Festival
Naraka Chaturdashi dates
Computed year by year from the Moon and the Sun. Each row shows the tithi the festival sits on and the lunar month in both the amanta and purnimanta reckonings, because the two name the same month differently during krishna paksha.
Also called: Chhoti Diwali, Kali Chaudas, Roop Chaudas
The next one
Sunday, 8 November 2026
Krishna Chaturdashi, Ashwina
Bhadra until 11:05 pm
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The rule
What the date is derived from, stated so you can check it.
Krishna Chaturdashi of amanta Ashwina. In years when it shares a sunrise with Amavasya it collapses onto Diwali itself.
The day is settled by the tithi at sunrise.
Festival
Naraka Chaturdashi dates
| Year | Date | Tithi | Lunar month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025Monday | Monday, 20 October 2025 | Krishna Chaturdashi | AshwinaBhadra until 02:46 am |
| 2026Sunday | Sunday, 8 November 2026 | Krishna Chaturdashi | AshwinaBhadra until 11:05 pm |
| 2027Thursday | Thursday, 28 October 2027 | Krishna Chaturdashi | AshwinaBhadra until 09:47 am |
| 2028Tuesday | Tuesday, 17 October 2028 | Krishna Chaturdashi | AshwinaBhadra until 01:56 am |
| 2029Monday | Monday, 5 November 2029 | Krishna Chaturdashi | AshwinaBhadra until 03:39 am |
| 2030Friday | Friday, 25 October 2030 | Krishna ChaturdashiThis tithi opens and closes between two deciding moments, so the rule does not settle the day on its own. The date given is the one holding most of the tithi. | AshwinaBhadra until 05:59 pm |
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Each one with its own rule and its own dates.
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Every festival and observance of the year, in one table.
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