Karthika Pournami 2027 Date: Sunday, 14 November

Karthika Pournami (Deepotsavam) in 2027 falls on Sunday 14 November 2027 in the Telugu states (Hyderabad, IST). Sukla Pournami: 13 Nov 9:55 AM – 14 Nov 8:55 AM IST. In the USA: Saturday 13 November 2027; tithi Fri 12 Nov 11:25 PM – Sat 13 Nov 10:25 PM EST (8:25 PM – 7:25 PM PST). In the UK: Saturday 13 November 2027. Also called Karthika Purnima, Kartik Purnima, Deepotsavam.

తెలుగులో చదవండి · Read in Telugu

Last year: Karthika Pournami 2026 – Tuesday 24 November 2026

Karthika Pournami (also spelled Kartika Pournami or Kartik Purnima) is the night of lamps at every Siva temple: the 365-wick lamp (Jwala Toranam at Srisailam, the Deepotsavam on the Godavari ghats at Rajahmundry), lamps floated on rivers and tanks, and the Karthika masa vows are completed. It is Tripurari Pournami and Dev Deepavali elsewhere; Guru Nanak Jayanti is the same full moon.

Tithi timing

Sukla Pournami begins 13 November 2027 at 9:55 AM IST and ends 14 November 2027 at 8:55 AM IST.

Timings by city: India, USA, UK, Canada, Australia

Every time is computed for the city's own coordinates and time zone (daylight saving applied); nothing is converted from IST. The last column is the part of the day the rule judges, sunrise; the date is the day the tithi covers it. It is the window the tradition names for the observance, not a separately chosen muhurtham; we do not print other muhurthams because we have not verified them.

How the date is decided

Kartika pournami at sunrise; Jwala Toranam and 365-wick lamps at dusk.

Date by city

Different date in 123 of 215 cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, Dallas, New York, Atlanta, Irving, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Coppell, Fort Worth and 111 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.

Local timings in Indian cities: Hyderabad · Vijayawada · Visakhapatnam · Tirupati · Guntur · Warangal · Bengaluru · Chennai

FAQ

Stotras commonly recited

Full text in Telugu: Lingashtakam · Shiva Panchakshara Stotram · all stotras

Coming up next

• Tuesday 10 November 2026 – Bali Padyami (Govardhan Puja)
• Tuesday 10 November 2026 – Karthika Masam begins
• 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)

All upcoming festivals and the next festival countdown

Related

• Dhana Trayodashi (Dhanteras) – Wednesday 27 October 2027
• Naraka Chaturdashi – Thursday 28 October 2027
• Deepavali (Lakshmi Puja) – Friday 29 October 2027
• Bali Padyami (Govardhan Puja) – Saturday 30 October 2027
• Kartika Masam begins – 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
• Margashira Masam begins – Monday 29 November 2027
• Margashira Lakshmivaram – Thursday 2 December 2027
• Subrahmanya Shashti – Saturday 4 December 2027

Karthika Pournami 2026 · Festivals 2027 · Festivals November 2027 · Calendar November 2027