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Why does Diwali fall on different dates every year? The moon has the answer

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“Why does Diwali fall on different dates every year? The moon has the answer”

Diwali moves because it is set by the moon, not by the Gregorian calendar on your wall. Last year the main night fell on October 20, 2025. This year it lands on Sunday, November 8, 2026, almost three weeks later. Next year it swings back to 29 October 2027. That zigzag is not random. It comes from a calendar that tracks two clocks at once, the moon and the sun, and has a clever trick for keeping them in step. Why do we light diyas on Diwali? Anchored to a new moon Diwali is fixed to a point in…

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