Diwali 2027: date and Lakshmi Puja time
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2027 is on Thursday, October 28 in Washington DC and on Friday, October 29 in India (New Delhi). Lakshmi Puja in Washington DC: 6:12 PM – 8:52 PM.
- Washington DC
28ThursdayOctober 2027
Computed for this city. Rule for all traditions.
- India (New Delhi)
29FridayOctober 2027
India’s date, by the same rule.
Lakshmi Puja
6:12 PM – 8:52 PM
Washington DC · Thursday, October 28, 2027
Why the dates differ
In Washington DC: Amavasya begins 11:18 AM; sunset 6:12 PM
In India (New Delhi): Amavasya ends 7:06 PM; sunset 5:38 PM
Ashwin Amavasya (amanta; Kartika Amavasya in purnimanta) that prevails during pradosh after sunset. A day counts when Amavasya covers at least one ghatika (24 minutes) of its pradosh. If both days count, or neither, the second day.
Each date follows its own rule. Neither is wrong.
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Shubh Deepavali Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2027 Washington DC: Thursday 28 October 2027 Lakshmi Puja: 6:12 PM – 8:52 PM India (New Delhi): Friday 29 October 2027 Rule for all traditions. Each city's date follows its own sunset and time zone. Neither is wrong. https://pujadeep.com/festivals/diwali/2027/?s=copy
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The days of Diwali
Two days fall on one date this year.
- 26 Tue Oct Dhanteras
- 27 Wed Oct No festival day this year
- 28 Thu Oct Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)
- 28 Thu Oct Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
- 29 Fri Oct Govardhan Puja
- 30 Sat Oct Bhai Dooj
Diwali 2027 in each city
US
| City | Date | Times that decide it | Also |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 11:18 AM; sunset 5:57 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:57 PM – 8:38 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
| Edison, NJ | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 11:18 AM; sunset 5:59 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:59 PM – 8:40 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
| Washington DC | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 11:18 AM; sunset 6:12 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 6:12 PM – 8:52 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
| Atlanta | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 11:18 AM; sunset 6:49 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 6:49 PM – 9:26 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
| Boston | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 11:18 AM; sunset 5:43 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:43 PM – 8:25 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
| Philadelphia | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 11:18 AM; sunset 6:03 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 6:03 PM – 8:43 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
| Chicago | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 10:18 AM; sunset 5:50 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:50 PM – 8:31 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
| Houston | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 10:18 AM; sunset 6:38 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 6:38 PM – 9:13 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
| Dallas | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 10:18 AM; sunset 6:40 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 6:40 PM – 9:16 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
| Los Angeles | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 8:18 AM; sunset 6:04 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 6:04 PM – 8:41 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
| San Jose, CA | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 8:18 AM; sunset 6:14 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 6:14 PM – 8:53 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
| Seattle | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 8:18 AM; sunset 5:58 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:58 PM – 8:44 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
UK
| City | Date | Times that decide it | Also |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 4:18 PM; sunset 5:41 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:41 PM – 8:30 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
| Birmingham, UK | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 4:18 PM; sunset 5:46 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:46 PM – 8:36 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
| Leicester | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 4:18 PM; sunset 5:42 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:42 PM – 8:33 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
| Manchester | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 4:18 PM; sunset 5:44 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:44 PM – 8:36 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
Canada
| City | Date | Times that decide it | Also |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 11:18 AM; sunset 6:14 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 6:14 PM – 8:57 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
| Brampton | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 11:18 AM; sunset 6:15 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 6:15 PM – 8:58 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
| Vancouver | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 8:18 AM; sunset 5:57 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:57 PM – 8:45 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
| Calgary | Thu, Oct 28 | Amavasya begins 9:18 AM; sunset 6:17 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 6:17 PM – 9:06 PM | In India (New Delhi): Fri, Oct 29 |
Australia
| City | Date | Times that decide it | Also |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 12:36 AM, 30 Oct; sunset 7:19 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 7:19 PM – 9:27 PM | – |
| Melbourne | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 12:36 AM, 30 Oct; sunset 7:50 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 7:50 PM – 9:56 PM | – |
| Brisbane | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 11:36 PM; sunset 6:04 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 6:04 PM – 8:14 PM | – |
| Perth | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 9:36 PM; sunset 6:38 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 6:38 PM – 8:47 PM | – |
India
| City | Date | Times that decide it | Also |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Delhi | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 7:06 PM; sunset 5:38 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:38 PM – 7:06 PM | – |
| Mumbai | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 7:06 PM; sunset 6:06 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 6:06 PM – 7:06 PM | – |
| Kolkata | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 7:06 PM; sunset 5:01 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:01 PM – 7:06 PM | – |
| Chennai | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 7:06 PM; sunset 5:43 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:43 PM – 7:06 PM | – |
| Bengaluru | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 7:06 PM; sunset 5:54 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:54 PM – 7:06 PM | – |
| Hyderabad | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 7:06 PM; sunset 5:46 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:46 PM – 7:06 PM | – |
| Ahmedabad | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 7:06 PM; sunset 6:03 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 6:03 PM – 7:06 PM | – |
| Surat | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 7:06 PM; sunset 6:04 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 6:04 PM – 7:06 PM | – |
| Pune | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 7:06 PM; sunset 6:03 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 6:03 PM – 7:06 PM | – |
| Jaipur | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 7:06 PM; sunset 5:46 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:46 PM – 7:06 PM | – |
| Lucknow | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 7:06 PM; sunset 5:25 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:25 PM – 7:06 PM | – |
| Varanasi | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 7:06 PM; sunset 5:19 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:19 PM – 7:06 PM | – |
| Patna | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 7:06 PM; sunset 5:10 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:10 PM – 7:06 PM | – |
| Chandigarh | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 7:06 PM; sunset 5:37 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:37 PM – 7:06 PM | – |
| Bhopal | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 7:06 PM; sunset 5:44 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 5:44 PM – 7:06 PM | – |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Fri, Oct 29 | Amavasya ends 7:06 PM; sunset 6:01 PM Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 6:01 PM – 7:06 PM | – |
About the festival
Diwali, or Deepavali, means "a row of lamps". It is the festival of lights, kept over five days around the new moon of the autumn month the calendars call Ashvin or Kartika.
AI-drafted, reviewed. Written for this app with AI help and checked against the sources listed. See the sources
Questions families ask
Why is Diwali 2027 on a different day in India?
The date follows the tithi at a set time of day, and that moment falls on a different local day in each place. Washington DC: Thursday, October 28, 2027. India (New Delhi): Friday, October 29, 2027. In Washington DC: Amavasya begins 11:18 AM; sunset 6:12 PM.
What are the Diwali 2027 timings in my city?
Each city in the table above has its own times, computed for that city. In Washington DC, Lakshmi Puja (pradosh while Amavasya prevails): 6:12 PM – 8:52 PM. Find your city’s panchang
When is Diwali 2028?
The date moves with the Hindu calendar. In 2028, Diwali is on Tuesday, October 17, 2028 in Washington DC.
How is the date found for my city?
Each city’s date is computed for that city, from its own sunrise and sunset and the times the tithi begins and ends, with the rule named below. Find your city in the table above.
Which rule sets the date of Diwali?
Ashwin Amavasya (amanta; Kartika Amavasya in purnimanta) that prevails during pradosh after sunset. A day counts when Amavasya covers at least one ghatika (24 minutes) of its pradosh. If both days count, or neither, the second day. How we compute dates
The rule and its sources
Tradition: all traditions.
- Drik Panchang adds a fixed (sthir) Vrishabha lagna window inside pradosh; the engine does not compute lagna.
- Amavasya covers pradosh on this day; on the next day it covers less than one ghatika (24 min).
Rule sources
- Drik Panchang: Diwali puja muhurat (Dharma Sindhu, Nirnaya Sindhu, Vratraj on pradosh)
- Drik Panchang: Lakshmi Puja 2024
- Dharmasindhu (Kashinatha Upadhyaya, 1790)
- Nirnayasindhu (Kamalakara Bhatta, 1612)
- Vratraj
- SD domain brief §2.2-2.3 (Drik dates read by hand, 2026-10-11)
Related
Computed for 40 cities on Thursday, October 28, 2027
Rule: Ashwin Amavasya (amanta; Kartika Amavasya in purnimanta) that prevails during pradosh after sunset. A day counts when Amavasya covers at least one ghatika (24 minutes) of its pradosh. If both days count, or neither, the second day.
Calculated for your location from NASA JPL's DE440 ephemeris and Astronomy Engine (MIT licence), with the Lahiri ayanamsa. Times can differ by a minute or two from printed panchangs. For vrat and puja timings, follow your family or temple tradition.
Source and licence
- Our explanation
- Explanation written for this site with AI help from the sources listed here, and reviewed. It is not a translation and not the only way to read the text. Free to quote with credit.
- Review
- AI review: 2 independent reviews against the cited edition, October 12, 2026.
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