Krittika (Karthigai) star in the Tamil month Karthigai · Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Karthigai Deepam 2026
Thiruvannamalai Maha Deepam
Moonrise in Chennai
5:19 PM
Tuesday, 24 November 2026
Moonrise in major cities
Tuesday, 24 November 2026 · All times in IST
| City | Moonrise |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 4:56 PM |
| Mumbai | 5:37 PM |
| Bengaluru | 5:30 PM |
| Kolkata | 4:24 PM |
| Chennai | 5:19 PM |
| Hyderabad | 5:17 PM |
| Ahmedabad | 5:29 PM |
| Pune | 5:34 PM |
| Jaipur | 5:06 PM |
| Lucknow | 4:45 PM |
| Surat | 5:32 PM |
| Kanpur | 4:49 PM |
| Nagpur | 5:06 PM |
| Indore | 5:16 PM |
| Bhopal | 5:08 PM |
| Patna | 4:31 PM |
| Vadodara | 5:28 PM |
| Ghaziabad | 4:55 PM |
| Ludhiana | 4:56 PM |
| Agra | 4:56 PM |
| Nashik | 5:31 PM |
| Faridabad | 4:56 PM |
| Meerut | 4:53 PM |
| Rajkot | 5:38 PM |
| Varanasi | 4:40 PM |
| Srinagar | 4:51 PM |
| Amritsar | 4:58 PM |
| Prayagraj | 4:45 PM |
| Ranchi | 4:35 PM |
| Jodhpur | 5:19 PM |
| Raipur | 4:56 PM |
| Gwalior | 4:58 PM |
| Chandigarh | 4:52 PM |
| Guwahati | 4:02 PM |
| Kota | 5:10 PM |
| Jabalpur | 4:58 PM |
| Gurugram | 4:57 PM |
| Noida | 4:56 PM |
| Dehradun | 4:48 PM |
| Bhubaneswar | 4:40 PM |
| Visakhapatnam | 4:57 PM |
| Coimbatore | 5:37 PM |
| Madurai | 5:34 PM |
| Kochi | 5:42 PM |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 5:42 PM |
| Vijayawada | 5:10 PM |
| Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) | 5:25 PM |
| Udaipur | 5:21 PM |
| Ajmer | 5:12 PM |
| Bikaner | 5:14 PM |
| Bareilly | 4:47 PM |
| Aligarh | 4:54 PM |
| Moradabad | 4:49 PM |
| Gorakhpur | 4:35 PM |
| Jammu | 4:55 PM |
| Shimla | 4:50 PM |
| Haridwar | 4:49 PM |
| Ujjain | 5:15 PM |
| Jalandhar | 4:56 PM |
| Panipat | 4:55 PM |
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About this festival
Karthigai Deepam is the Tamil festival of lamps, held when the Krittika (Karthigai) star falls in the month Karthigai, usually on or near the full moon. Homes are lit with rows of agal vilakku (clay lamps), and the Maha Deepam, a huge fire, is lit on top of the Arunachala hill at Thiruvannamalai at dusk.
How it is observed
- Rows of agal vilakku lit around the home at dusk.
- Maha Deepam lit on Arunachala hill, visible for miles.
- Sweets such as pori urundai and appam are offered.
All dates
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, 24 November 2026 | Krittika nakshatra: Tue 24 Nov, 2:01 AM → Tue 24 Nov, 11:24 PM |
| Sunday, 12 December 2027 | Krittika nakshatra: Sat 11 Dec, 5:37 PM → Sun 12 Dec, 4:41 PM |
Questions people ask
When is the Maha Deepam lit at Thiruvannamalai?
At dusk, around 6 PM, after the Bharani Deepam is lit in the temple early that morning.
Is Karthigai Deepam the same as Kartik Purnima?
They are often on the same day, but Karthigai Deepam follows the Krittika star in the solar month Karthigai, so they can differ.
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