Pournami November 2026 – date and time (Purnima)
Pournami in November 2026 falls on Tuesday 24 November 2026 in India: the pournami tithi begins at 11:42 PM, Mon, 23 Nov IST and ends at 8:23 PM, Tue, 24 Nov IST, so 24 November 2026 is the day whose sunrise falls inside the tithi. It is the pournami of Kartika masa and the day of Karthika Pournami (Deepotsavam). In the USA the same tithi runs from 1:12 PM, 23 Nov to 9:53 AM, 24 Nov Eastern time and from 10:12 AM, 23 Nov to 6:53 AM, 24 Nov Pacific time; the pournami day is Tuesday 24 November 2026 in New York and Tuesday 24 November 2026 in Los Angeles. The previous pournami is on Monday 26 October 2026, the next on Thursday 24 December 2026. Pournami (purnima, the full moon) is the day for Satyanarayana vratam; the pournamis of Shravana (Rakhi), Ashwayuja (Sharad), Kartika (Deepotsavam), Magha and Phalguna (Holi) are festivals. The times are computed with the NASA/JPL DE440s ephemeris and the Lahiri ayanamsa; the day is fixed by the tithi at local sunrise (the second day when the tithi covers two sunrises), so cities west of India can keep it a day earlier. The table gives the tithi in IST and in the four US time zones, with the day each city keeps.
Kartika Pournami – Tuesday 24 November 2026
Same day: Karthika Pournami (Deepotsavam)
| Time zone | Tithi starts | Tithi ends | Observed on (local) |
|---|---|---|---|
| India (IST) | 11:42 PM, Mon, 23 Nov | 8:23 PM, Tue, 24 Nov | Tuesday 24 November 2026 |
| New York (EST) | 1:12 PM, Mon, 23 Nov | 9:53 AM, Tue, 24 Nov | Tuesday 24 November 2026 |
| Chicago (CST) | 12:12 PM, Mon, 23 Nov | 8:53 AM, Tue, 24 Nov | Tuesday 24 November 2026 |
| Denver (MST) | 11:12 AM, Mon, 23 Nov | 7:53 AM, Tue, 24 Nov | Tuesday 24 November 2026 |
| Los Angeles (PST) | 10:12 AM, Mon, 23 Nov | 6:53 AM, Tue, 24 Nov | Tuesday 24 November 2026 |
Pournami 2026 – month by month
Amavasya November 2026 · Amavasya 2026 · Pournami 2026 · Pournami 2027 · Telugu calendar November 2026 · Today panchangam
Pournami November 2026 – local times by city
Hyderabad · Vijayawada · Visakhapatnam · Tirupati · Bengaluru · Chennai · Mumbai · Delhi · Los Angeles · San Francisco Bay Area · Chicago · Dallas · New York · Atlanta · London · Sydney · Dubai · Singapore · Houston · Edison · San Jose · Seattle · Toronto · Melbourne
FAQ
When is pournami in November 2026?
Tuesday 24 November 2026 in India (Kartika Pournami; Karthika Pournami (Deepotsavam)). The tithi runs from 11:42 PM, 23 Nov to 8:23 PM, 24 Nov IST.
When is pournami in November 2026 in the USA?
Tuesday 24 November 2026 in New York (tithi 1:12 PM, 23 Nov – 9:53 AM, 24 Nov EST); Tuesday 24 November 2026 in California (tithi 10:12 AM, 23 Nov – 6:53 AM, 24 Nov PST).