November 2026 Festival Dates: Diwali, Chhath, Dev Deepawali and More

Astha Sangrah Editorial Team

Published 25 October 20263 min read

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Lamps, flowers and puja items arranged for the festivals of Kartik month

November 2026 holds the biggest festivals of Kartik month: Ahoi Ashtami on 1 November, Diwali on 8 November, the Chhath evening arghya on 15 November, and Kartik Purnima and Dev Deepawali on 24 November (per the New Delhi panchang).

1 November, Sunday: Ahoi Ashtami, Radha Kund Snan
5 November, Thursday: Rama Ekadashi, Govatsa Dwadashi
6 November, Friday: Dhanteras, Yama Deepdan, Shukra Pradosh
7 November, Saturday: Kali Chaudas, Hanuman Puja, Masik Shivratri
8 November, Sunday: Narak Chaturdashi, Diwali (Lakshmi Puja), Kali Puja
9 November, Monday: Kartik Amavasya (bath and charity)
10 November, Tuesday: Govardhan Puja, Annakut, Gujarati New Year
11 November, Wednesday: Bhai Dooj, Yama Dwitiya, Chitragupta Puja
13 November, Friday: Chhath: Nahay Khay
14 November, Saturday: Chhath: Kharna, Labh Panchami
15 November, Sunday: Chhath: Sandhya Arghya, Skanda Sashti
16 November, Monday: Chhath: Usha Arghya, Vrishchika Sankranti
17 November, Tuesday: Gopashtami
18 November, Wednesday: Akshaya Navami (Amla Navami)
20 November, Friday: Devutthana Ekadashi
21 November, Saturday: Tulsi Vivah, Vaishnava Devutthana Ekadashi
22 November, Sunday: Ravi Pradosh
23 November, Monday: Vaikuntha Chaturdashi
24 November, Tuesday: Kartik Purnima, Dev Deepawali, Guru Nanak Jayanti
27 November, Friday: Sankashti Chaturthi

Diwali's five days, spread over six this year

The festival of lights runs from Dhanteras (6 November) to Bhai Dooj (11 November), but this year the order is unusual. Choti Diwali, that is Narak Chaturdashi, and the main Diwali fall on the same day, 8 November: the abhyang snan in the morning and Lakshmi Puja in the evening. Then 9 November is the Amavasya morning for bathing and charity, and Govardhan Puja is on 10 November, leaving a free day between Diwali and Govardhan Puja.

The four days of Chhath

Chhath begins with Nahay Khay on 13 November; on 14 November the 36-hour nirjala fast starts with the Kharna prasad; the setting sun is offered arghya on the evening of 15 November and the rising sun on the morning of 16 November. In New Delhi, sunset on 15 November is at 5:28 PM and sunrise on 16 November at 6:44 AM. In eastern cities such as Patna, Varanasi or Kolkata the sun sets and rises earlier, so check your own city's time.

Devutthana Ekadashi and Tulsi Vivah

On Devutthana Ekadashi Lord Vishnu wakes from his four-month yoga nidra, and Chaturmas ends. This year householders keep the Ekadashi on 20 November, while the Vaishnava fast is on 21 November. Tulsi Vivah, the wedding of Tulsi to Vishnu in his Shaligram form, is on 21 November, and after it the season for weddings and other auspicious ceremonies opens again.

Kartik Purnima and Dev Deepawali

Kartik Purnima on 24 November completes the month-long Kartik snan, with holy baths and charity in the Ganga and other sacred rivers. That evening Kashi celebrates Dev Deepawali, when lakhs of lamps light up the Ganga ghats; it is believed the gods themselves come to Kashi to celebrate Diwali that day. The same day is Guru Nanak Jayanti, the Prakash Purab of Guru Nanak Dev Ji in the Sikh tradition.

Your questions

Is Diwali on 8 or 9 November?

On 8 November. Amavasya runs from 11:27 AM on 8 November to 12:31 PM on 9 November, and only the evening of the 8th has Amavasya during Pradosh, which Lakshmi Puja needs.

Which day is the main Chhath arghya?

The evening arghya to the setting sun is on Sunday 15 November, and the dawn arghya to the rising sun on Monday 16 November, after which the fast is broken.

Is Devutthana Ekadashi on the 20th or the 21st?

Smartas, that is most householders, fast on 20 November, and those following the Vaishnava and ISKCON tradition on 21 November. Choose the day by your family's or sampradaya's custom.