Tuesday, 24 November 2026
Kartik, Shukla Paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
Purnima · Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali)
24 November 2026 is Kartik Shukla Paksha Purnima, a Mangalvaar (मंगलवार). It is Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali), also called Dev Diwali, Dev Deepavali, Tripuri Purnima, Tripurari Purnima and Guru Nanak Jayanti. The tithi runs from 11:42 PM on 23 November 2026 until 8:23 PM. Sunrise at New Delhi is 6:50 AM and sunset is 5:24 PM. Rahu Kaal falls between 2:45 PM and 4:04 PM, and the Abhijit Muhurat is 11:45 AM to 12:28 PM.
Tithi, Paksha and Vaar (तिथि)
Purnima begins 11:42 PM, 23 Nov and ends 8:23 PM.
Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali)
Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali)कार्तिक पूर्णिमा
Kartik Shukla Paksha Purnima
Also known as Dev Diwali, Dev Deepavali, Tripuri Purnima, Tripurari Purnima, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Gurpurab, Prakash Parv and Kartik Snan Purnima.
The full moon on which Shiva destroyed Tripurasura, and on which the gods are said to come down to bathe in the Ganga -- which is why Varanasi lights every one of its ghats with lamps tonight as Dev Deepavali. The same day is Guru Nanak Jayanti, the birth of the first Sikh Guru, kept with Akhand Path, Nagar Kirtan and langar.
What devotees do
- Bathe in the Ganga or another river at dawn -- Kartik snan closes here.
- Float lamps on the water at dusk.
- Gurdwaras hold Akhand Path, Nagar Kirtan and langar for Guru Nanak Jayanti.
Shubh Muhurat (शुभ मुहूर्त)
Abhijit is the eighth of the fifteen muhurtas between sunrise and sunset, so it is 42 minutes long today rather than a fixed 48 — it stretches and shrinks with the length of the day.
Ashubh Kaal (अशुभ काल)
We do not publish Varjyam, Dur Muhurat or Godhuli Muhurat. The rules behind them are known, but the underlying tables differ between sources by enough to move a window by the better part of an hour — and these are windows whose whole purpose is telling you not to begin something. We would rather leave them out than print a number we cannot stand behind.
Choghadiya (चौघड़िया)
The day and the night are each divided into eight parts. Amrit, Shubh and Labh are auspicious; Char is neutral; Udveg, Kaal and Rog are best avoided. It is the quickest check there is for whether the next hour and a half is a good time to begin something.
Day — sunrise 6:50 AM to sunset 5:24 PM
Night — sunset 5:24 PM to sunrise 6:51 AM
The night choghadiya belongs to Mangalvaar, not to the next day: in the panchang the weekday changes at sunrise, not at midnight.
Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana (नक्षत्र)
The Moon is in Krittika at sunrise, in its 1st pada. A karana is half a tithi, which is why there are more of them in a day than anything else here.
Sun and Moon (सूर्य और चंद्र)
Day length is 10 hours 34 minutes, night 13 hours 27 minutes.
Hora (होरा)
Twenty-four planetary hours from sunrise, in the Chaldean order. The first is always ruled by the lord of the weekday — Mars (Mangal) today, which is what makes it Mangalvaar. Day horas and night horas are not sixty minutes each; they are a twelfth of the actual day and a twelfth of the actual night.
Rashi, Masa and Samvat (मास)
The two masa reckonings differ through every waning fortnight, which is why a calendar from Delhi and one from Chennai can name the same day differently. Today it is Kartik in the north and Kartik in the south — the same, as they always are in a waxing fortnight.
Questions about 24 November 2026
What tithi is 24 November 2026?
24 November 2026 is Kartik Shukla Paksha Purnima. The tithi runs from 11:42 PM on 23 November 2026 until 8:23 PM, calculated for New Delhi.
Is 24 November 2026 Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali)?
Yes. 24 November 2026 is Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali), also known as Dev Diwali, Dev Deepavali, Tripuri Purnima, Tripurari Purnima, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Gurpurab, Prakash Parv and Kartik Snan Purnima. The full moon on which Shiva destroyed Tripurasura, and on which the gods are said to come down to bathe in the Ganga -- which is why Varanasi lights every one of its ghats with lamps tonight as Dev Deepavali. The same day is Guru Nanak Jayanti, the birth of the first Sikh Guru, kept with Akhand Path, Nagar Kirtan and langar.
What is the Rahu Kaal on 24 November 2026?
Rahu Kaal on 24 November 2026 is from 2:45 PM to 4:04 PM at New Delhi. Yamaganda is 9:28 AM to 10:47 AM and Gulika Kaal is 12:07 PM to 1:26 PM. These are the periods in which new work is traditionally not begun.
What is the shubh muhurat on 24 November 2026?
Abhijit Muhurat, the window good for almost any undertaking, is 11:45 AM to 12:28 PM. Brahma Muhurat is 5:02 AM to 5:56 AM before dawn, and Vijaya Muhurat is 1:52 PM to 2:34 PM.
What time is sunrise and sunset on 24 November 2026?
At New Delhi, sunrise on 24 November 2026 is 6:50 AM and sunset is 5:24 PM. Moonrise is 4:56 PM and moonset is 6:22 AM.
All timings are calculated for New Delhi, India (28.61°N, 77.21°E) in Indian Standard Time, using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsha. Sunrise and every muhurat derived from it shift by up to an hour across India, so times will differ for your city.