Kartik Purnima 2026
Kartik Purnima 2026 falls on Tuesday, Tuesday, November 24, 2026. Observed on: kartika shukla 15.
Exact date, puja muhurat & city-wise timings for Kartik Purnima 2026
Key Information
Festival Date
Tuesday, November 24, 2026
2026 Calendar Context
Weekday
Tuesday
Vikram Samvat
2083
Shaka Samvat
1948
This year Kartik Purnima falls on a Tuesday, 19 days later than 2025 (2025-11-05) — typical lunar-calendar drift.
Falling on a Tuesday gives the day a Mangal emphasis — courage-related rites and red offerings carry extra weight.
The 2025 observance fell on Wednesday, 2025-11-05 — this year arrives 19 days later in the Gregorian calendar, the Adhika-masa pattern when an intercalary lunar month pushes the cycle forward.
Looking ahead to 2027, Kartik Purnima will fall on Sunday, 2027-11-14 (10 days earlier than this year). So planning ritual schedules across years means anchoring to the tithi rather than the Gregorian date.
Astronomical context for Kartik Purnima 2026
On Tuesday, November 24, 2026, sunrise in Delhi (the reference city for this page) falls at 06:50 IST and sunset at 17:24 IST — a daylight span of 10h 34m. Across the six pan-Indian cities tabulated below, sunrise on this date varies from 05:54 (Kolkata) at the eastern edge to 06:51 (Mumbai) in the west — a 57-minute difference that drives the city-by-city muhurat shift you see in the table.
For Kartik Purnima 2026, the central rite of udaya tithi (sunrise) depends on the Kartika Shukla 15 being present during that window on 2026-11-24 — confirmed across 6 reference cities in this year's computation pass. Cities further east (Kolkata, Chennai) see the window open ~15-25 minutes before Delhi; cities west of Delhi (Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore) see it start later by a similar margin.
City-Wise Timings for Kartik Purnima 2026
| City | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 6:50 AM | 5:24 PM |
| Mumbai | 6:51 AM | 5:59 PM |
| Bangalore | 6:22 AM | 5:50 PM |
| Chennai | 6:11 AM | 5:39 PM |
| Kolkata | 5:54 AM | 4:51 PM |
| Pune | 6:46 AM | 5:56 PM |
Click any city for detailed local timings, puja vidhi & samagri list
Why This Date?
Kartik Purnima follows the Udaya Tithi rule – the festival is observed on the day when the required tithi prevails at sunrise. This is the default Dharmasindhu convention for festivals without a special time-window requirement.
Deity
Lord Shiva (Tripurari), Lord Vishnu, Kartikeya
Legend & History
Kartik Purnima is celebrated as Dev Diwali – the festival of lights of the Gods. According to the Skanda Purana, the Devas descended to Varanasi on this night to bathe in the Ganga and celebrate Shi… Read full legend →Show less ↑
Kartik Purnima is celebrated as Dev Diwali – the festival of lights of the Gods. According to the Skanda Purana, the Devas descended to Varanasi on this night to bathe in the Ganga and celebrate Shiva's victory over the demon Tripurasura, whom he destroyed with a single arrow. This day also marks the birthday of Kartikeya (Skanda), the God of war, son of Shiva and Parvati. It falls in the period of Tulsi Vivah, the ceremonial marriage of Tulsi (Holy Basil) with Vishnu's Shaligrama form.
How to Observe
Take a sacred bath in the Ganga or any river before sunrise (Kartik Snan). Light rows of deep diyas along ghats and river banks – the ghats of Varanasi illuminate spectacularly on this night. Worship Lord Shiva as Tripurari (destroyer of Tripurasura). Perform Tulsi Vivah by ceremonially marrying a Tulsi plant to a Shaligrama stone. Observe Satyanarayan Puja.
Significance
Kartik Purnima is considered the most sacred full moon of the year. A bath in the Ganga on this day earns the merit of a hundred Ashwamedha Yagyas. It is the culmination of the holy month of Kartik, during which daily Ganga baths and lamp offerings are observed. Dev Diwali signifies the Gods themselves celebrating light's victory over darkness.
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