Kartika (month)

Kartika (month)

Kartika (Hindi: कातिक "Kātik" or कार्तिक "Kārtik", Bangla: কার্ত্তিক "Kārtik"), is a month of the Hindu and Bengali calendars.

In lunar religious calendars, Kaartik may begin on either the new moon or the full moon around the same time of year, and is usually the eighth month of the year. However, in Gujarat, the year begins on Divali, so Kaartik is the first month of the year for Gujaratis.

In solar religious calendars, Kaartik begins with the Sun's entry into Libra, and is usually the seventh month of the year.

Bangla calendar

Kartika is the seventh month of the Bangla Calendar used in Bangladesh and parts of India. It overlaps October and November of the Gregorian calendar.The name of the month is derived from the name of the star Krittika.

Indian national calendar

In India's national civil calendar, Kaartika is the eighth month of the year, beginning on 23 October and ending on 21 November. In the Bikram Sambat in use in Nepal, Kartik is the seventh month, beginning on 18 October and lasting until 15 November.


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