Karthigai 2025 கார்த்திகை

Karthigai 2025 runs from Monday, 17 November 2025 to Monday, 15 December 2025 (29 days). Tamil dates follow the traditional Vakya reckoning used by Tamil almanacs.

Key days in Karthigai 2025

Pradosham	Mon, 17 Nov, Tue, 2 Dec
Amavasai	Wed, 19 Nov
Sashti	Wed, 26 Nov
Ekadashi	Mon, 1 Dec, Mon, 15 Dec
Karthigai	Wed, 3 Dec
Pournami	Thu, 4 Dec
Sankatahara Chaturthi	Mon, 8 Dec

Day by day

Karthigai	Date	Tithi	Nakshatra	Observances
1	Mon, 17 Nov	Trayodashi	Chitra	Mandala Kalam Begins (மண்டல காலம் தொடக்கம்) Soma Pradosham (சோம பிரதோஷம்)
2	Tue, 18 Nov	Trayodashi	Swati
3	Wed, 19 Nov	Chaturdashi	Swati	Karthigai Amavasai (கார்த்திகை அமாவாசை)
4	Thu, 20 Nov	Amavasya	Vishakha
5	Fri, 21 Nov	Pratipada	Anuradha
6	Sat, 22 Nov	Dwitiya	Jyeshtha
7	Sun, 23 Nov	Tritiya	Mula
8	Mon, 24 Nov	Chaturthi	Purva Ashadha
9	Tue, 25 Nov	Panchami	Uttara Ashadha
10	Wed, 26 Nov	Shashthi	Shravana	Skanda Shasti (ஸ்கந்த சஷ்டி)
11	Thu, 27 Nov	Saptami	Dhanishta
12	Fri, 28 Nov	Ashtami	Shatabhisha
13	Sat, 29 Nov	Navami	Purva Bhadrapada
14	Sun, 30 Nov	Dashami	Uttara Bhadrapada
15	Mon, 1 Dec	Ekadashi	Revati	Shukla Ekadashi (சுக்ல ஏகாதசி)
16	Tue, 2 Dec	Dwadashi	Ashwini	Pradosham (பிரதோஷம்)
17	Wed, 3 Dec	Trayodashi	Bharani	Karthigai Deepam (கார்த்திகை தீபம்) Krithigai (கிருத்திகை)
18	Thu, 4 Dec	Chaturdashi	Krittika	Karthigai Pournami (கார்த்திகை பௌர்ணமி)
19	Fri, 5 Dec	Pratipada	Rohini
20	Sat, 6 Dec	Dwitiya	Mrigashira
21	Sun, 7 Dec	Tritiya	Punarvasu
22	Mon, 8 Dec	Chaturthi	Pushya	Sankatahara Chaturthi (சங்கடஹர சதுர்த்தி)
23	Tue, 9 Dec	Panchami	Ashlesha
24	Wed, 10 Dec	Shashthi	Magha
25	Thu, 11 Dec	Saptami	Purva Phalguni
26	Fri, 12 Dec	Ashtami	Uttara Phalguni
27	Sat, 13 Dec	Navami	Hasta
28	Sun, 14 Dec	Dashami	Hasta
29	Mon, 15 Dec	Ekadashi	Chitra	Krishna Ekadashi (கிருஷ்ண ஏகாதசி)