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Sunday, 8 November 2026
What matters on this day
Ashwin Krishna Paksha until 11:28 AM
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise6:42 AM
Sunset5:27 PM
Nakshatra
until 7:24 AM, Nov 09
Avoid
4:06 PM â 5:27 PM
Auspicious
11:43 AM â 12:26 PM
AmavasyaAmavasya
The monthly new moon: the day for ancestral offerings â tarpana and where kept, shraddha. Mahalaya Amavasya in Ashvina is the year's principal one.
Why today, and how to observe it â
Narak Chaturdashi
We publish this date from the calculation engine.
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Deepavali
The festival of lamps, spread over up to five days: Dhanteras, Naraka Chaturdashi, the Lakshmi Puja on Amavasya, Govardhan Puja or Bali Pratipada, and Bhai Dooj.
Why today, and how to observe it â
Coming up
- Chandra Darshan in 2 days Tue, 10 Nov
- Govardhan Puja / Bestu Varas (Gujarati New Year) in 2 days Tue, 10 Nov
- Gurgaddi Diwas Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji in 3 days Wed, 11 Nov
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
4:06 PM â 5:27 PM
12:04 PM â 1:25 PM
2:46 PM â 4:06 PM
1:09 PM â 2:35 PM, 4:01 PM â 5:27 PM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival â an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More â
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise5:32 AM
Moonset4:57 PM
Ayushman until 3:03 AM, Nov 09
Shakuni
Ravivara
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