Sunday, October 19, 2025
Naraka Chaturdashi 2025 falls on Sunday, October 19, 2025 in Raleigh. It is Kartik Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi in the Hindu lunar calendar. Sunrise is 7:26 AM and sunset 6:32 PM.
India: Oct 20, 2025
Also known as: Choti Diwali · Kali Chaudas · Roop Chaudas · Narak Chaturdashi
The tradition names no separate muhurat for this festival — it is observed through the day. Abhijit is the day’s generally auspicious window and Rahu Kaal the one to avoid.
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 in Raleigh is on Sunday, October 19, 2025. It falls on Kartik Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi.
No. Naraka Chaturdashi is on Oct 19, 2025 in Raleigh but Oct 20, 2025 in India. The tithi begins at one moment worldwide, and that moment lands on a different local day in each place.
Naraka Chaturdashi is also known as Choti Diwali, Kali Chaudas, Roop Chaudas, Narak Chaturdashi. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.