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Diwali / Lakshmi Puja 2027 in Chicago

Local observance date: Friday, 29 October 2027. Matches the India (Delhi) anchor date.

Sunrise: 07:19
Sunset: 17:50
Tithi at sunrise: अमावस्या (ends ~08:38)
Nakshatra at sunrise: Swati
Lakshmi Puja window: 17:50 – 19:20 (Central Time)
Coordinates: 41.8781°, -87.6298° · America/Chicago

Rule used: Kartika Amavasya — Lakshmi Puja during Pradosh Kaal after local sunset while Amavasya tithi prevails.

Full Diwali / Lakshmi Puja guide → · Daily Panchang for Chicago →

How these timings are calculated

Calculated using Daanyam's stated Panchang convention: Smarta purnimanta month labels, tithi sampled at local sunrise (Pradosh festivals use local sunset). India anchor dates use Delhi coordinates (28.6139°N, 77.209°E). Diaspora cities use catalog coordinates and IANA timezones including daylight saving where applicable.

Ephemeris: astronomia (sync) with Lahiri ayanāṃśa for nakshatra; Astro Engine when enabled for month strips.

Sunrise/sunset: NOAA-style solar approximation at observer coordinates.

Version: festival-index-2027.1:astronomia-sync

Kernel

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Ayanamsa

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Provenance source: live. Full pipeline: How we compute.

For journalists and publishers

This index lists location-specific Hindu festival civil dates and observance windows for 2027, computed from latitude, longitude, and IANA timezone — not by shifting India Standard Time. Methodology: How we compute. Last updated: 2026-08-28. Questions: partners@daanyam.in.

Source: Daanyam Diwali / Lakshmi Puja 2027 in Chicago. https://daanyam.in/global-hindu-festival-timings