Diwali · 2028
Falls on: Tuesday, October 17, 2028 · 4-day festival (Oct 16 – 19)
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 Incheon.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi covers most of Pradosha, the twilight after sunset, in Incheon.
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 1, 2059 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Ashwin 31, 1435 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Kartika 1, 1436 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Thulam 1, 1204 (Kollam era)
Computed for Incheon. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Diwali 2028
Lakshmi/Ganesha
- Tuesday, October 17, 2028View day panchang →Tithi window: Tue, Oct 17, 3:35 PM – Wed, Oct 18, 11:56 AM GMT+9Puja window: 5:53 – 7:29 PM GMT+9
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 2028?
- Diwali falls on Tuesday, October 17, 2028.