Hindu month
Kartik 2029
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 2029 start and end?
Kartik (Kartik) 2029 runs from Tuesday, 23 October 2029 to Wednesday, 21 November 2029 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, Vikram Samvat 2087. In the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India, the same month runs from 7 November 2029 to 5 December 2029.
Also searched as: Kartik 2029, Kartika 2029, Kartik Maas 2029, Kartik Month 2029.
North India (purnimanta)
23 October 2029 – 21 November 2029Month ends on Kartik Purnima
Amanta (Maharashtra, Gujarat, South)
7 November 2029 – 5 December 2029Month ends on Kartik Amavasya
Vikram Samvat
2087Kartik of VS 2087
Paksha sequence
Krishna → Shukla (purnimanta)Amanta order runs Shukla → Krishna
Festivals in Kartik 2029
Calculated for the India-baseline Panchang within the purnimanta window of Kartik 2029.
Ekadashi, Purnima & Amavasya in Kartik 2029
Ekadashi
- 2 November 2029Rama Ekadashi
- 16 November 2029Devutthana Ekadashi
Purnima
- 21 November 2029Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali)
Amavasya
- 6 November 2029Kartik 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 2029?
Kartik 2029 starts on Tuesday, 23 October 2029 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, and on Wednesday, 7 November 2029 in the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India.
When does Kartik end in 2029?
The purnimanta month ends on Kartik Purnima, Wednesday, 21 November 2029. The amanta month ends on Kartik Amavasya, Wednesday, 5 December 2029.
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.