Diwali 2026 in USA

Also called Diwali (Lakshmi Puja), Deepavali.

The date in USA

Sunday, 8 November 2026

Same as India this year (Sunday, 8 November 2026).

City by city

CityDateLakshmi Puja muhurat
Edison, New Jersey8 November 202617:05–18:53Pradosh 16:46–19:32
Jersey City, New Jersey8 November 202617:03–18:51Pradosh 16:44–19:31
New York, New York8 November 202617:03–18:51Pradosh 16:44–19:31
Chicago, Illinois8 November 202616:54–18:42Pradosh 16:36–19:24
Naperville, Illinois8 November 202616:57–18:44Pradosh 16:38–19:26
Dallas, Texas8 November 202617:51–19:45Pradosh 17:30–20:10
Irving, Texas8 November 202617:52–19:45Pradosh 17:30–20:11
Plano, Texas8 November 202617:50–19:44Pradosh 17:29–20:10
Houston, Texas8 November 202617:51–19:46Pradosh 17:29–20:08
Sugar Land, Texas8 November 202617:53–19:48Pradosh 17:30–20:09
Austin, Texas8 November 202618:00–19:55Pradosh 17:38–20:17
Atlanta, Georgia8 November 202618:00–19:53Pradosh 17:38–20:20
Alpharetta, Georgia8 November 202617:59–19:51Pradosh 17:38–20:19
San Jose, California8 November 202617:22–19:12Pradosh 17:02–19:46
Fremont, California8 November 202617:22–19:12Pradosh 17:02–19:46
Sunnyvale, California8 November 202617:22–19:13Pradosh 17:02–19:47
Santa Clara, California8 November 202617:22–19:13Pradosh 17:02–19:46
Irvine, California8 November 202617:13–19:06Pradosh 16:52–19:34
Los Angeles, California8 November 202617:14–19:07Pradosh 16:53–19:35
San Diego, California8 November 202617:13–19:06Pradosh 16:51–19:32
Sacramento, California8 November 202617:17–19:07Pradosh 16:58–19:43
Seattle, Washington8 November 202616:56–18:38Pradosh 16:41–19:34
Bellevue, Washington8 November 202616:56–18:38Pradosh 16:40–19:34
Redmond, Washington8 November 202616:55–18:37Pradosh 16:40–19:33
Boston, Massachusetts8 November 202616:47–18:34Pradosh 16:29–19:17
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania8 November 202617:09–18:58Pradosh 16:50–19:36
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania8 November 202617:27–19:16Pradosh 17:08–19:55
Washington, D.C.8 November 202617:19–19:09Pradosh 17:00–19:45
Ashburn, Virginia8 November 202617:21–19:10Pradosh 17:01–19:47
Herndon, Virginia8 November 202617:20–19:10Pradosh 17:01–19:46
Detroit, Michigan8 November 202617:35–19:22Pradosh 17:17–20:05
Troy, Michigan8 November 202617:34–19:21Pradosh 17:16–20:05
Charlotte, North Carolina8 November 202617:43–19:35Pradosh 17:22–20:04
Cary, North Carolina8 November 202617:33–19:25Pradosh 17:12–19:55
Raleigh, North Carolina8 November 202617:33–19:24Pradosh 17:12–19:55
Phoenix, Arizona8 November 202617:51–19:44Pradosh 17:30–20:11
Denver, Colorado8 November 202617:09–18:58Pradosh 16:50–19:36
Columbus, Ohio8 November 202617:41–19:29Pradosh 17:21–20:07
Omaha, Nebraska8 November 202617:29–19:17Pradosh 17:10–19:58
Minneapolis, Minnesota8 November 202617:08–18:53Pradosh 16:51–19:42
Orlando, Florida8 November 202617:58–19:53Pradosh 17:35–20:13
Tampa, Florida8 November 202618:03–19:59Pradosh 17:40–20:18
Miami, Florida8 November 202617:58–19:55Pradosh 17:34–20:11
St. Louis, Missouri8 November 202617:12–19:02Pradosh 16:53–19:38
Indianapolis, Indiana8 November 202617:54–19:43Pradosh 17:34–20:20

Times are local to each city, computed from its own coordinates and real UTC offset for that date — so daylight saving is already accounted for. The muhurat is the part of Pradosh Kaal (from sunset for one-fifth of the night) in which the fixed sign Vrishabha (Taurus) is rising, within the festival's tithi, computed with Swiss Ephemeris and the Lahiri ayanamsa.

Lakshmi Puja is performed in the pradosh twilight after sunset.

Diwali in USA, other years:

Why can the date differ from India?

A tithi is a 12° step of the Moon's elongation from the Sun. It begins and ends at a single instant everywhere on Earth. What changes by location is whether the moment the rule points at — sunrise, sunset or moonrise — falls inside that window on a given local date. That is why the shift runs opposite to the timezone: places west of India can observe a day earlier, places east a day later.

Frequently asked questions

When is Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2026 in USA?

Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2026 in USA falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026. Computed from each city's own coordinates and UTC offset.