Diwali 2026 in Malindi, Kilifi County, Kenya Lakshmi Puja muhurat 18:40–20:31, Sun 8 Nov
Festival · times in EAT
When is Diwali 2026 in Malindi?
Sunday 8 November
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Sun 8 Nov in MalindiDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 18:10–20:31. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:40 to 20:31.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 2026 page:
Why is Diwali on Sun 8 Nov in Malindi?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Sun 8 Nov: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 18:10–20:31. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:40 to 20:31.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 18:10–20:31. Amavasya: 08:58 to 10:02 Mon.
Amavasya ended at 10:02; pradosha is Pratipada.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+3). 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 08:58 on Sun 8 Nov to 10:02 on Mon 9 Nov, so only Sunday’s pradosha (18:10–20:31) 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.