Diwali · 2027
Falls on: Thursday, October 28, 2027 · 5-day festival
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 11, 2058 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Kartik 11, 1434 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Kartika 11, 1435 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Thulam 11, 1203 (Kollam era)
Computed for Kampala. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Diwali 2027
Lakshmi/Ganesha
- Thursday, October 28, 2027View day panchang →Tithi window: Thu, Oct 28, 6:18 PM – Fri, Oct 29, 4:36 PM 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 2027?
- Diwali falls on Thursday, October 28, 2027.