Diwali 2026 in Leava, Sigave, Wallis and Futuna Sun 8 Nov or Mon 9 Nov

Festival · times in UTC+12

When is Diwali 2026 in Leava?

Smarta · Vaishnava

Sunday 8 November

Dharmasindhu · a variant of Smarta

Monday 9 November

Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)

Full panchang for Sun 8 Nov in Leava

Diwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?

Smarta · Vaishnava · Sunday 8 November

Lakshmi Puja muhurat

18:30–20:13

1 h 43 min · Tithika’s convention

Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:57⁠–⁠20:13. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:30 to 20:13.

Dharmasindhu · Monday 9 November

Lakshmi Puja muhurat

18:26–20:13

1 h 47 min · Tithika’s convention

Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:57⁠–⁠20:13. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:26 to 20:13.

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Why is Diwali on Sun 8 Nov or Mon 9 Nov in Leava?

Smarta · Vaishnava · By the Nirnayasindhu, Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Sun 8 Nov: Amavasya holds more of pradosha that evening than on Mon 9 Nov.

Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:57⁠–⁠20:13. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:30 to 20:13.

Chaturdashi until 17:58, inside pradosha; then Amavasya. Amavasya: 17:58 to 19:02 Mon.

Amavasya holds pradosha only until 19:02; then Pratipada. Amavasya: 17:58 Sun to 19:02.

One row per day, on one clock (UTC+12). Band: the tithi. Box: Pradosha. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.

Smarta · Vaishnava

Lakshmi Puja is done in pradosha, the 3 muhurtas after sunset. Amavasya runs from 17:58 on Sun 8 Nov to 19:02 on Mon 9 Nov, touching pradosha on both evenings. The Nirnayasindhu takes the evening it holds more of: Sun 8 Nov.

Dharmasindhu

Amavasya touches pradosha on both evenings. When it does, the Dharmasindhu takes the later day: Mon 9 Nov, where it holds pradosha until 19:02.

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.