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City Muhurta
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) · Toronto
दीपावली (लक्ष्मी पूजा)
Sunday, November 8, 2026 · Toronto, Canada
Lakshmi Puja on Kartika Amavasya — the festival of lights.
Tithi
Amavasya
Nakshatra
Swati
Yoga
Ayushman
Vara
Ravivara
Puja Muhurtas
Diwali / Mahālakṣmī Pūjā & Chopda Pujan ( Kedāra Gaurī Vrata )
Prime window for Ganesha-Lakshmi Puja (Delhi, Bihar, AP/TG), Chopda Pujan (Gujarat), and Kedara Gauri Vrata (Tamil Nadu & AP). · Kārttika Amāvāsyā Pradoṣa Vyāpti (Nirṇayasindhu)
4:54 PM – 7:45 PM
Darsha Amavasya (Masik Pitṛ Tarpaṇa)
Monthly New Moon ancestral Tarpana (Tila-Tarpana) and Pinda Dāna during Aparahna Kala. · Amāvāsyā Aparāhna Vyāpti (Nirṇayasindhu / Vaidyanātha Dīkṣitīyam)
12:59 PM – 2:57 PM
Maha Kali Puja
Midnight worship of Goddess Dakshina Kali. · Kārttika Amāvāsyā Niśītha Vyāpti (Śākta Āgama)
11:33 PM – 12:30 AM
Auspicious Windows
Brahma Muhurta
5:14 AM – 6:10 AM
Abhijit Muhurta
11:41 AM – 12:20 PM
Times to Avoid
Rahu Kalam
3:41 PM – 4:54 PM
Yamaganda
12:01 PM – 1:14 PM
Gulika Kalam
2:27 PM – 3:41 PM
Varjyam · Vishakha
2:57 AM – 4:40 AM
All times are computed live in Toronto's local time from the Jyotish engine. Observe local sampradaya and your family/guru tradition.