Karthika Pournami · 2024
Falls on: Friday, November 15, 2024
Full moon of Karthika masam, the holiest day of the month: a dawn river bath, lamps floated and lit at Shiva temples, and the jwala thoranam in the evening. Kept on the day Purnima prevails at sunrise.
Dates computed for New Delhi. Tithi boundaries shift with location — open your city's festival calendar for local dates.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi is current at sunrise in New Delhi.
How it is observed
- Karthika deepam
- Jwala thoranam
- River bath
Regional calendars
Also known as: कार्तिक पूर्णिमा (Hindi) · கார்த்திகை பௌர்ணமி (Tamil) · కార్తీక పౌర్ణమి (Telugu)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Kartika · Shukla Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Kartika · Shukla Paksha
- Tamil: Aippasi 30, 2055 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Kartik 29, 1431 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Kartika 30, 1432 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Thulam 30, 1200 (Kollam era)
Computed for New Delhi. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Karthika Pournami 2024
Shiva
- Friday, November 15, 2024View day panchang →Tithi window: Fri, Nov 15, 6:19 AM – Sat, Nov 16, 2:58 AM IST
Frequently asked questions
- What is Karthika Pournami?
- Full moon of Karthika masam, the holiest day of the month: a dawn river bath, lamps floated and lit at Shiva temples, and the jwala thoranam in the evening. Kept on the day Purnima prevails at sunrise.
- When is Karthika Pournami 2024?
- Karthika Pournami falls on Friday, November 15, 2024.