Diwali Puja Muhurat 2026: Lakshmi Puja Timings for Delhi, Mumbai and Other Cities
Diwali puja muhurat 2026 depends on the city selected in the panchang. For Sunday, 8 November, Drik Panchang lists an evening Lakshmi Puja window of 5:54–7:50 pm in New Delhi, 6:27–8:27 pm in Mumbai and 6:17–8:20 pm in Bengaluru. All times in this guide are Indian Standard Time.
These are the publisher’s Pradosh-based Lakshmi Puja windows. If your family, temple or officiating priest follows a particular tradition, confirm that arrangement directly. The practical task is to match the place and observance before you copy a timing into a family invitation.
City-wise evening Lakshmi Puja times
The following windows are listed on Drik Panchang’s 2026 city timing page. They apply to 8 November and are shown in local Indian time.
| City | Lakshmi Puja window, IST |
|---|---|
| New Delhi | 5:54–7:50 pm |
| Mumbai | 6:27–8:27 pm |
| Bengaluru | 6:17–8:20 pm |
| Chennai | 6:07–8:09 pm |
| Hyderabad | 6:07–8:08 pm |
| Kolkata | 5:20–7:18 pm |
| Pune | 6:24–8:24 pm |
| Jaipur | 6:03–7:59 pm |
| Ahmedabad | 6:22–8:20 pm |
| Noida | 5:54–7:49 pm |
New Delhi’s own city page gives the same Delhi window. The Bengaluru page independently displays that city’s evening start and end. If your location is absent from the table, select it in the publisher’s city field rather than choosing a nearby metro by assumption.
Do not confuse the tithi with the puja window
For the checked Indian locations, the publisher lists Amavasya from 11:27 am on 8 November until 12:31 pm on 9 November. That interval is longer than the recommended evening puja window. Seeing an Amavasya end time on the next day does not, by itself, mean the evening Lakshmi Puja in this guide moves to 9 November.
Pradosh, Vrishabha and Amavasya appear as separate labels in the panchang. Preserve those labels if you share a screenshot. A message containing only two clock times leaves recipients unable to tell whether it describes a tithi, a broader evening period or the selected Lakshmi Puja muhurat.
A quick check before forwarding a timing
Confirm the year is 2026, the city is the place where the puja will happen, and the page heading says Lakshmi Puja. Then check whether the display uses a 12-hour or 24-hour clock. For example, 18:27 is 6:27 pm; omitting the “pm” in a forwarded message can make an otherwise correct time confusing.
For relatives abroad, send the Indian timing only if they are joining an event taking place in India. Someone performing puja in another country should select their own city and follow the local calendar or priest’s guidance. An IST window converted into another time zone is a meeting-time conversion, not a newly calculated local muhurat.
Plan the gathering around the confirmed arrangement
Once your household has agreed on the timing, work backwards from when everyone should be ready. Ask who is bringing the items your family uses, who needs travel time and whether someone will join by video. Keep the invitation’s arrival time distinct from the published puja window so guests know what you are asking them to do.
A short invitation might say: “Lakshmi Puja at our home on Sunday, 8 November. Please arrive by [time]. We are following the [city] timing confirmed with [person].” Replace the brackets with your actual arrangement rather than forwarding a generic timetable as an invitation.
If two calendars show different windows
Compare the location, date and type of muhurat before deciding that one is wrong. A page may offer more than one observance window or calculation approach. Take both complete entries to the person guiding your ceremony and ask which one your household should follow.
Keep the agreed time in one clear message that includes the city and IST label. That gives relatives a usable plan while leaving the religious choice with the family or officiant who is making it.
