Diwali 2026 in Markha, Sakha, Russia Sun 8 Nov or Mon 9 Nov

Festival · times in UTC+9

When is Diwali 2026 in Markha?

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 Markha

Diwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?

Smarta · Vaishnava · Sunday 8 November

Lakshmi Puja muhurat

15:58–17:08

1 h 10 min · Tithika’s convention

Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 15:56⁠–⁠19:12. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 15:58 to 17:08.

Dharmasindhu · Monday 9 November

Lakshmi Puja muhurat

15:54–17:04

1 h 10 min · Tithika’s convention

Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 15:54⁠–⁠19:10. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 15:54 to 17:04.

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

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

Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 15:56⁠–⁠19:12. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 15:58 to 17:08.

Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 15:56–19:12. Amavasya: 14:58 to 16:02 Mon.

Amavasya holds pradosha only until 16:02; then Pratipada. Amavasya: 14:58 Sun to 16:02.

One row per day, on one clock (UTC+9). 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 began at 14:58 on Sun 8 Nov, before that evening’s pradosha, and ended at 16:02 on Mon 9 Nov, partway into the next. The Nirnayasindhu takes the evening Amavasya fills: 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 16:02.

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.