Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) 2042
The gods' Diwali — a million lamps on the Kashi ghats.
Today's Panchang
Kashi reference · computed live- Tithi
- Ashtami
- till 18:59
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- till 20:18
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Karana
- Balava
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Moon sign
- Aries
- Sun sign
- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:23
- Sunset17:07
- Fasting window (tithi)2042-11-26 · 15:00 → 11:35
- Parana (tithi ends)11:35
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaKartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Kartik Purnima celebrated?
On the full moon (Purnima) of the month of Kartika, in autumn — the fifteenth day of the bright fortnight, about a fortnight after Diwali. For this year's date, see the date shown above.
Why is Kartik Purnima called Dev Deepawali?
It is held to be the night the gods descend to bathe in the Ganga, and is celebrated as their Diwali with rows of lamps floated and lit on the ghats — most famously at Kashi, where the riverfront is covered in lamps at dusk.
What is Tripurari Purnima?
Another name for Kartik Purnima, recalling Shiva as Tripurari, who destroyed the three cities of the asuras with a single arrow at the one moment they aligned. The gods lit lamps in relief, which the festival's lamps remember.
Why is bathing important on Kartik Purnima?
Kartika is the month most prescribed for holy bathing, charity and the worship of Vishnu, and its full moon is its most auspicious day. A dawn bath in the Ganga or another sacred river is the central observance.
Other major festivals in 2042
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2042
- Vasant Panchami — 26 January 2042
- Maha Shivaratri — 18 February 2042
- Holika Dahan — 6 March 2042
- Holi — 7 March 2042
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 2042
- Ram Navami — 29 March 2042
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 2042
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 2042
- Guru Purnima — 3 July 2042
- Nag Panchami — 21 August 2042
- Raksha Bandhan — 31 August 2042
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 2042
- Hartalika Teej — 17 September 2042
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 18 September 2042
- Anant Chaturdashi — 28 September 2042
- Pitru Paksha begins — 30 September 2042
- Sharad Navratri begins — 15 October 2042
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 2042
- Maha Navami — 23 October 2042
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 24 October 2042
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 2042
- Dhanteras — 10 November 2042
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 11 November 2042
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 12 November 2042
- Govardhan Puja — 13 November 2042
- Bhai Dooj — 14 November 2042
- Chhath Puja — 19 November 2042
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 27 November 2042
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