📅 Hindu Calendar — October 2026

📆 This month — October 2026

October 2026: Month Ashvina / Kartika
Ekadashi 6, 22 · Purnima 26 · Amavasya 10
Main festivals: Jivitputrika (Jitiya) — 3; Sharadiya Navratri begins — 11; Durga Ashtami — 19; Maha Navami — 20

1 ThuPanchami · KrishnaRohini

2 FriShashthi · KrishnaMrigashira⚠ Bhadra

3 SatSaptami · KrishnaArdraJivitputrika (Jitiya)

4 SunNavami · KrishnaPunarvasu

5 MonDashami · KrishnaPushyaMonday Vrat (Somvar)⚠ Bhadra

6 TueEkadashi · KrishnaAshleshaEkadashi Vrat, Tuesday – Hanuman Puja⚠ Gandmool

7 WedDvadashi · KrishnaMagha⚠ Gandmool

8 ThuTrayodashi · KrishnaPu.phalguniPradosh Vrat, Masik Shivratri⚠ Bhadra

9 FriChaturdashi · KrishnaU.phalguni⚠ Bhadra

10 SatAmavasya · KrishnaHastaAmavasya, Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Mahalaya)

11 SunPratipada · ShuklaChitraSharadiya Navratri begins

12 MonDvitiya · ShuklaSvatiMonday Vrat (Somvar)

13 TueTritiya · ShuklaVishakhaTuesday – Hanuman Puja

14 WedChaturthi · ShuklaAnuradhaVinayaka Chaturthi⚠ Bhadra

15 ThuPanchami · ShuklaJyeshtha⚠ Gandmool

16 FriShashthi · ShuklaJyeshtha⚠ Gandmool

17 SatSaptami · ShuklaMulaTula Sankranti⚠ Gandmool

18 SunSaptami · ShuklaPu.Ashadh⚠ Bhadra

19 MonAshtami · ShuklaU.AshadhDurga Ashtami, Monday Vrat (Somvar)

20 TueNavami · ShuklaShravanaMaha Navami, Vijayadashami (Dussehra), Tuesday – Hanuman Puja

21 WedDashami · ShuklaDhanishthaVijayadashami (Dussehra)⚠ Bhadra · Panchak

22 ThuEkadashi · ShuklaShatabhishaEkadashi Vrat⚠ Bhadra · Panchak

23 FriDvadashi · ShuklaPu.bhadrapadaPradosh Vrat⚠ Panchak

24 SatTrayodashi · ShuklaU.bhadrapada⚠ Panchak

25 SunChaturdashi · ShuklaRevatiSharad Purnima⚠ Bhadra · Panchak · Gandmool

26 MonPurnima · ShuklaAshviniPurnima Vrat, Monday Vrat (Somvar)⚠ Gandmool

27 TuePratipada · KrishnaBharaniTuesday – Hanuman Puja

28 WedTritiya · KrishnaKrittika⚠ Bhadra

29 ThuChaturthi · KrishnaRohiniSankashti Chaturthi, Karwa Chauth

30 FriPanchami · KrishnaMrigashira

31 SatShashthi · KrishnaArdra⚠ Bhadra

🗓 October 2026 at a glance

Hindu month in October 2026: 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 6 (Tuesday) — Indira Ekadashi (Krishna paksha); October 22 (Thursday) — Papankusha Ekadashi (Shukla paksha)
Purnima (by sunrise tithi): October 26 (Monday)
Amavasya (by sunrise tithi): October 10 (Saturday)
Festivals: Living daughter (Giutia) — 3; Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Mahalaya) — 10; Start of Sharadiya Navratri — 11; Tula Sankranti — 17; Durga Ashtami — 19; Mahanavami — 20; Vijayadashami (Dussehra) — 20, 21; Sharada Purnima — 25; Karwa Chauth — 29
Monthly vrats: Pradosha fast 8, 23 · Masik Shivaratri 8 · Vinayaka Chaturthi 14 · Sankashti Chaturthi 29
Panchak days: 21–25
Gandmool days: 6–7, 15–17, 25–26
Planetary changes: October 3 — Venus turns retrograde in Libra; October 17 — Sun enters Libra (debilitated); October 24 — Mercury turns retrograde in Libra; October 31 — Jupiter enters Leo

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