Diwali 2026 in Bagrām, Parwan, Afghanistan Lakshmi Puja muhurat 17:14–19:06, Sun 8 Nov
Festival · times in UTC+4:30
When is Diwali 2026 in Bagrām?
Sunday 8 November
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Sun 8 Nov in BagrāmDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 16:52–19:34. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 17:14 to 19:06.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 2026 page:
Why is Diwali on Sun 8 Nov in Bagrām?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Sun 8 Nov: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 16:52–19:34. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 17:14 to 19:06.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 16:52–19:34. Amavasya: 10:28 to 11:32 Mon.
Amavasya ended at 11:32; pradosha is Pratipada.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+4:30). Band: the tithi. Box: Pradosha. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
Lakshmi Puja is done in pradosha, the 3 muhurtas after sunset. Amavasya runs from 10:28 on Sun 8 Nov to 11:32 on Mon 9 Nov, so only Sunday’s pradosha (16:52–19:34) falls within it. Every reading takes that day.
The rule
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Lakshmi Puja is done in pradosha, the 3 muhurtas after sunset.
- Smarta
- the evening whose pradosha Amavasya holds; when it touches both, the one it holds more of; when neither, the earlier (Nirnayasindhu).
- Dharmasindhu
- the evening whose pradosha Amavasya holds; when it touches both, the later; when neither, the earlier (Dharmasindhu).
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.