Hindu month
Kartik 2026
कार्तिक
Kartik is the Diwali month and one of the most sacred for daily snana and deepdana. It runs from Karwa Chauth and Ahoi Ashtami through Dhanteras, Diwali, Govardhan Puja, Bhai Dooj, Chhath Puja, Tulsi Vivah, and Dev Diwali on Kartik Purnima.
Direct answer
When does Kartik 2026 start and end?
Kartik (Kartik) 2026 runs from Tuesday, 27 October 2026 to Tuesday, 24 November 2026 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, Vikram Samvat 2083. In the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India, the same month runs from 10 November 2026 to 8 December 2026.
Also searched as: Kartik 2026, Kartika 2026, Kartik Maas 2026, Kartik Month 2026.
North India (purnimanta)
27 October 2026 – 24 November 2026Month ends on Kartik Purnima
Amanta (Maharashtra, Gujarat, South)
10 November 2026 – 8 December 2026Month ends on Kartik Amavasya
Vikram Samvat
2083Kartik of VS 2083
Paksha sequence
Krishna → Shukla (purnimanta)Amanta order runs Shukla → Krishna
Festivals in Kartik 2026
Calculated for the India-baseline Panchang within the purnimanta window of Kartik 2026.
Ekadashi, Purnima & Amavasya in Kartik 2026
Ekadashi
- 5 November 2026Rama Ekadashi
- 20 November 2026Devutthana Ekadashi
Purnima
- 24 November 2026Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali)
Amavasya
- 9 November 2026Kartik Amavasya (the Diwali-night Amavasya) — Somvati Amavasya
Dates follow the sunrise tithi for the India-baseline location. Vrata observance can shift by a day for rules tied to moonrise, pradosha, or nishita — confirm on the day's Panchang page.
What this month is for
Kartik is the Diwali month and one of the most sacred for daily snana and deepdana. It runs from Karwa Chauth and Ahoi Ashtami through Dhanteras, Diwali, Govardhan Puja, Bhai Dooj, Chhath Puja, Tulsi Vivah, and Dev Diwali on Kartik Purnima.
Planning focus
Karwa Chauth, the five Diwali days, Chhath ghat arrangements, Tulsi Vivah, and Kartik Purnima snana.
Common questions
When does Kartik start in 2026?
Kartik 2026 starts on Tuesday, 27 October 2026 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, and on Tuesday, 10 November 2026 in the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India.
When does Kartik end in 2026?
The purnimanta month ends on Kartik Purnima, Tuesday, 24 November 2026. The amanta month ends on Kartik Amavasya, Tuesday, 8 December 2026.
Why do North and South India show different dates?
Both systems use the same new-moon and full-moon moments. Purnimanta months end on Purnima, amanta months end on Amavasya, so the month name shifts by a fortnight for the Krishna paksha. Festival dates are the same; only the month label differs.