Indian Calendar
October 2012: Indian national dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Saka 1934.
October 2012
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Ashvin 9 Krishna Pratipada Revati
2
Ashvin 10 Krishna Dwitiya Ashwini
3
Ashvin 11 Krishna Tritiya Bharani Sankashti Chaturthi
4
Ashvin 12 Krishna Chaturthi Krittika
5
Ashvin 13 Krishna Panchami Rohini
6
Ashvin 14 Krishna Shashthi Mrigashira
7
Ashvin 15 Krishna Saptami Mrigashira
8
Ashvin 16 Krishna Ashtami Ardra
9
Ashvin 17 Krishna Navami Punarvasu
10
Ashvin 18 Krishna Dashami Pushya
11
Ashvin 19 Krishna Ekadashi Ashlesha Indira Ekadashi
12
Ashvin 20 Krishna Dwadashi Magha
13
Ashvin 21 Krishna Trayodashi Purva Phalguni Shani Pradosham Masik Shivaratri
14
Ashvin 22 Krishna Chaturdashi Uttara Phalguni
15
Ashvin 23 Amavasya Hasta Mahalaya Amavasya Bhadrapada Amavasya (Somvati)
16
Ashvin 24 Shukla Pratipada Chitra Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana)
17
Ashvin 25 Shukla Dwitiya Vishakha Tula Sankranti
18
Ashvin 26 Shukla Tritiya Anuradha
19
Ashvin 27 Shukla Panchami Jyeshtha
20
Ashvin 28 Shukla Shashthi Mula
21
Ashvin 29 Shukla Saptami Purva Ashadha
22
Ashvin 30 Shukla Ashtami Uttara Ashadha Durga Ashtami
23
Kartika 1 Shukla Navami Shravana Maha Navami
24
Kartika 2 Shukla Dashami Dhanishta Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
25
Kartika 3 Shukla Ekadashi Shatabhisha Papankusha Ekadashi
26
Kartika 4 Shukla Dwadashi Purva Bhadrapada
27
Kartika 5 Shukla Trayodashi Uttara Bhadrapada Shani Pradosham
28
Kartika 6 Shukla Chaturdashi Revati
29
Kartika 7 Purnima Ashwini Sharad Purnima Ashwin Purnima
30
Kartika 8 Krishna Pratipada Bharani
31
Kartika 9 Krishna Dwitiya Krittika
PurnimaAmavasyaEkadashi
FestivalVratSankranti
Festivals and vrats this month
| Date | Observance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 03 Oct Wednesday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Krishna Chaturthi 03 Oct, 13:59 to 04 Oct, 16:30; moonrise 19:56 |
| 11 Oct Thursday | Indira Ekadashi | Ekadashi 11 Oct, 03:09 to 12 Oct, 02:34; Parana on 12 Oct from 08:14 to 13:16 |
| 13 Oct Saturday | Shani Pradosham | Krishna Trayodashi 13 Oct, 01:12 to 13 Oct, 23:09 |
| 13 Oct Saturday | Masik Shivaratri | Krishna Chaturdashi 13 Oct, 23:09 to 14 Oct, 20:32 |
| 15 Oct Monday | Mahalaya Amavasya | Bhadrapada Amavasya, 14 Oct, 20:32 to 15 Oct, 17:32 |
| 15 Oct Monday | Bhadrapada Amavasya (Somvati) | Amavasya 14 Oct, 20:32 to 15 Oct, 17:32 |
| 16 Oct Tuesday | Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana) | Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, 15 Oct, 17:32 to 16 Oct, 14:18 |
| 17 Oct Wednesday | Tula Sankranti | The Sun enters Libra at 17 Oct 2012, 05:50 |
| 22 Oct Monday | Durga Ashtami | Ashwin Shukla Ashtami, 21 Oct, 21:45 to 22 Oct, 20:26 |
| 23 Oct Tuesday | Maha Navami | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 22 Oct, 20:26 to 23 Oct, 19:38 |
| 24 Oct Wednesday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 23 Oct, 19:38 to 24 Oct, 19:22 |
| 25 Oct Thursday | Papankusha Ekadashi | Ekadashi 24 Oct, 19:22 to 25 Oct, 19:38; Parana on 26 Oct from 06:29 to 13:12 |
| 27 Oct Saturday | Shani Pradosham | Shukla Trayodashi 26 Oct, 20:24 to 27 Oct, 21:37 |
| 29 Oct Monday | Sharad Purnima | Ashwin Purnima, 28 Oct, 23:17 to 30 Oct, 01:19 |
| 29 Oct Monday | Ashwin Purnima | Purnima 28 Oct, 23:17 to 30 Oct, 01:19 |
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.