Hindu calendar
Hindu Calendar October 2012 · Panchang and Festival Dates
Ashwin 15 to Kartik 15, 2069 BSConvert Nepali dates
Daily panchang for every day of October 2012, with the tithi at sunrise, nakshatra and paksha beside each English date, calculated for London. Select any day for its full panchang, festivals and auspicious timings.
- 1Mon15 AshwinKrishna DwitiyaRevati
- 2Tue16 AshwinKrishna DwitiyaAshwini
- 3Wed17 AshwinKrishna TritiyaBharaniSankashti Chaturthi
- 4Thu18 AshwinKrishna ChaturthiKrittika
- 5Fri19 AshwinKrishna PanchamiRohini
- 6Sat20 AshwinKrishna ShashtiMrigashirsha
- 7Sun21 AshwinKrishna SaptamiArdra
- 8Mon22 AshwinKrishna AshtamiPunarvasuJitiya
- 9Tue23 AshwinKrishna NavamiPunarvasu
- 10Wed24 AshwinKrishna DashamiPushya
- 11Thu25 AshwinKrishna EkadashiAshleshaEkadashi
- 12Fri26 AshwinKrishna DwadashiMagha
- 13Sat27 AshwinKrishna TrayodashiPoorva PhalguniPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri
- 14Sun28 AshwinKrishna ChaturdashiHastaMahalaya Amavasya
- 15Mon29 AshwinKrishna AmavasyaChitraAmavasya
- 16Tue30 AshwinShukla PratipadSwatiNavratri begins (Ghatasthapana)
- 17Wed1 KartikShukla TritiyaVishakhaTula Sankranti
- 18Thu2 KartikShukla ChaturthiAnuradha
- 19Fri3 KartikShukla PanchamiJyeshtha
- 20Sat4 KartikShukla ShashtiMoola
- 21Sun5 KartikShukla SaptamiPurva Ashadha
- 22Mon6 KartikShukla AshtamiUttara AshadhaDurga Ashtami
- 23Tue7 KartikShukla NavamiShravanaMaha Navami
- 24Wed8 KartikShukla DashamiDhanishtaDussehra (Vijaya Dashami)
- 25Thu9 KartikShukla EkadashiShatabhishaEkadashi
- 26Fri10 KartikShukla DwadashiPurva BhadrapadaPradosh Vrat
- 27Sat11 KartikShukla TrayodashiUttara Bhadrapada
- 28Sun12 KartikShukla ChaturdashiRevatiSharad Purnima
- 29Mon13 KartikKrishna PurnimaAshwiniPurnima
- 30Tue14 KartikKrishna PratipadBharani
- 31Wed15 KartikKrishna DwitiyaKrittika
Festivals in October 2012
8Major festival dates for Nepal and India
- 8MonJitiyaObservanceTerai, Mithila · India
- 14SunMahalaya AmavasyaObservanceIndia · Nepal
- 16TueNavratri begins (Ghatasthapana)FestivalNepal · India
- 17WedTula SankrantiObservanceIndia
- 22MonDurga AshtamiFestivalNepal · India
- 23TueMaha NavamiFestivalNepal · India
- 24WedDussehra (Vijaya Dashami)FestivalIndia
- 28SunSharad PurnimaObservanceNepal · India
Vrats and Observances in October 2012
8Fasting days and monthly observances
- 3WedSankashti ChaturthiVratGanesha vrat broken at moonrise.
- 11ThuEkadashiEkadashiVishnu vrat, kept on the eleventh of each fortnight.
- 13SatPradosh VratVratShani Pradosh. Shiva worship at twilight on the thirteenth.
- 13SatMasik ShivaratriVratThe monthly night of Shiva, judged at midnight.
- 15MonAmavasyaVratNew moon, kept for ancestral offerings.
- 25ThuEkadashiEkadashiVishnu vrat, kept on the eleventh of each fortnight.
- 26FriPradosh VratVratShukra Pradosh. Shiva worship at twilight on the thirteenth.
- 29MonPurnimaVratFull moon; a fasting and bathing day.