Naraka Chaturdashi 2026 Date: Sunday, 8 November

Naraka Chaturdashi in 2026 falls on Sunday 8 November 2026 in the Telugu states (Hyderabad, IST). Bahula Chaturdasi: 7 Nov 10:48 AM – 8 Nov 11:28 AM IST. In the USA: Saturday 7 November 2026; tithi Sat 7 Nov 12:18 AM – Sun 8 Nov 12:58 AM EST (9:18 PM – 9:58 PM PST). In the UK: Saturday 7 November 2026. Also called Naraka Chaturdasi, Choti Diwali.

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Next year: Naraka Chaturdashi 2027 – Thursday 28 October 2027

Naraka Chaturdashi, Ashwayuja Bahula Chaturdashi, is the day before Deepavali: Krishna and Satyabhama killed Narakasura at dawn, so the abhyanga snanam with oil and lamps is taken before sunrise (arunodaya) and the first crackers are lit in the evening. When the chaturdashi covers the pre-dawn of two days the second one, next to Deepavali, is taken; in some years (2026 in India) it falls on the same civil day as Deepavali.

Tithi timing

Bahula Chaturdasi begins 7 November 2026 at 10:48 AM IST and ends 8 November 2026 at 11:28 AM IST.

Timings by city: India, USA, UK, Canada, Australia

Every time is computed for the city's own coordinates and time zone (daylight saving applied); nothing is converted from IST. The last column is the part of the day the rule judges, arunodaya (the two muhurtas before sunrise); the date is the day the tithi covers it. It is the window the tradition names for the observance, not a separately chosen muhurtham; we do not print other muhurthams because we have not verified them.

How the date is decided

Ashwayuja bahula chaturdashi at arunodaya (pre-dawn abhyanga snana); vriddhi -> second day.

Date by city

Different date in 122 of 215 cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, Dallas, New York, Atlanta, Irving, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Coppell, Fort Worth and 110 more — the tithi is judged against each city's own sunrise and local time (daylight saving included), so the day can shift for cities far from India.

Local timings in Indian cities: Hyderabad · Vijayawada · Visakhapatnam · Tirupati · Guntur · Warangal · Bengaluru · Chennai

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• Wednesday 11 November 2026 – Bhagini Hasta Bhojanam (Yama Dwitiya)
• Friday 13 November 2026 – Nagula Chavithi
• Monday 16 November 2026 – Karthika Somavaram
• Saturday 21 November 2026 – Kshirabdi Dwadasi (Chilukula Dwadasi)

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• Vijayadashami (Dasara) – Tuesday 20 October 2026
• Sharad Pournami (Kojagari) – Sunday 25 October 2026
• Atla Taddi – Wednesday 28 October 2026
• Dhana Trayodashi (Dhanteras) – Friday 6 November 2026
• Deepavali (Lakshmi Puja) – Sunday 8 November 2026
• Bali Padyami (Govardhan Puja) – Tuesday 10 November 2026
• Kartika Masam begins – Tuesday 10 November 2026
• Bhagini Hasta Bhojanam (Yama Dwitiya) – Wednesday 11 November 2026
• Nagula Chavithi – Friday 13 November 2026
• Karthika Somavaram – Monday 16 November 2026
• Kshirabdi Dwadasi (Chilukula Dwadasi) – Saturday 21 November 2026
• Karthika Pournami (Deepotsavam) – Tuesday 24 November 2026

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