Karthika Masam 2027: Start and End Dates
Karthika Masam 2027 begins on Saturday 30 October 2027 and ends with the amavasya on Sunday 28 November 2027 in the Telugu states (Hyderabad, IST). Also spelled Kartika Masam.
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Last year: Karthika Masam 2026 – Tuesday 10 November 2026
Karthika (also spelled Kartika) is the holiest month for Siva worship in the Telugu states: Karthika snanam at dawn, lamps every evening, Karthika Somavaram Mondays, Nagula Chavithi, Kshirabdi Dwadasi and Karthika Pournami with the Jwala Toranam; vana bhojanam picnics under amla trees are its social side. Telugu months are amanta lunar months: each begins the day after an amavasya (new moon) and is named for the solar sign the Sun occupies at that new moon. When two new moons fall in the same sign an adhika (extra) month is inserted and the festivals are kept in the nija month that follows. The start date is the first day whose sunrise-to-sunrise span begins in the new month.
Tithi timing
Sukla Padyami begins 29 October 2027 at 7:06 PM IST and ends 30 October 2027 at 5:52 PM IST.
How the date is decided
First Hindu day of each amanta masa (sukla padyami at sunrise; kshaya -> day the padyami begins).
Date by city
Different date in 49 of 215 cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, Dallas, Irving, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Coppell, Fort Worth, Houston, Sugar Land, Austin and 37 more — the tithi is judged against each city's own sunrise and local time (daylight saving included), so the day can shift for cities far from India.
FAQ
When does Karthika Masam 2027 start and end?
Karthika Masam 2027 starts on Saturday 30 October 2027 and ends on Sunday 28 November 2027 (Hyderabad, IST). A Telugu (amanta) month runs from the day after one amavasya to the next amavasya.
How is the date of Karthika Masam decided?
First Hindu day of each amanta masa (sukla padyami at sunrise; kshaya -> day the padyami begins).
What else is Karthika Masam called?
It is also spelled Kartika Masam.
Stotras commonly recited
Full text in Telugu: Lingashtakam · Shiva Panchakshara Stotram · Shiva Tandava Stotram · Kalabhairava Ashtakam · Dakshinamurthy Stotram · Shiva Manasa Puja · all stotras
Coming up next
- Tuesday 10 November 2026 – Bali Padyami (Govardhan Puja)
- Wednesday 11 November 2026 – Bhagini Hasta Bhojanam (Yama Dwitiya)
- Friday 13 November 2026 – Nagula Chavithi
- Monday 16 November 2026 – Karthika Somavaram
- Saturday 21 November 2026 – Kshirabdi Dwadasi (Chilukula Dwadasi)
- Tuesday 24 November 2026 – Karthika Pournami (Deepotsavam)
All upcoming festivals and the next festival countdown
Related
- Bali Padyami (Govardhan Puja) – Saturday 30 October 2027
- Bhagini Hasta Bhojanam (Yama Dwitiya) – Sunday 31 October 2027
- Karthika Somavaram – Monday 1 November 2027
- Nagula Chavithi – Tuesday 2 November 2027
- Kshirabdi Dwadasi (Chilukula Dwadasi) – Wednesday 10 November 2027
- Karthika Pournami (Deepotsavam) – Sunday 14 November 2027
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