| City | Date | Pradosh Kaal Puja | Tithi (local) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat Gulf Standard Time (GST) | Tuesday, November 24, 2026 | 5:19 PM – 7:57 PM GST | Nov 23, 10:13 PM → Nov 24, 6:54 PM GST |
Timings are local. Tithi = begin → end of the festival's tithi in that city.
The day on which the tithi prevails in Pradosh Kaal (after local sunset).
The Puranas equate the bath, charity and lamp-offering of Kartik Purnima with the merit of an Ashwamedha yajna; the month-long Kartik bath-vow concludes on this day.
Deepdaan — floating lamps on a river, pond or a vessel of water — is offered for both the ancestors and the gods; that is why this evening is the Diwali of the gods, not of humans.
The same full moon carries the Sikh Guru Nanak Jayanti (Prakash Purab) and, in some Jain traditions, the remembrance of Mahavira's nirvana — in north India both celebrations light up the same evening.
Yes — Tuesday, November 24, 2026.
Pradosh Kaal Puja: 5:19 PM to 7:57 PM (GST). Other cities are in the table above.
Each row is in that city's own local time (Gulf Standard Time (GST) for Muscat).
Diwali, on Kartik Amavasya, is the festival of humans — Lakshmi puja; Dev Deepawali, fifteen days later on Purnima, is the Diwali of the gods — remembering the slaying of Tripurasura, with lamp-offering and the Ganga bath.
Bath and charity in the morning; in the evening lamps at the Tulsi altar and around the house, 11/21 lamps floated in a water-filled plate, arghya to the moon and an offering of kheer — a trip to Kashi is not required.
No — the Purnima fast is optional; keep fruit or one sattvik meal and break it after the moon arghya in the evening.
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