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Karkidaka Vavu is the Karkidakam Amavasya observance many Kerala families use for ancestral remembrance. This page highlights the current year's likely public date, the live Amavasya timing context, and the practical next step into Panchang for final confirmation.
Season
Malayalam month of Karkidakam
Key Tithi
Amavasya
Live Lookup Base
Thiruvananthapuram
Best Next Step
Open Panchang for the exact date
The live card below uses Panchang data for the current year. Treat it as a strong planning reference, then confirm against your local temple schedule or family custom before formal rites.
Live Panchang Match
For Thiruvananthapuram, the Karkidakam window search found Amavasya on this date. Use this as the likely public Karkidaka Vavu observance day for 2026.
Tithi
Krishna Amavasya
Ends around 23:06
Daylight Frame
Sunrise 06:14
Sunset 18:39
The core observance factor is Amavasya. If your family follows a stricter morning or temple-based window, check the live Panchang and local temple notice before leaving home.
This live lookup is based on Thiruvananthapuram. Exact practical clocks can vary slightly by place, especially near sunrise and tithi change times.
Many families keep the day relatively quiet, prayer-focused, and simple rather than treating it like a general auspicious-event day.
Customs vary by family, temple, and region. The list below stays intentionally broad so it remains usable without replacing local guidance.
Karkidaka Vavu is primarily an observance day. If you are planning formal rites, temple timings and priest availability matter more than generic public calendar summaries.
The public calendar date is only the first layer. The practical observance window depends on when Amavasya is active and how your family custom treats that timing.
Sunrise, sunset, and day segmentation shift by place. If you are outside Kerala or away from your usual temple, verify the local Panchang rather than relying only on a statewide date mention.
Karkidaka Vavu is the Amavasya observance in the Malayalam month of Karkidakam. Many Kerala families use it for ancestral offerings, prayers, and remembrance rites.
The observance follows the lunar tithi rather than a fixed solar calendar date. Because Amavasya shifts each year, the public calendar date also changes.
No. Sunrise, Amavasya balance, temple schedules, and family custom can all shift the practical observance window, so always confirm with a local priest, temple, or family elder for formal rites.
Use this page to identify the likely public observance date, then open Panchang for that date to verify the live tithi window, sunrise, and the rest of the day’s factors for your location.
Live Tool
Verify the active tithi, sunrise, and the day’s timing windows before formal observance.
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Browse the wider Kerala festival year and connect this observance to other seasonal planning pages.
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Follow the month-long daily Ramayanam reading rhythm with a practical home schedule and current-year month window.
Open page →Timing Tool
Use this separately for auspicious event planning. Karkidaka Vavu itself is an observance day, not a general muhurtham day.
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Get help when your family follows a stricter observance method or you need location-specific timing advice.
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