Countdown to Diwali 2026
Diwali 2026 is on Sunday, November 8, 2026. The Hindu festival of lights. The main day of Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) falls on 8 November in 2026.
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Diwali 2026 at a glance
- Date
- Sunday, November 8, 2026
- Day of the year
- Day 312 of 365
- ISO week
- Week 45
- Observed
- India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Fiji, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and more
About Diwali
Diwali follows the Hindu lunisolar calendar. The main day, Lakshmi Puja, falls on the new-moon night (Amavasya) of the month of Kartika — Ashvin in the amanta calendar used in southern and western India — so its Gregorian date moves between mid-October and mid-November.
- The festival runs over about five days, with Lakshmi Puja on the new-moon night as the main day.
- Because the day depends on when the new moon falls in Indian time, regional calendars occasionally list Diwali a day apart.
- It is a public holiday in India, Nepal (as Tihar), Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Fiji, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, among others.
Questions about Diwali 2026
What day of the week is Diwali 2026?
Diwali 2026 falls on a Sunday (Sunday, November 8, 2026).
How is the date of Diwali determined?
Diwali follows the Hindu lunisolar calendar. The main day, Lakshmi Puja, falls on the new-moon night (Amavasya) of the month of Kartika — Ashvin in the amanta calendar used in southern and western India — so its Gregorian date moves between mid-October and mid-November.
Where is Diwali observed?
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Fiji, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and more.
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