DIWALI 2024: While the Navratri festivities have come to an end, the country is now gearing up to celebrate the festival of lights – Diwali or Deepawali. The festival which is popularly celebrated to mark the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile falls on October 31, 2024. It also signifies the victory of light over darkness.
Diwali 2024: Important Dates
- Dhanteras: October 29, 2024
- Choti Diwali: October 30, 2024
- Diwali: Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Govardhan Puja: November 1, 2024
- Bhai Dooj: November 2, 2024
Diwali 2024: Shubh Muhurat
As per the Drik Panchang, the shubh muhurat for the five-day-long festival are as follows:
- Amavasya Tithi Begins: 2:44 PM on November 12, 2023
- Amavasya Tithi Ends: 2:56 PM on November 13, 2023
- Dhanteras: 6:20 PM to 8:20 PM (November 10)
- Chhoti Diwali (Hanuman Puja and Kali Chaudas Puja Muhurat): 11:57 Pm to 12:48 PM (November 11)
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja Muhurat): 5:40 PM to 7:36 PM (November 12)
- Govardhan Puja Muhurat: 6:45 AM to 9 AM (November 13)
- Bhai Dooj Muhurat: 1:30 PM to 3:45 PM (November 14)
CITY-WISE LAKSHMI PUJA MUHURAT
- New Delhi: 5:39 pm to 7:35 pm
- Mumbai: 6:12 pm to 8:12 pm
- Kolkata: 5:05 pm to 7:03 pm
- Chennai: 5:52 pm to 7:54 pm
- Bengaluru: 6:03 pm to 8:05 pm
- Jaipur: 5:48 pm to 7:44 pm
- Hyderabad: 5:52 pm to 7:53 pm
- Chandigarh: 5:37 pm to 7:32 pm
- Ahmedabad: 6:07 pm to 8:06 pm
- Gurugram: 5:40 pm to 7:36 pm
- Noida: 5:39 pm to 7:34 pm
