Diwali 2026 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Lakshmi Puja muhurat 19:55–21:24, Sun 8 Nov
Festival · times in SAST
When is Diwali 2026 in Cape Town?
Sunday 8 November
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Sun 8 Nov in Cape TownDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 19:21–21:24. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 19:55 to 21:24.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 2026 page:
Why is Diwali on Sun 8 Nov in Cape Town?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Sun 8 Nov: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 19:21–21:24. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 19:55 to 21:24.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 19:21–21:24. Amavasya: 07:58 to 09:02 Mon.
Amavasya ended at 09:02; pradosha is Pratipada.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+2). 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 07:58 on Sun 8 Nov to 09:02 on Mon 9 Nov, so only Sunday’s pradosha (19:21–21:24) 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.