Hindu month
Kartik 2027
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 2027 start and end?
Kartik (Kartik) 2027 runs from Saturday, 16 October 2027 to Sunday, 14 November 2027 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, Vikram Samvat 2084. In the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India, the same month runs from 30 October 2027 to 28 November 2027.
Also searched as: Kartik 2027, Kartika 2027, Kartik Maas 2027, Kartik Month 2027.
North India (purnimanta)
16 October 2027 – 14 November 2027Month ends on Kartik Purnima
Amanta (Maharashtra, Gujarat, South)
30 October 2027 – 28 November 2027Month ends on Kartik Amavasya
Vikram Samvat
2084Kartik of VS 2084
Paksha sequence
Krishna → Shukla (purnimanta)Amanta order runs Shukla → Krishna
Festivals in Kartik 2027
Calculated for the India-baseline Panchang within the purnimanta window of Kartik 2027.
Ekadashi, Purnima & Amavasya in Kartik 2027
Ekadashi
- 25 October 2027Rama Ekadashi
- 10 November 2027Devutthana Ekadashi
Purnima
- 14 November 2027Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali)
Amavasya
- 29 October 2027Kartik Amavasya (the Diwali-night 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 2027?
Kartik 2027 starts on Saturday, 16 October 2027 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, and on Saturday, 30 October 2027 in the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India.
When does Kartik end in 2027?
The purnimanta month ends on Kartik Purnima, Sunday, 14 November 2027. The amanta month ends on Kartik Amavasya, Sunday, 28 November 2027.
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.