Diwali 2026 in Kolkata
Lakshmi Puja muhurat 5:21–7:19 PM
Sunday, 8 November 2026. Pradosh Kaal, Vrishabha Kaal and Amavasya, worked out for Kolkata.
- Pradosh Kaal
- 4:56 PM – 7:30 PM
- Vrishabha Kaal (Taurus rising, a fixed lagna)
- 5:21 PM – 7:19 PM
- Against New Delhi
- begins 34 minutes earlier (New Delhi 5:55–7:51 PM)
- Amavasya begins
- 8 Nov, 11:28 AM
- Amavasya ends
- 9 Nov, 12:32 PM
- Pradosh Kaal
- 5:01 PM – 7:33 PM
- Vrishabha Kaal (Taurus rising, a fixed lagna)
- 6:01 PM – 7:59 PM
- Against New Delhi
- begins 34 minutes earlier (New Delhi 6:35–7:06 PM)
- Amavasya begins
- 28 Oct, 8:48 PM
- Amavasya ends
- 29 Oct, 7:06 PM
For Kolkata, in IST.
On the day in Kolkata
Sunday, 8 November- 1Sunset, 4:56 PM
Pradosh Kaal, the evening after sunset in which the Lakshmi Puja is done, begins; Dharmasindhu sets the puja in the Pradosh of the Kartik Amavasya. In Kolkata it runs 4:56–7:30 PM.
- 2Vrishabha Kaal, 5:21–7:19 PM
Vrishabha (Taurus), a sthir or fixed sign, is rising in the east. Tradition holds that a Lakshmi Puja done in a fixed lagna keeps Lakshmi steady in the home.
- 3The muhurat, 5:21–7:19 PM
The time when Vrishabha Kaal falls inside Pradosh Kaal while Amavasya holds: 5:21–7:19 PM in Kolkata. Ganesh is worshipped first, then Lakshmi, and the diyas are lit.
- 4The night puja
Families and shops who keep the night’s Lakshmi Puja do it in Nishita, the night’s eighth muhurta, 10:55 PM – 11:46 PM, or while Simha (Leo), the other fixed sign, rises, which in Kolkata is 11:48 PM – 1:59 AM, the night of 8–9 Nov.
Choghadiya divides the day and the night into eight parts each, every one good, neutral or bad. The good ones in Kolkata while Amavasya holds, Amrit, Shubh and Labh with the neutral Char, the slots many shops keep the Chopda (account-book) puja in:
| Choghadiya | Time |
|---|---|
| Shubh | 12:44 PM – 2:08 PM |
| Shubh | 4:56 PM – 6:32 PM |
| Amrit | 6:32 PM – 8:08 PM |
| Char | 8:08 PM – 9:44 PM |
| Labh | 12:57 AM – 2:33 AM, 9 Nov |
| Shubh | 4:09 AM – 5:45 AM, 9 Nov |
The full puja vidhi, the samagri and the katha are on the Diwali page.
Diwali in Kolkata, 2026, 2027, 2028
Lakshmi Puja muhurat each yearKolkata is 11.2° east of New Delhi, and the sky turns a degree every four minutes, so that alone sets the sun about 45 minutes earlier. Being 6.0° farther south moves it about 9 minutes later: in November the Sun is south of the equator, and the days are longer the farther south you are. Sunset is at 4:56 PM, 36 minutes earlier than New Delhi, and Vrishabha Kaal turns with the same sky, so the muhurat moves with them. Only Amavasya is the same instant everywhere, 8 Nov, 11:28 AM to 9 Nov, 12:32 PM IST. Across the forty cities below, the muhurat begins first in Guwahati (5:01 PM) and last in Rajkot (6:31 PM).
The date, the tithi’s times and how the day is found are on the Diwali page; sunrise, Rahu Kaal and choghadiya for today are on the panchang for Kolkata.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat in other cities
Diwali 2026
Common questions
5 questionsWhat is the Lakshmi Puja muhurat on Diwali 2026 in Kolkata?
5:21–7:19 PM IST on Sunday, 8 November 2026. That is where Pradosh Kaal (4:56–7:30 PM) meets Vrishabha Kaal, the fixed lagna, while Amavasya holds.
Why is the muhurat in Kolkata different from Delhi’s?
Because the sun sets 36 minutes earlier than New Delhi, and Vrishabha Kaal rises in the city’s own sky; only Amavasya is the same instant everywhere. The working for this city is above.
What is the Lakshmi Puja muhurat on Diwali 2027 in Kolkata?
6:01–7:06 PM on Friday, 29 October 2027.
What is the Lakshmi Puja muhurat on Diwali 2028 in Kolkata?
6:45–7:39 PM on Tuesday, 17 October 2028.
Is Diwali on the same date in Kolkata as in Delhi?
Yes. In 2026 it is Sunday, 8 November 2026 in both. The tithi begins and ends at the same instant everywhere; only the evening it is read in moves.
A festival is the same day for everybody. Your chart is not.
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