Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) 2086
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
- Sunset17:09
- Fasting window (tithi)04:59 → 2086-11-21 · 01:46
- Parana (tithi ends)01:462086-11-21
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 2086
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2086
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 2086
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 February 2086
- Holika Dahan — 27 February 2086
- Holi — 31 March 2086
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 14 April 2086
- Ram Navami — 22 April 2086
- Akshaya Tritiya — 15 May 2086
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 12 July 2086
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 2086
- Nag Panchami — 14 August 2086
- Raksha Bandhan — 24 August 2086
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 2086
- Hartalika Teej — 11 September 2086
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 12 September 2086
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 2086
- Pitru Paksha begins — 23 September 2086
- Sharad Navratri begins — 8 October 2086
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 2086
- Maha Navami — 17 October 2086
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 17 October 2086
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 2086
- Dhanteras — 3 November 2086
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 5 November 2086
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 5 November 2086
- Govardhan Puja — 7 November 2086
- Bhai Dooj — 8 November 2086
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 2086
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 20 November 2086
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