When is Diwali 2025 Date: Festival of Lights Diwali: Like every year, this time there is confusion among the people on the date of Diwali whether Diwali should be celebrated on 20th October or Lakshmi Puja of Diwali should be done on 21st October.
This has happened because the date of Kartik Amavasya is two days away and in that too Pradosh Kaal cannot be decided. In such a situation, let us know what is the exact date of Diwali? What is the Muhurat of Lakshmi Puja on Diwali? What is the easy way to remove the confusion regarding the date of Diwali?
What will be the auspicious time of Diwali?
To know the exact date of Diwali, you will first have to calculate the date of Kartik Amavasya.
According to the Panchang, the date of Kartik Amavasya starts: 20th October, Monday at 03.44 pm.
End date of Kartik Amavasya: Tuesday, October 21 at 5:54 pm.
Now you know the Amavasya date of Diwali, which shows that Kartik Amavasya is on two days, 20th October and 21st October.
Pradoshvyapini Amavasya Tithi is considered for Diwali and not Udayatithi. Pradosh period starts after sunset. In such a situation, let us see when the sunset is on 20th October and 21st October.
According to astrologers, sunset is happening at almost the same time on October 20 and 21. But there is a difference in the sunset of both the days.
The sunset on 20th October is happening with Pradosh Kaal on the date of Kartik Amavasya, whereas the sunset on 21st October is happening on Kartik Amavasya, but only after 9 minutes Kartik Shukla Pratipada Tithi is being achieved because Amavasya is ending at 05:54 pm.
This is going to be auspicious time for Diwali
The auspicious time for Lakshmi Puja on 20th October is from 07:08 pm to 08:18 pm.
Pradosh Kaal on that day is from 05:46 PM to 08:18 PM in the evening.
The timing of Vrishabha Kaal on Diwali is from 07:08 pm to 09:03 pm. Nishita Muhurta on Diwali is late night from 11:41 pm to 12:31 am.
Diwali inauspicious time
Astrology tells that if you want to do any auspicious work on Diwali, then you should keep in mind the inauspicious time i.e. Rahukaal.
Rahukaal on Diwali is from 07:50 am to 09:15 am.
The time of Yama i.e. Yamgand is from 10:40 am in the morning to 12:06 pm.