Karthika Pournami · 2026
Falls on: Tuesday, November 24, 2026
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 and timings for Peshawar.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi is current at sunrise in Peshawar.
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: Karthigai 8, 2057 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Ogrohayon 8, 1433 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Margashira 9, 1434 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Vrischikam 8, 1202 (Kollam era)
Computed for Peshawar. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Karthika Pournami 2026
Shiva
- Tuesday, November 24, 2026View day panchang →Tithi window: Mon, Nov 23, 11:12 PM – Tue, Nov 24, 7:53 PM GMT+5
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 2026?
- Karthika Pournami falls on Tuesday, November 24, 2026.