Monday, October 20, 2025
Naraka Chaturdashi 2025 falls on Monday, October 20, 2025. It is Kartik Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi in the Hindu lunar calendar. Sunrise is 6:26 AM and sunset 5:45 PM.
Also known as: Choti Diwali · Kali Chaudas · Roop Chaudas · Narak Chaturdashi
| City | Date |
|---|---|
| New Delhi | Oct 20, 2025 |
| London | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Toronto | Oct 19, 2025 |
| New York | Oct 19, 2025 |
| Houston | Oct 19, 2025 |
| San Jose | Oct 19, 2025 |
| Sydney | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Singapore | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Dubai | Oct 20, 2025 |
Naraka Chaturdashi, or Choti Diwali, marks Krishna’s killing of the demon Narakasura on the fourteenth of the waning moon in Kartik. In some years it shares a date with Diwali itself.
An oil bath before dawn — the Abhyanga Snan — is the day’s central rite, taken as a washing away of the year’s wrongs. A single lamp is lit for Yama at dusk.
Naraka Chaturdashi 2025 is on Monday, October 20, 2025. It falls on Kartik Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi.
Naraka Chaturdashi is also known as Choti Diwali, Kali Chaudas, Roop Chaudas, Narak Chaturdashi. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.