Diwali · 2026
Falls on: Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 6-day festival (Nov 6 – 11)
Festival of lights celebrating the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. Observed on Kartik Amavasya with Lakshmi Puja during the pradosha hours after sunset.
Dates and timings for Kampala.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi covers most of Pradosha, the twilight after sunset, in Kampala.
How it is observed
- Return of Rama to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile
- Victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance
- Lakshmi puja
- Lighting diyas
- Rangoli
- Fireworks
- Gifts
Regional calendars
Also known as: दीवाली (Hindi) · தீபாவளி (Tamil) · దీపావళి (Telugu) · ದೀಪಾವಳಿ (Kannada) · দীপাবলি (Bangla) · દિવાળી (Gujarati) · दिवाळी (Marathi) · ദീപാവലി (Malayalam) · ਦੀਵਾਲੀ (Punjabi)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Ashwin · Krishna Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Kartika · Krishna Paksha
- Tamil: Aippasi 23, 2057 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Kartik 22, 1433 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Kartika 23, 1434 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Thulam 22, 1202 (Kollam era)
Computed for Kampala. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Diwali 2026
Lakshmi/Ganesha
- Sunday, November 8, 2026View day panchang →Tithi window: Sun, Nov 8, 8:58 AM – Mon, Nov 9, 10:02 AM GMT+3Puja window: 6:36 – 8:12 PM GMT+3
Frequently asked questions
- What is Diwali?
- Festival of lights celebrating the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. Observed on Kartik Amavasya with Lakshmi Puja during the pradosha hours after sunset.
- When is Diwali 2026?
- Diwali falls on Sunday, November 8, 2026.