Hindu month
Kartik 2028
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 2028 start and end?
Kartik (Kartik) 2028 runs from Wednesday, 4 October 2028 to Thursday, 2 November 2028 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, Vikram Samvat 2085. In the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India, the same month runs from 19 October 2028 to 16 November 2028.
Also searched as: Kartik 2028, Kartika 2028, Kartik Maas 2028, Kartik Month 2028.
North India (purnimanta)
4 October 2028 – 2 November 2028Month ends on Kartik Purnima
Amanta (Maharashtra, Gujarat, South)
19 October 2028 – 16 November 2028Month ends on Kartik Amavasya
Vikram Samvat
2085Kartik of VS 2085
Paksha sequence
Krishna → Shukla (purnimanta)Amanta order runs Shukla → Krishna
Festivals in Kartik 2028
Calculated for the India-baseline Panchang within the purnimanta window of Kartik 2028.
Ekadashi, Purnima & Amavasya in Kartik 2028
Ekadashi
- 14 October 2028Rama Ekadashi
- 28 October 2028Devutthana Ekadashi
Purnima
- 2 November 2028Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali)
Amavasya
- 18 October 2028Kartik 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 2028?
Kartik 2028 starts on Wednesday, 4 October 2028 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, and on Thursday, 19 October 2028 in the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India.
When does Kartik end in 2028?
The purnimanta month ends on Kartik Purnima, Thursday, 2 November 2028. The amanta month ends on Kartik Amavasya, Thursday, 16 November 2028.
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.