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Naraka Chaturdashi 2027 falls on Thursday, October 28, 2027 in Mumbai. It is Kartik Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi in the Hindu lunar calendar. Sunrise is 6:37 AM and sunset 6:06 PM.
Same day as India
Also known as: Choti Diwali · Kali Chaudas · Roop Chaudas · Narak Chaturdashi
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 2027 in Mumbai is on Thursday, October 28, 2027. It falls on Kartik Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi.
Yes. Naraka Chaturdashi falls on Oct 28, 2027 in both Mumbai and India this year, though the puja timings differ because sunrise and moonrise are local.
Naraka Chaturdashi is also known as Choti Diwali, Kali Chaudas, Roop Chaudas, Narak Chaturdashi. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.