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Pandit Ji · Diwali
Each of the five Diwali rites is dated by its own time of day at your city — Dhanteras and Lakshmi Puja at pradosh, after sunset; the bath at sunrise; Govardhan Puja in the first part of the morning; Bhai Dooj in the afternoon. So the date, and not only the time, can move from one city to the next.
| Rite | Day | Window |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanteras | Friday 6 November | 17:32–19:56, pradosh (after sunset) |
| Naraka Chaturdashi | Sunday 8 November | before sunrise (the abhyanga snan) |
| Lakshmi Puja | Sunday 8 November | 17:31–19:55, pradosh (after sunset) |
| Govardhan Puja | Tuesday 10 November | 06:39–08:49, pratahkala (first part of the morning) |
| Bhai Dooj | Tuesday 10 November | 13:09–15:20, aparahna (the afternoon) |
In Delhi the Dwitiya also fills Wednesday 11 November's afternoon, so calendars that read Bhai Dooj as the day the tithi fills keep the 11th. Pick your own city on this page for its dates and windows.
In London and New York the Chaturdashi already holds at Saturday's sunrise, so the Naraka Chaturdashi bath is Saturday 7 November, and Govardhan Puja is Monday 9 November. In Singapore the Dwitiya reaches the afternoon only on Wednesday, so Bhai Dooj is 11 November. A calendar printed for India carries the Indian day to every city; this page computes each one.
Each rite's tithi is read over its own window at your city's sunrise and sunset, and the first day the tithi touches that window is served. Where a second day also qualifies, the page says so rather than hiding it. Pradosh is taken as sunset plus 2 hours 24 minutes.
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