📅 Hindu Calendar — October 2021

📆 This month — October 2021

October 2021: Month Ashvina / Kartika
Ekadashi 2, 16 · Purnima 20 · Amavasya 6
Main festivals: Sharadiya Navratri begins — 7; Durga Ashtami — 13; Maha Navami — 14; Vijayadashami (Dussehra) — 15

1 FriDashami · KrishnaPushya⚠ Bhadra

2 SatEkadashi · KrishnaAshleshaEkadashi Vrat⚠ Gandmool

3 SunDvadashi · KrishnaMagha⚠ Gandmool

4 MonTrayodashi · KrishnaPu.phalguniSom Pradosh Vrat, Monday Vrat (Somvar)⚠ Bhadra

5 TueChaturdashi · KrishnaU.phalguniMasik Shivratri, Tuesday – Hanuman Puja⚠ Bhadra

6 WedAmavasya · KrishnaHastaAmavasya, Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Mahalaya)

7 ThuPratipada · ShuklaChitraSharadiya Navratri begins

8 FriDvitiya · ShuklaSvati

9 SatTritiya · ShuklaVishakha⚠ Bhadra

10 SunPanchami · ShuklaAnuradha

11 MonShashthi · ShuklaJyeshthaMonday Vrat (Somvar)⚠ Gandmool

12 TueSaptami · ShuklaMulaTuesday – Hanuman Puja⚠ Bhadra · Gandmool

13 WedAshtami · ShuklaPu.AshadhDurga Ashtami⚠ Bhadra

14 ThuNavami · ShuklaU.AshadhMaha Navami

15 FriDashami · ShuklaShravanaVijayadashami (Dussehra)⚠ Bhadra · Panchak

16 SatEkadashi · ShuklaDhanishthaEkadashi Vrat⚠ Bhadra · Panchak

17 SunDvadashi · ShuklaShatabhishaTula Sankranti⚠ Panchak

18 MonTrayodashi · ShuklaPu.bhadrapadaSom Pradosh Vrat, Monday Vrat (Somvar)⚠ Panchak

19 TueChaturdashi · ShuklaU.bhadrapadaTuesday – Hanuman Puja⚠ Bhadra · Panchak

20 WedPurnima · ShuklaRevatiPurnima Vrat, Sharad Purnima⚠ Bhadra · Panchak · Gandmool

21 ThuPratipada · KrishnaAshvini⚠ Gandmool

22 FriDvitiya · KrishnaBharani

23 SatTritiya · KrishnaKrittika⚠ Bhadra

24 SunChaturthi · KrishnaRohiniSankashti Chaturthi, Karwa Chauth

25 MonPanchami · KrishnaMrigashiraMonday Vrat (Somvar)

26 TuePanchami · KrishnaArdraTuesday – Hanuman Puja

27 WedShashthi · KrishnaArdra⚠ Bhadra

28 ThuSaptami · KrishnaPunarvasu

29 FriAshtami · KrishnaPushyaAhoi Ashtami

30 SatNavami · KrishnaAshlesha⚠ Bhadra · Gandmool

31 SunDashami · KrishnaMagha⚠ Bhadra · Gandmool

🗓 October 2021 at a glance

Hindu month in October 2021: Ashwin and Kartik (purnimanta reckoning). This month — Ekadashi: 2, Purnima: 1, Amavasya: 1. Dates below are for Delhi sunrise; the daily grid above has every tithi and nakshatra.

Ekadashi: October 2 (Saturday) — Indira Ekadashi (Krishna paksha); October 16 (Saturday) — Papankusha Ekadashi (Shukla paksha)
Purnima (by sunrise tithi): October 20 (Wednesday)
Amavasya (by sunrise tithi): October 6 (Wednesday)
Festivals: Soma Pradosha vrata — 4, 18; Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Mahalaya) — 6; Start of Sharadiya Navratri — 7; Durga Ashtami — 13; Mahanavami — 14; Vijayadashami (Dussehra) — 15; Tula Sankranti — 17; Sharada Purnima — 20; Karwa Chauth — 24; Ahoi Ashtami — 29
Monthly vrats: Masik Shivaratri 5 · Sankashti Chaturthi 24
Panchak days: 15–20
Gandmool days: 2–3, 11–12, 20–21, 30–31
Planetary changes: October 2 — Mercury enters Virgo (exalted); October 2 — Venus enters Scorpio; October 11 — Saturn turns direct in Capricorn; October 17 — Sun enters Libra (debilitated); October 18 — Jupiter turns direct in Capricorn; October 18 — Mercury turns direct in Virgo; October 22 — Mars enters Libra; October 30 — Venus enters Sagittarius

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