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Diwali 2029 falls on Monday, November 5, 2029 in Colombo. It is Kartik Amavasya in the Hindu lunar calendar. Lakshmi Puja Muhurat is 6:28 PM – 8:12 PM. Sunrise is 5:59 AM and sunset 5:48 PM.
Same day as India
Also known as: Deepavali · Dipavali · Festival of Lights · Lakshmi Puja · Divali
Windows are computed for this city — the tithi decides which are valid, so they shift with your location and are not the Indian times. Abhijit and Rahu Kaal belong to the day itself rather than to the festival.
Diwali, the festival of lights, falls on the new moon that closes Ashwin — the darkest night of the lunar year, kept as the return of Rama to Ayodhya and the worship of Lakshmi. Its date is set by which evening the Amavasya covers, since Lakshmi Puja is performed after sunset.
Homes are cleaned, decorated with rangoli and lined with diyas. Lakshmi Puja is performed during the Pradosh window below, followed by sweets, new clothes and fireworks.
Diwali 2029 in Colombo is on Monday, November 5, 2029. It falls on Kartik Amavasya.
Lakshmi Puja Muhurat in Colombo on Nov 5, 2029 is 6:28 PM – 8:12 PM. This is the window in which the main observance is performed.
Yes. Diwali falls on Nov 5, 2029 in both Colombo and India this year, though the puja timings differ because sunrise and moonrise are local.
Diwali is also known as Deepavali, Dipavali, Festival of Lights, Lakshmi Puja, Divali. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.