Karthigai Deepam 2026கார்த்திகை தீபம் 2026
Tuesday, 24 November 2026செவ்வாய், 24 நவம்பர், 2026
Karthigai 8 · கார்த்திகை 8
On Karthigai Deepam day · Chennai
Lamps are lit · விளக்கேற்றும் நேரம்At dusk, 5:39 PMSunset
Star · நட்சத்திரம்Karthigaiuntil 11:24 PM
Pournami · பௌர்ணமிFrom 11:43 PM (Mon, 23 Nov)until 8:24 PM
Times to avoid
Rahu Kalam · இராகு காலம்2:47 PM – 4:13 PM
Yamagandam · எமகண்டம்9:03 AM – 10:29 AM
Kuligai · குளிகை11:55 AM – 1:21 PM
Good times (Gowri)
Good time · morning · நல்ல நேரம் · காலை7:37 AM – 11:55 AM
Good time · afternoon · நல்ல நேரம் · பிற்பகல்1:21 PM – 2:47 PM
Good time · afternoon · நல்ல நேரம் · பிற்பகல்4:13 PM – 5:39 PM
Karthigai Deepam days
About Karthigai Deepam
Karthigai Deepam is celebrated in the month of Karthigai, around the full moon and the Karthigai star. At dusk, homes and streets are lined with rows of clay lamps. At Tiruvannamalai, the Maha Deepam is lit on top of the Annamalai hill and can be seen for miles. Vishnu temples light their lamps the next day, as Pancharatra Deepam.
Questions people ask
- When is Karthigai Deepam 2026 in Tamil Nadu?
- Karthigai Deepam 2026 is on Tuesday, 24 November 2026. In the Tamil calendar this is Karthigai 8.
- Is Karthigai Deepam 2026 a government holiday in Tamil Nadu?
- No. Tuesday, 24 November 2026 is not on the Tamil Nadu government holiday list for 2026.
- What is the Rahu Kalam on Karthigai Deepam 2026?
- In Chennai, Rahu Kalam on Tuesday, 24 November 2026 is 2:47 PM – 4:13 PM and Yamagandam is 9:03 AM – 10:29 AM. Other cities differ by a few minutes; pick your city at the top of the page.
- When is Karthigai Deepam 2027?
- Karthigai Deepam 2027 is on Saturday, 11 December 2027 (Karthigai 25).