad Purnima marks the harvest full moon of autumn when the moon radiates nectar-like rays and Lord Krishna danced the divine Raas Leela.
  • 15 TueKarva Chauth →Karva Chauth is a day-long fast kept without food or water for the well-being of a husband, broken after sighting the moon.
  • 17 ThuTula Sankranti →Tula Sankranti is the moment the Sun enters the sidereal sign of Libra, marking the start of the harvest month in several regions.
  • 19 SatAhoi Ashtami →Ahoi Ashtami is a traditional fasting day observed by mothers for the long life and wellbeing of their children on Kartika Krishna Ashtami.
  • 24 ThuDhanteras →Dhanteras opens the Diwali period and is considered auspicious for buying metal, and for honouring Dhanvantari and Lakshmi.
  • 25 FriNaraka Chaturdashi →Naraka Chaturdashi commemorates the triumph of Lord Krishna and Satyabhama over the tyrant demon Narakasura on Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi.
  • 26 SatDiwali(this page)Diwali is the festival of lights marking the victory of light over darkness and the return of Rama to Ayodhya.
  • 27 SunGovardhan Puja →Govardhan Puja recalls Krishna lifting Mount Govardhan to shelter the people of Braj, and is kept the day after Diwali.
  • 28 MonBhai Dooj →Bhai Dooj is the day at the close of Diwali on which sisters apply a tilak to their brothers and pray for their long life.
  • 30 WedChhath Puja →Chhath is a four-day festival of thanksgiving to the Sun and the goddess Chhathi Maiya, with offerings made standing in water at sunset and sunrise.

Also this month: Masik Durga Ashtami (1), Ekadashi (2), Pradosh Vrat (2), Purnima (1), Satyanarayan Puja (1), Sankashti Chaturthi (1), Masik Shivratri (1), Amavasya (1), Vinayaka Chaturthi (1).

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City-wise timings

CityLocal dateTithi window (local)vs. New Delhi
New Delhi26 Oct 20304:41 am – 27 Oct, 1:47 amSame day
Varanasi26 Oct 20304:41 am – 27 Oct, 1:47 amSame day
Mumbai26 Oct 20304:41 am – 27 Oct, 1:47 amSame day
Bengaluru26 Oct 20304:41 am – 27 Oct, 1:47 amSame day
Kolkata26 Oct 20304:41 am – 27 Oct, 1:47 amSame day
Chennai26 Oct 20304:41 am – 27 Oct, 1:47 amSame day
London26 Oct 203012:11 am – 9:17 pmSame day
San Francisco25 Oct 20304:11 pm – 26 Oct, 1:17 pmDiffers

Tithi window shown in each city’s own local time — the underlying instant is the same worldwide.

Diwali, or Deepavali, is the best known festival in the Hindu year, celebrated with rows of oil lamps, rangoli, family meals and the worship of Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity. The Kanakadhara Stotra is the Shankara hymn many households recite then. For many communities it also recalls Rama's homecoming to Ayodhya after fourteen years of exile.

The main night falls on the new-moon day (Amavasya) of the month of Kartika in the Purnimanta reckoning, which is the Amavasya ending the month of Ashwina in the Amanta system used in western and southern India (why the two labels differ). The Lakshmi Puja is timed to the pradosh period, the stretch just after sunset while Amavasya is still running, so the exact muhurta changes with local sunset.

Regional practice varies widely: in much of the north Diwali is the calendar's turn of the year and is preceded by Dhanteras and followed by Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj, while in Bengal the same night is kept as Kali Puja.

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