Sunday, November 8, 2026
Starts at 12:00 AM in New Delhi (UTC+5:30)
43 days to go until Diwali 2026
Diwali 2026 is on Sunday, November 8, 2026 (New Delhi time). That is 43 days from today.
Dates shown are for the main day of Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) in India. Some regions observe it a day earlier or later.
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | November 8 | Sunday |
| 2027 | October 29 | Friday |
| 2028 | October 17 | Tuesday |
| 2029 | November 5 | Monday |
| 2030 | October 26 | Saturday |
The Festival of Lights, celebrated by over a billion people.
Also known as: Deepavali, Deepawali, Festival of Lights
Diwali, or Deepavali, is the Hindu Festival of Lights. It falls on the new-moon night (Amavasya) of the month of Kartika, so its Gregorian date moves each year between mid-October and mid-November.
The main day is part of a five-day festival that starts with Dhanteras and ends with Bhai Dooj. Families clean and decorate their homes, light oil lamps (diyas), perform Lakshmi Puja and share sweets. It is also celebrated by Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists.
These examples cover major regional and diaspora traditions. They are representative, not an exhaustive list of every country or community that observes Diwali; customs can also vary within a country.
Diwali is a national holiday and the high point of a five-day festival of lamps, fireworks, sweets and family visits.
The festival is known as Tihar and includes days that honor crows, dogs and cows before Laxmi Puja.
Deepavali is an official holiday, observed especially by Hindu communities with temple worship, lamps and family gatherings.
Deepavali is a public holiday. Homes and temples are lit, and Singapore's Little India carries large street decorations.
Diwali is a public holiday with lamps, sweets, prayers and community celebrations shaped by large Indo-Mauritian and Indo-Fijian populations.
Diwali is a public holiday across these Caribbean and South American countries, where Indo-Caribbean communities light diyas and hold cultural programs.
South Asian communities organize temple services, light displays, cultural programs and major public celebrations; Leicester is especially well known in the UK.
There are 43 days until Diwali 2026, which is on Sunday, November 8, 2026. The live countdown on this page updates every second.
Diwali 2027 is on Friday, October 29, 2027.
Diwali follows the Hindu lunisolar calendar. It is tied to the new moon of Kartika, which lands on a different Gregorian date each year.
The festival season lasts five days: Dhanteras, Naraka Chaturdashi, Diwali (Lakshmi Puja), Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj.
