Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) 2048
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)06:18
- Sunset17:08
- Fasting window (tithi)2048-11-19 · 15:00 → 16:51
- Parana (tithi ends)16:51
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 2048
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2048
- Vasant Panchami — 20 January 2048
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 February 2048
- Holika Dahan — 29 February 2048
- Holi — 30 March 2048
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 14 April 2048
- Ram Navami — 22 April 2048
- Akshaya Tritiya — 15 May 2048
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 13 July 2048
- Guru Purnima — 25 July 2048
- Nag Panchami — 14 August 2048
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 2048
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 2048
- Hartalika Teej — 11 September 2048
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 11 September 2048
- Anant Chaturdashi — 21 September 2048
- Pitru Paksha begins — 23 September 2048
- Sharad Navratri begins — 8 October 2048
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 2048
- Maha Navami — 15 October 2048
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 2048
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 2048
- Dhanteras — 3 November 2048
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 5 November 2048
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 5 November 2048
- Govardhan Puja — 7 November 2048
- Bhai Dooj — 7 November 2048
- Chhath Puja — 11 November 2048
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 20 November 2048
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