Hindu month
Kartik 2031
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 2031 start and end?
Kartik (Kartik) 2031 runs from Friday, 31 October 2031 to Friday, 28 November 2031 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, Vikram Samvat 2089. In the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India, the same month runs from 15 November 2031 to 14 December 2031.
Also searched as: Kartik 2031, Kartika 2031, Kartik Maas 2031, Kartik Month 2031.
North India (purnimanta)
31 October 2031 – 28 November 2031Month ends on Kartik Purnima
Amanta (Maharashtra, Gujarat, South)
15 November 2031 – 14 December 2031Month ends on Kartik Amavasya
Vikram Samvat
2089Kartik of VS 2089
Paksha sequence
Krishna → Shukla (purnimanta)Amanta order runs Shukla → Krishna
Festivals in Kartik 2031
Calculated for the India-baseline Panchang within the purnimanta window of Kartik 2031.
Ekadashi, Purnima & Amavasya in Kartik 2031
Ekadashi
- 10 November 2031Rama Ekadashi
- 24 November 2031Devutthana Ekadashi
Purnima
- 28 November 2031Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali)
Amavasya
- 14 November 2031Kartik 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 2031?
Kartik 2031 starts on Friday, 31 October 2031 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, and on Saturday, 15 November 2031 in the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India.
When does Kartik end in 2031?
The purnimanta month ends on Kartik Purnima, Friday, 28 November 2031. The amanta month ends on Kartik Amavasya, Sunday, 14 December 2031.
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.