Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) 2056
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)06:20
- Sunset17:08
- Fasting window (tithi)2056-11-21 · 09:08 → 11:42
- Parana (tithi ends)11:42
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 2056
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2056
- Vasant Panchami — 21 January 2056
- Maha Shivaratri — 13 February 2056
- Holika Dahan — 1 March 2056
- Holi — 2 March 2056
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 17 March 2056
- Ram Navami — 25 March 2056
- Akshaya Tritiya — 17 May 2056
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 14 July 2056
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 2056
- Nag Panchami — 15 August 2056
- Raksha Bandhan — 25 August 2056
- Krishna Janmashtami — 2 September 2056
- Hartalika Teej — 12 September 2056
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 13 September 2056
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 2056
- Pitru Paksha begins — 24 September 2056
- Sharad Navratri begins — 9 October 2056
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 2056
- Maha Navami — 17 October 2056
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 17 October 2056
- Karwa Chauth — 27 October 2056
- Dhanteras — 5 November 2056
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 6 November 2056
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 7 November 2056
- Govardhan Puja — 8 November 2056
- Bhai Dooj — 9 November 2056
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 2056
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 22 November 2056
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