When is Diwali in 2027?

Thursday, October 28, 2027 in the US, Canada and the UK. Friday, October 29, 2027 in Sydney and New Delhi.

Why can it fall on a different day from India?

Each date is set by the lunar day (tithi) at a set moment in your own city, such as sunrise or dusk. The Moon's position is the same everywhere, but your sunrise and sunset are not, so a city far from India can land on the day before or after.

Diwali · Day 3 of 5

Chicago

Diwali

Lakshmi Puja

Thursday, October 28 · in 353 days

Diyas and Lakshmi Puja, after sunset (pradosh)

5:50 to 8:32 PM in Chicago

Some panchangs print a narrower Lakshmi Puja muhurat inside this window. We do not calculate it yet.

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Dates differ in Sydney and New Delhi

In Sydney and New Delhi, Diwali is on Friday 29 October. Everywhere else we cover, it is Thursday, October 28. Why dates differ

What to do

Clean the home and draw a rangoli at the entranceAny time
Light diyas and lamps around the houseEvening
Offer Lakshmi and Ganesh puja togetherEvening
Share sweets and gifts with family and friendsAny time
Give food or clothes to someone in needAny time

What you need

Diyas and oil
Rangoli colours
Flowers
Sweets
Kumkum and rice
A Lakshmi and Ganesh picture

Why today

Diwali is the festival of lights. Lamps welcome Rama home to Ayodhya, and the evening puja asks Lakshmi to bless the year ahead.

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The festival of lights marking the return of Rama to Ayodhya and the worship of Lakshmi for prosperity.

Why this date

Diwali is the new moon (Amavasya) of Kartik, as North Indian calendars count it; South Indian calendars call it Ashwin Amavasya. Lakshmi Puja is done at dusk, so when the new moon spans two days, Diwali is the one when it is running at dusk.

Across regions

In Bengal, Odisha and Assam the same night is Kali Puja, when Goddess Kali is worshipped through the night.

Traders in Gujarat and Maharashtra worship new account books (Chopda Pujan) at Lakshmi puja, and Gujaratis celebrate their New Year the next day.

In Tamil Nadu the main Deepavali celebration is on the previous morning, Naraka Chaturdashi.

Diwali is a day for Lakshmi.

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The five days of Diwali in Chicago

Different city?

Dates can differ by a day between cities, and every time comes from that city's own sunrise and sunset.

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Diwali 2027, local times. Dates in gold differ from most cities.
City	Date	Time
United States
New York	Thu, Oct 28	5:58 to 8:39 PM
Edison	Thu, Oct 28	5:59 to 8:40 PM
Jersey City	Thu, Oct 28	5:58 to 8:39 PM
Chicago	Thu, Oct 28	5:50 to 8:32 PM
Houston	Thu, Oct 28	6:38 to 9:13 PM
Dallas	Thu, Oct 28	6:40 to 9:17 PM
Atlanta	Thu, Oct 28	6:49 to 9:26 PM
Washington, DC	Thu, Oct 28	6:12 to 8:52 PM
Boston	Thu, Oct 28	5:43 to 8:25 PM
Philadelphia	Thu, Oct 28	6:03 to 8:44 PM
Seattle	Thu, Oct 28	5:58 to 8:44 PM
Los Angeles	Thu, Oct 28	6:04 to 8:41 PM
San Jose	Thu, Oct 28	6:14 to 8:53 PM
Fremont	Thu, Oct 28	6:14 to 8:53 PM
Cupertino	Thu, Oct 28	6:15 to 8:54 PM
Sunnyvale	Thu, Oct 28	6:15 to 8:54 PM
Santa Clara	Thu, Oct 28	6:14 to 8:53 PM
Canada
Toronto	Thu, Oct 28	6:14 to 8:57 PM
Brampton	Thu, Oct 28	6:16 to 8:59 PM
United Kingdom
London	Thu 28 Oct	5:41 to 8:31 PM
Leicester	Thu 28 Oct	5:43 to 8:33 PM
Australia
Sydney	Fri 29 Oct (a different date)	7:20 to 9:27 PM
India
New Delhi, for comparison	Fri 29 Oct (a different date)	5:39 to 8:13 PM

Happy Diwali! May Lakshmi Mata bless your home with light, peace and prosperity.

Times for Chicago are worked out from its own sunrise and sunset. We checked these dates against Drik Panchang for 11 cities on October 24, 2026. Your temple's calendar may differ by a day. How we calculate