Diwali 2026: the auspicious Lakshmi Puja muhurat in your city
Deepavali 2026 is on Sunday, 8 November 2026. In Delhi the most auspicious time for Lakshmi Puja is 5:55 pm to 7:50 pm — when Pradosh Kaal and the fixed Vrishabha lagna coincide. Separate times for 65+ cities are below.
Lakshmi ji ki aarti, Lakshmi Chalisa and Shri Sukt — read them together in the puja.
City-wise Lakshmi Puja muhurat — Sunday, 8 November 2026
| City | Most auspicious time | Pradosh Kaal | Vrishabha lagna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 5:55 pm – 7:50 pm | 5:31 pm – 7:55 pm | 5:55 pm – 7:50 pm |
| Noida | 5:54 pm – 7:49 pm | 5:30 pm – 7:54 pm | 5:54 pm – 7:49 pm |
| Gurugram | 5:56 pm – 7:51 pm | 5:32 pm – 7:56 pm | 5:56 pm – 7:51 pm |
| Ghaziabad | 5:54 pm – 7:49 pm | 5:30 pm – 7:54 pm | 5:54 pm – 7:49 pm |
| Faridabad | 5:55 pm – 7:50 pm | 5:31 pm – 7:55 pm | 5:55 pm – 7:50 pm |
| Meerut | 5:52 pm – 7:46 pm | 5:28 pm – 7:52 pm | 5:52 pm – 7:46 pm |
| Chandigarh | 5:52 pm – 7:46 pm | 5:29 pm – 7:53 pm | 5:52 pm – 7:46 pm |
| Ludhiana | 5:56 pm – 7:50 pm | 5:33 pm – 7:57 pm | 5:56 pm – 7:50 pm |
| Amritsar | 5:58 pm – 7:51 pm | 5:35 pm – 7:59 pm | 5:58 pm – 7:51 pm |
| Jalandhar | 5:56 pm – 7:49 pm | 5:33 pm – 7:57 pm | 5:56 pm – 7:49 pm |
| Patiala | 5:55 pm – 7:48 pm | 5:31 pm – 7:55 pm | 5:55 pm – 7:48 pm |
| Ambala | 5:54 pm – 7:47 pm | 5:30 pm – 7:54 pm | 5:54 pm – 7:47 pm |
| Panipat | 5:55 pm – 7:49 pm | 5:31 pm – 7:55 pm | 5:55 pm – 7:49 pm |
| Karnal | 5:54 pm – 7:48 pm | 5:30 pm – 7:54 pm | 5:54 pm – 7:48 pm |
| Rohtak | 5:57 pm – 7:51 pm | 5:33 pm – 7:57 pm | 5:57 pm – 7:51 pm |
| Hisar | 6:00 pm – 7:54 pm | 5:36 pm – 8:00 pm | 6:00 pm – 7:54 pm |
| Jammu | 5:57 pm – 7:49 pm | 5:34 pm – 7:58 pm | 5:57 pm – 7:49 pm |
| Srinagar | 5:54 pm – 7:46 pm | 5:32 pm – 7:56 pm | 5:54 pm – 7:46 pm |
| Shimla | 5:50 pm – 7:44 pm | 5:27 pm – 7:51 pm | 5:50 pm – 7:44 pm |
| Dehradun | 5:49 pm – 7:42 pm | 5:25 pm – 7:49 pm | 5:49 pm – 7:42 pm |
| Haridwar | 5:49 pm – 7:43 pm | 5:25 pm – 7:49 pm | 5:49 pm – 7:43 pm |
| Jaipur | 6:03 pm – 7:59 pm | 5:39 pm – 8:03 pm | 6:03 pm – 7:59 pm |
| Jodhpur | 6:16 pm – 8:11 pm | 5:51 pm – 8:15 pm | 6:16 pm – 8:11 pm |
| Udaipur | 6:16 pm – 8:13 pm | 5:51 pm – 8:15 pm | 6:16 pm – 8:13 pm |
| Bikaner | 6:11 pm – 8:06 pm | 5:47 pm – 8:11 pm | 6:11 pm – 8:06 pm |
| Kota | 6:06 pm – 8:02 pm | 5:41 pm – 8:05 pm | 6:06 pm – 8:02 pm |
| Ajmer | 6:09 pm – 8:04 pm | 5:44 pm – 8:08 pm | 6:09 pm – 8:04 pm |
| Agra | 5:54 pm – 7:50 pm | 5:30 pm – 7:54 pm | 5:54 pm – 7:50 pm |
| Mathura | 5:55 pm – 7:50 pm | 5:31 pm – 7:55 pm | 5:55 pm – 7:50 pm |
| Aligarh | 5:52 pm – 7:47 pm | 5:28 pm – 7:52 pm | 5:52 pm – 7:47 pm |
| Bareilly | 5:46 pm – 7:41 pm | 5:22 pm – 7:46 pm | 5:46 pm – 7:41 pm |
| Moradabad | 5:48 pm – 7:42 pm | 5:24 pm – 7:48 pm | 5:48 pm – 7:42 pm |
| Lucknow | 5:44 pm – 7:39 pm | 5:19 pm – 7:43 pm | 5:44 pm – 7:39 pm |
| Kanpur | 5:47 pm – 7:42 pm | 5:22 pm – 7:46 pm | 5:47 pm – 7:42 pm |
| Ayodhya | 5:39 pm – 7:34 pm | 5:14 pm – 7:38 pm | 5:39 pm – 7:34 pm |
| Prayagraj | 5:42 pm – 7:38 pm | 5:17 pm – 7:41 pm | 5:42 pm – 7:38 pm |
| Varanasi | 5:38 pm – 7:34 pm | 5:13 pm – 7:37 pm | 5:38 pm – 7:34 pm |
| Gorakhpur | 5:34 pm – 7:29 pm | 5:09 pm – 7:33 pm | 5:34 pm – 7:29 pm |
| Patna | 5:29 pm – 7:25 pm | 5:04 pm – 7:28 pm | 5:29 pm – 7:25 pm |
| Gaya | 5:30 pm – 7:26 pm | 5:05 pm – 7:29 pm | 5:30 pm – 7:26 pm |
| Muzaffarpur | 5:27 pm – 7:23 pm | 5:02 pm – 7:26 pm | 5:27 pm – 7:23 pm |
| Bhagalpur | 5:22 pm – 7:18 pm | 4:57 pm – 7:21 pm | 5:22 pm – 7:18 pm |
| Ranchi | 5:31 pm – 7:28 pm | 5:06 pm – 7:30 pm | 5:31 pm – 7:28 pm |
| Jamshedpur | 5:29 pm – 7:26 pm | 5:03 pm – 7:27 pm | 5:29 pm – 7:26 pm |
| Dhanbad | 5:26 pm – 7:23 pm | 5:01 pm – 7:25 pm | 5:26 pm – 7:23 pm |
| Kolkata | 5:21 pm – 7:18 pm | 4:55 pm – 7:19 pm | 5:21 pm – 7:18 pm |
| Bhubaneswar | 5:34 pm – 7:32 pm | 5:08 pm – 7:32 pm | 5:34 pm – 7:32 pm |
| Guwahati | 5:01 pm – 6:57 pm | 4:36 pm – 7:00 pm | 5:01 pm – 6:57 pm |
| Bhopal | 6:03 pm – 8:00 pm | 5:38 pm – 8:02 pm | 6:03 pm – 8:00 pm |
| Indore | 6:10 pm – 8:08 pm | 5:45 pm – 8:09 pm | 6:10 pm – 8:08 pm |
| Gwalior | 5:56 pm – 7:51 pm | 5:31 pm – 7:55 pm | 5:56 pm – 7:51 pm |
| Jabalpur | 5:53 pm – 7:51 pm | 5:28 pm – 7:52 pm | 5:53 pm – 7:51 pm |
| Ujjain | 6:09 pm – 8:07 pm | 5:44 pm – 8:08 pm | 6:09 pm – 8:07 pm |
| Raipur | 5:50 pm – 7:48 pm | 5:24 pm – 7:48 pm | 5:50 pm – 7:48 pm |
| Ahmedabad | 6:23 pm – 8:21 pm | 5:58 pm – 8:22 pm | 6:23 pm – 8:21 pm |
| Surat | 6:25 pm – 8:23 pm | 5:59 pm – 8:23 pm | 6:25 pm – 8:23 pm |
| Vadodara | 6:22 pm – 8:19 pm | 5:56 pm – 8:20 pm | 6:22 pm – 8:19 pm |
| Mumbai | 6:28 pm – 8:26 pm | 6:02 pm – 8:26 pm | 6:28 pm – 8:27 pm |
| Pune | 6:24 pm – 8:22 pm | 5:58 pm – 8:22 pm | 6:24 pm – 8:23 pm |
| Nagpur | 6:00 pm – 7:58 pm | 5:34 pm – 7:58 pm | 6:00 pm – 7:58 pm |
| Nashik | 6:23 pm – 8:21 pm | 5:57 pm – 8:21 pm | 6:23 pm – 8:22 pm |
| Hyderabad | 6:08 pm – 8:05 pm | 5:41 pm – 8:05 pm | 6:08 pm – 8:07 pm |
| Bengaluru | 6:19 pm – 8:15 pm | 5:51 pm – 8:15 pm | 6:19 pm – 8:20 pm |
| Chennai | 6:08 pm – 8:04 pm | 5:40 pm – 8:04 pm | 6:08 pm – 8:09 pm |
| Kochi | 6:28 pm – 8:24 pm | 6:00 pm – 8:24 pm | 6:28 pm – 8:31 pm |
| Goa | 6:30 pm – 8:27 pm | 6:03 pm – 8:27 pm | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm |
The 'most auspicious time' is when Pradosh Kaal (about 2 hours 24 minutes from sunset) and the fixed Vrishabha lagna overlap. Times are computed astronomically with the Lahiri ayanamsha; check with your priest or local panchang.
Frequently asked questions
What is the auspicious Lakshmi Puja muhurat on Diwali 2026?
In Delhi, from 5:55 pm to 7:50 pm (Vrishabha lagna within Pradosh Kaal). See the table for other cities.
Diwali 2026 Lakshmi Puja time in Mumbai?
In Mumbai, from 6:28 pm to 8:26 pm.
Diwali 2026 Lakshmi Puja time in Patna?
In Patna, from 5:29 pm to 7:25 pm.
Why is Lakshmi Puja done in Pradosh Kaal and Vrishabha lagna?
Pradosh Kaal is the roughly two and a half hours after sunset, considered best for Lakshmi Puja. Vrishabha is a 'fixed lagna' — it is believed that puja in a fixed lagna makes Lakshmi stay in the home.