Indian Calendar
October 2026: Indian national dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Saka 1948.
October 2026
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Ashvin 9 Krishna Panchami Rohini
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Ashvin 10 Krishna Shashthi Mrigashira
3
Ashvin 11 Krishna Saptami Ardra
4
Ashvin 12 Krishna Navami Punarvasu
5
Ashvin 13 Krishna Dashami Pushya
6
Ashvin 14 Krishna Ekadashi Ashlesha Indira Ekadashi
7
Ashvin 15 Krishna Dwadashi Magha
8
Ashvin 16 Krishna Trayodashi Purva Phalguni Pradosham Masik Shivaratri
9
Ashvin 17 Krishna Chaturdashi Uttara Phalguni
10
Ashvin 18 Amavasya Hasta Mahalaya Amavasya Bhadrapada Amavasya (Shani)
11
Ashvin 19 Shukla Pratipada Chitra Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana)
12
Ashvin 20 Shukla Dwitiya Swati
13
Ashvin 21 Shukla Tritiya Vishakha
14
Ashvin 22 Shukla Chaturthi Anuradha
15
Ashvin 23 Shukla Panchami Jyeshtha
16
Ashvin 24 Shukla Shashthi Jyeshtha
17
Ashvin 25 Shukla Saptami Mula
18
Ashvin 26 Shukla Saptami Purva Ashadha Tula Sankranti
19
Ashvin 27 Shukla Ashtami Uttara Ashadha Durga Ashtami
20
Ashvin 28 Shukla Navami Shravana Maha Navami Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
21
Ashvin 29 Shukla Dashami Dhanishta
22
Ashvin 30 Shukla Ekadashi Shatabhisha Papankusha Ekadashi
23
Kartika 1 Shukla Dwadashi Purva Bhadrapada Pradosham
24
Kartika 2 Shukla Trayodashi Uttara Bhadrapada
25
Kartika 3 Shukla Chaturdashi Revati Sharad Purnima Ashwin Purnima
26
Kartika 4 Purnima Ashwini
27
Kartika 5 Krishna Pratipada Bharani
28
Kartika 6 Krishna Tritiya Krittika
29
Kartika 7 Krishna Chaturthi Rohini Karwa Chauth Sankashti Chaturthi
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Kartika 8 Krishna Panchami Mrigashira
31
Kartika 9 Krishna Shashthi Ardra
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Festivals and vrats this month
| Date | Observance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 06 Oct Tuesday | Indira Ekadashi | Ekadashi 06 Oct, 02:07 to 07 Oct, 00:34; Parana on 07 Oct from 06:17 to 13:19 |
| 08 Oct Thursday | Pradosham | Krishna Trayodashi 07 Oct, 23:16 to 08 Oct, 22:16 |
| 08 Oct Thursday | Masik Shivaratri | Krishna Chaturdashi 08 Oct, 22:16 to 09 Oct, 21:36 |
| 10 Oct Saturday | Mahalaya Amavasya | Bhadrapada Amavasya, 09 Oct, 21:36 to 10 Oct, 21:20 |
| 10 Oct Saturday | Bhadrapada Amavasya (Shani) | Amavasya 09 Oct, 21:36 to 10 Oct, 21:20 |
| 11 Oct Sunday | Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana) | Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, 10 Oct, 21:20 to 11 Oct, 21:31 |
| 18 Oct Sunday | Tula Sankranti | The Sun enters Libra at 17 Oct 2026, 19:51; after sunset, so observed the next day |
| 19 Oct Monday | Durga Ashtami | Ashwin Shukla Ashtami, 18 Oct, 08:28 to 19 Oct, 10:52 |
| 20 Oct Tuesday | Maha Navami | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 19 Oct, 10:52 to 20 Oct, 12:50 |
| 20 Oct Tuesday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 20 Oct, 12:50 to 21 Oct, 14:12 |
| 22 Oct Thursday | Papankusha Ekadashi | Ekadashi 21 Oct, 14:12 to 22 Oct, 14:48; Parana on 23 Oct from 06:26 to 13:13 |
| 23 Oct Friday | Pradosham | Shukla Trayodashi 23 Oct, 14:36 to 24 Oct, 13:37 |
| 25 Oct Sunday | Sharad Purnima | Ashwin Purnima, 25 Oct, 11:56 to 26 Oct, 09:41 |
| 25 Oct Sunday | Ashwin Purnima | Purnima 25 Oct, 11:56 to 26 Oct, 09:41 |
| 29 Oct Thursday | Karwa Chauth | Ashwin Krishna Chaturthi, 29 Oct, 01:07 to 29 Oct, 22:10 |
| 29 Oct Thursday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Krishna Chaturthi 29 Oct, 01:07 to 29 Oct, 22:10; moonrise 20:12 |
Times are local to New Delhi, Delhi, India, worked out with the sidereal (Lahiri) zodiac. Sunrise and sunset are for the upper edge of the Sun with normal refraction.