Festival dates · 2026
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Kartika Shukla Purnima. The date in 21 cities, computed for local sunrise, with the tithi times.
The cities split across Mon, 23 Nov and Tue, 24 Nov this year: the tithi boundary falls between their sunrises. The table shows every city.
| City | Date | Tithi (local time) | Kathmandu date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia and New Zealand | |||
| Sydney | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Tue, 24 Nov, 5:14 am → Wed, 25 Nov, 1:55 am | same day |
| Melbourne | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Tue, 24 Nov, 5:14 am → Wed, 25 Nov, 1:55 am | same day |
| Brisbane | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Tue, 24 Nov, 4:14 am → Wed, 25 Nov, 12:55 am | same day |
| Perth | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Tue, 24 Nov, 2:14 am → Tue, 24 Nov, 10:55 pm | same day |
| Adelaide | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Tue, 24 Nov, 4:44 am → Wed, 25 Nov, 1:25 am | same day |
| Canberra | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Tue, 24 Nov, 5:14 am → Wed, 25 Nov, 1:55 am | same day |
| Hobart | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Tue, 24 Nov, 5:14 am → Wed, 25 Nov, 1:55 am | same day |
| Darwin | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Tue, 24 Nov, 3:44 am → Wed, 25 Nov, 12:25 am | same day |
| Auckland | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Tue, 24 Nov, 7:14 am → Wed, 25 Nov, 3:55 am | same day |
| Nepal | |||
| Kathmandu | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Mon, 23 Nov, 11:59 pm → Tue, 24 Nov, 8:40 pm | — |
| United States | |||
| New York | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Mon, 23 Nov, 1:14 pm → Tue, 24 Nov, 9:55 am | same day |
| Dallas–Fort Worth | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Mon, 23 Nov, 12:14 pm → Tue, 24 Nov, 8:55 am | same day |
| Houston | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Mon, 23 Nov, 12:14 pm → Tue, 24 Nov, 8:55 am | same day |
| Chicago | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Mon, 23 Nov, 12:14 pm → Tue, 24 Nov, 8:55 am | same day |
| Washington DC | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Mon, 23 Nov, 1:14 pm → Tue, 24 Nov, 9:55 am | same day |
| Boston | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Mon, 23 Nov, 1:14 pm → Tue, 24 Nov, 9:55 am | same day |
| Atlanta | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Mon, 23 Nov, 1:14 pm → Tue, 24 Nov, 9:55 am | same day |
| San Francisco Bay Area | Monday 23 November 2026 | Mon, 23 Nov, 10:14 am → Tue, 24 Nov, 6:55 am | Tue, 24 Nov |
| Los Angeles | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Mon, 23 Nov, 10:14 am → Tue, 24 Nov, 6:55 am | same day |
| Seattle | Monday 23 November 2026 | Mon, 23 Nov, 10:14 am → Tue, 24 Nov, 6:55 am | Tue, 24 Nov |
Rule: the day the tithi is current at local sunrise (udaya tithi).
The full moon of Kartika. Dev Deepawali on the ghats of Varanasi, when the gods are said to descend for the lamps; Guru Nanak Jayanti, the birthday of the first Sikh Guru, the most important day of the Sikh year; Tripuri Purnima for Shiva’s victory; and the end of the Kartik month of bathing and the Tulsi Vivaha.
A bath at dawn, lamps on the water, and for Sikhs the akhand path and nagar kirtan.
In the glossary: guru · waheguru · guru granth sahib.
Tuesday 24 November 2026. Kartika Shukla Purnima; the tithi runs Tue, 24 Nov, 5:14 am to Wed, 25 Nov, 1:55 am Sydney time.
Tuesday 24 November 2026 in Kathmandu. Kartika Shukla Purnima; the tithi runs Mon, 23 Nov, 11:59 pm to Tue, 24 Nov, 8:40 pm Nepal time.
Tuesday 24 November 2026 in New York (the same day across the US cities listed). US sunrises fall ten to fifteen hours behind Kathmandu's, so when the tithi ends in that gap the US keeps the festival a day earlier than Nepal.
Because the day is decided by which civil day the tithi (lunar day) is current at local sunrise. Sydney's sunrise is four to six hours ahead of Kathmandu's and New York's ten hours behind, so a tithi that ends between two sunrises gives a different day. In 2026 the cities split across Mon, 23 Nov and Tue, 24 Nov.
Sun and Moon positions from Meeus' algorithms with the Lahiri ayanamsa, amanta lunar months named by the solar ingress inside them, and the day on which the tithi is current at local sunrise (udaya tithi). Tithi boundaries are accurate to a few minutes; a boundary within minutes of sunrise is worth checking against your temple's panchang.
Other years: Kartika Purnima 2027. Nearby: Devutthana / Prabodhini Ekadashi · Vasant Panchami · all festivals.
See also: the full-year calendar by city · why festival dates differ between Nepal, India and Australia.
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