Laxmi Puja 2026 Date: 8 November, Muhurat and City Times
Tirth editorial · 7 Feb 2026 · 7 min read
Lakshmi Puja (Laxmi Puja) in 2026 falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026, and the New Delhi muhurat is 5:54 PM to 7:50 PM. That window sits inside Pradosh, the dusk stretch that opens at sunset, so it moves with your city: 5:20 PM to 7:19 PM in Kolkata, 6:27 PM to 8:27 PM in Mumbai and 6:18 PM to 8:20 PM in Bengaluru.
| Date | Sunday, 8 November 2026 |
| Tithi | Kartika Krishna Amavasya (Diwali) |
| Amavasya begins | 11:27 AM, Sunday, 8 November 2026 |
| Amavasya ends | 12:30 PM, Monday, 9 November 2026 |
| Sunset, New Delhi | 5:31 PM |
| Pradosh Kaal, New Delhi | 5:31 PM to 8:08 PM |
| Lakshmi Puja muhurat (Vrishabha lagna), New Delhi | 5:54 PM to 7:50 PM (1 hour 56 minutes) |
| Mahanishita Kaal, New Delhi | 11:38 PM to 12:31 AM (night of 8 to 9 November) |
Dates and timings come from Tirth’s Panchang, calculated with the traditional North Indian panchang, and were for New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru. Timings change from city to city, so see the Tirth Spiritual Calendar for your location.
Lakshmi Puja time in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru
Sunset moves everything. Kolkata sees the sun go down at 4:55 PM while Mumbai waits until 6:02 PM, and the muhurat slides with it.
| City | Sunset | Lakshmi Puja muhurat (Vrishabha) | Pradosh Kaal | Mahanishita Kaal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Delhi | 5:31 PM | 5:54 PM to 7:50 PM | 5:31 PM to 8:08 PM | 11:38 PM to 12:31 AM |
| Mumbai | 6:02 PM | 6:27 PM to 8:27 PM | 6:02 PM to 8:34 PM | 11:57 PM to 12:47 AM |
| Kolkata | 4:55 PM | 5:20 PM to 7:19 PM | 4:55 PM to 7:29 PM | 10:54 PM to 11:46 PM |
| Bengaluru | 5:51 PM | 6:18 PM to 8:20 PM | 5:51 PM to 8:20 PM | 11:38 PM to 12:28 AM |
Look at Bengaluru. There the muhurat ends exactly when Pradosh Kaal ends, at 8:20 PM, so the last minutes of the window are the last minutes of dusk too.
The full city-wise timings, for every other city, are on the Diwali 2026 page of the Tirth Spiritual Calendar.
Why one place says 8:08 PM and another 8:09 PM
Mostly it is seconds. Tirth drops them, so Pradosh in Delhi closes at 8:08 PM, while some panchangs round the same moment up to 8:09 PM. A one-minute gap is rounding, not a different muhurat.
The bigger trap is a time printed with no city beside it. That number belongs to somebody else’s sunset, and between Kolkata and Mumbai the muhurat start moves by more than an hour.
How Delhi gets 5:54 PM to 7:50 PM
Three conditions have to meet, and each one narrows the evening a little more.
The tithi comes first. Amavasya, the new moon day of Kartika Krishna paksha, begins at 11:27 AM on Sunday, 8 November 2026 and runs until 12:30 PM on Monday, 9 November, and the rule for Lakshmi Puja asks only that Amavasya be running at dusk. On 8 November it is, with hours to spare. Then the dusk itself. Sunset in New Delhi is at 5:31 PM, and Pradosh Kaal runs from that moment to 8:08 PM, about 2 hours 37 minutes of evening.
Last comes the lagna (the zodiac sign rising in the east at that moment). The muhurat is the part of Pradosh that falls in Vrishabha (Taurus), a Sthir, or fixed, lagna, which in Delhi comes up at 5:54 PM on 8 November 2026 and gives way at 7:50 PM, a little before Pradosh itself closes.
Put the three together and you are left with 1 hour 56 minutes, the same window many North Indian panchangs print for Delhi.
Since Amavasya began at 11:27 AM everywhere, it covers the whole evening in every city, so nobody has to worry about the tithi changing halfway through the aarti.
Vrishabha, Pradosh or midnight: which should your family pick?
Our advice is simple. Do the main puja inside the Vrishabha muhurat for your city. It is the part of Pradosh that falls in Vrishabha, with Amavasya running.
Office, a late train or a shop that has its own puja first can push you past it. Then anywhere in Pradosh Kaal still keeps the rule. In Delhi that leaves you until 8:08 PM, in Mumbai until 8:34 PM. Mahanishita Kaal (the deep-night window around midnight) runs 11:38 PM to 12:31 AM in Delhi. Many panchangs call it best suited to the Tantrik community and practising Pandits, and propose Pradosh Kaal for common people. If your family has always worshipped at midnight, carry on, but we would not move an ordinary home puja there just because the evening got busy.
One more thing to skip. Many Pandits advise against picking a Choghadiya slot for Lakshmi Puja, since Choghadiya is meant for travel, so ignore the Choghadiya grid your phone app throws up on Diwali.
Set out the thali, diyas, rice and sweets before sunset. Nobody wants to be hunting for the matchbox two minutes before the muhurat.
Kali Puja in Kolkata falls on the same night
Bengal worships Maa Kali on this same night, Sunday, 8 November 2026, at Mahanishita, which in Kolkata runs from 10:54 PM to 11:46 PM.
If your family in Kolkata keeps both, Lakshmi Puja comes first, from 5:20 PM to 7:19 PM. That ends more than three hours before Maa Kali’s window opens, so the two never run into each other, even in a house where the same people prepare for both.
Searched for Lakhi Puja? You may mean Kojagari Lakshmi Puja, kept on Ashwin Purnima, which fell on 25 October 2026 and has already passed.
From Dhanteras on 6 November to Govardhan Puja on 10 November
Dhanteras comes first, on Friday, 6 November 2026.
Sunday, 8 November then carries two observances. Narak Chaturdashi shares the date, and Chaturdashi tithi ends at 11:27 AM, the very minute Amavasya begins. Lakshmi Puja still waits for the evening, inside Pradosh Kaal, so do not move it to the morning because the two share a date.
Govardhan Puja follows on Tuesday, 10 November 2026. For how the five days of Diwali fit together, and for travel and family planning around them, see the Diwali 2026 planning guide.
With the time fixed, the puja itself
Knowing the window is half the preparation. The steps, the samagri and the story of Shri are all in the Maha Lakshmi Puja vidhi for Diwali 2026, so keep that open while you set up.
If someone in the family likes to recite during the puja, the Lakshmi mantras and the Mahalakshmi Chalisa are both on Tirth, and there is more about Maa Lakshmi on her own page. Parents who live far away, or a home where nobody knows the vidhi, can book a Lakshmi puja with a Pandit through Tirth.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lakshmi Puja in October or November 2026?
November. It falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026, on Kartika Krishna Amavasya, the night of Diwali.
Can I do Lakshmi Puja after 8 PM?
It depends on your city. Pradosh Kaal ends at 8:08 PM in Delhi but runs to 8:34 PM in Mumbai, so check your own city. After Pradosh, the next window is Mahanishita near midnight, which many panchangs call best suited to the Tantrik community and practising Pandits.
What is Sthir lagna and why does it matter?
Sthir means fixed or steady. In jyotish, Vrishabha is a fixed (Sthir) lagna. The Lakshmi Puja muhurat is the part of Pradosh Kaal that falls in Vrishabha while Amavasya is running, so it follows Vrishabha’s rise and set in each city.
Amavasya starts at 11:27 AM. Should the puja start in the afternoon?
No. Amavasya only has to be running when the puja is done, and the puja itself belongs to Pradosh Kaal after sunset. Amavasya lasts until 12:30 PM the next day, so it covers the whole evening.
Is Lakshmi Puja done on Dhanteras or on Diwali?
The main Lakshmi Puja is on Diwali night, Sunday, 8 November 2026, while Dhanteras falls two days earlier on Friday, 6 November and is kept as its own observance.
Why do websites show different timings for the same city?
Usually because of rounding. One panchang drops the seconds and another rounds them up, which leaves a gap of a minute. A bigger gap usually means the page is quoting a different city.