Hindu month
Kartik 2030
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 2030 start and end?
Kartik (Kartik) 2030 runs from Saturday, 12 October 2030 to Sunday, 10 November 2030 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, Vikram Samvat 2088. In the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India, the same month runs from 27 October 2030 to 25 November 2030.
Also searched as: Kartik 2030, Kartika 2030, Kartik Maas 2030, Kartik Month 2030.
North India (purnimanta)
12 October 2030 – 10 November 2030Month ends on Kartik Purnima
Amanta (Maharashtra, Gujarat, South)
27 October 2030 – 25 November 2030Month ends on Kartik Amavasya
Vikram Samvat
2088Kartik of VS 2088
Paksha sequence
Krishna → Shukla (purnimanta)Amanta order runs Shukla → Krishna
Festivals in Kartik 2030
Calculated for the India-baseline Panchang within the purnimanta window of Kartik 2030.
Ekadashi, Purnima & Amavasya in Kartik 2030
Ekadashi
- 23 October 2030Rama Ekadashi
- 5 November 2030Devutthana Ekadashi
Purnima
- 10 November 2030Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali)
Amavasya
- 26 October 2030Kartik Amavasya (the Diwali-night Amavasya) — Shani 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 2030?
Kartik 2030 starts on Saturday, 12 October 2030 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, and on Sunday, 27 October 2030 in the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India.
When does Kartik end in 2030?
The purnimanta month ends on Kartik Purnima, Sunday, 10 November 2030. The amanta month ends on Kartik Amavasya, Monday, 25 November 2030.
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.