When is Bhoot Chaturdashi 2026?
Bhoot Chaturdashi 2026 · tithi by the Drik Siddhanta
This festival is also known and searched as — Narak Chaturdashi, Choti Diwali, Kali Chaudas, Bhoot Chaturdashi, Naraka Chaturdashi.
Bhoot Chaturdashi 2026 — Tithi Timings
- Chaturdashi begins
- Chaturdashi ends
- Sunrise
- 6:37 AM
- Sunset
- 5:32 PM
Times are in Indian Standard Time (IST); sunrise and sunset are for New Delhi. To see the timings for your own city, pick your city on that day's panjika.
Bhoot Chaturdashi 2026 — Auspicious & Inauspicious Timings
(Times are in IST for New Delhi)
✨ Auspicious Timings
- Labh Choghadiya: 5:32 PM – 7:10 PM
- Shubh Choghadiya: 8:49 PM – 10:27 PM
- Amrit Choghadiya: 10:27 PM – 12:05 AM
- Amrit Kaal: 11:10 PM – 12:51 AM
- Labh Choghadiya: 5:00 AM – 6:38 AM
⛔ Inauspicious Timings
- Udveg Choghadiya: 7:10 PM – 8:49 PM
- Rog Choghadiya: 1:43 AM – 3:22 AM
- Kaal Choghadiya: 3:22 AM – 5:00 AM
Note: These timings are calculated from the New Delhi sunrise (IST) and cover only the night (sunset to the next sunrise) within the festival tithi. They are general auspicious and inauspicious periods, not exact puja timings. For your own city, change the location in the panjika for that day →
Bhoot Chaturdashi — dates from 2025 to 2030
| Year | Gregorian date | Weekday | Bengali date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 October 2025 | Sunday | 2 Kartik 1432 |
| 2026 | 7 November 2026 | Saturday | 21 Kartik 1433 |
| 2027 | 28 October 2027 | Thursday | 10 Kartik 1434 |
| 2028 | 16 October 2028 | Monday | 30 Ashwin 1435 |
| 2029 | 4 November 2029 | Sunday | 18 Kartik 1436 |
| 2030 | 25 October 2030 | Friday | 8 Kartik 1437 |
Dates are calculated on MyAstrology's own calculation engine by the Drik Siddhanta, for New Delhi (28.61° N, 77.21° E).
When is Bhoot Chaturdashi if you live abroad?
The dates on this page are for New Delhi (Drik Siddhanta); across India the date is almost always the same. Abroad, the tithi at your own sunrise can occasionally move the day by one.
Sunrise, the end of the tithi and auspicious times still vary by city — to see yours, pick your city in the panjika →
On which tithi is Bhoot Chaturdashi?
The Chaturdashi tithi of the Krishna Paksha of the lunar month of Ashwin. This tithi is fixed by the Pradosha-kala (just after sunset) rule.
The significance of Bhoot Chaturdashi
Ashwini Krishna Chaturdashi. The night of lighting fourteen lamps for the souls of the departed ancestors and of the spirits. It also recalls the slaying of Narakasura.
Rituals and timing
How it is observed
In the daytime, cook and eat fourteen kinds of greens — the fourteen greens according to Pandit Raghunandan: ol (elephant-foot yam), keu, beto, kalkasunde, neem leaves, jayanti, mustard, malancha, helencha, palta, shulfa, gulancha, ghentu and shushni. Light fourteen clay lamps around the house and at the main door. At dawn, rub on oil and take the abhyanga bath.
Auspicious time
Fourteen lamps at night; the abhyanga bath at dawn
Mantra
Common questions
When is Bhoot Chaturdashi 2026?
In 2026 Bhoot Chaturdashi falls on 7 November 2026, Saturday, Bengali 21 Kartik 1433.
When does the tithi for Bhoot Chaturdashi 2026 begin and end?
Chaturdashi tithi begins 7 November 10:49 AM and ends 8 November 11:29 AM. Sunrise that day is 6:37 AM and sunset 5:32 PM. Times are in IST; sunrise is for New Delhi.
What is the auspicious time for Bhoot Chaturdashi puja?
Fourteen lamps at night; the abhyanga bath at dawn
When is Bhoot Chaturdashi in the coming years?
in 2025 on 19 October 2025 (Sunday), in 2027 on 28 October 2027 (Thursday), in 2028 on 16 October 2028 (Monday).
When was Bhoot Chaturdashi last year?
19 October 2025, Sunday (Bengali date 2 Kartik 1432).
Why does Bhoot Chaturdashi fall on a different date every year?
Bhoot Chaturdashi follows the lunar tithi, not the Gregorian date. A lunar year is about 11 days shorter than a solar year, so the day moves about 11 days earlier each year. When the gap grows too wide an extra month (Adhika Masa) is inserted to correct it — and that year the day falls about a month later.
