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 Melbourne. Select any day for its full panchang, festivals and auspicious timings.
- 1Mon15 AshwinKrishna PratipadRevati
- 2Tue16 AshwinKrishna DwitiyaAshwini
- 3Wed17 AshwinKrishna TritiyaBharaniSankashti Chaturthi
- 4Thu18 AshwinKrishna ChaturthiKrittika
- 5Fri19 AshwinKrishna PanchamiKrittika
- 6Sat20 AshwinKrishna ShashtiRohini
- 7Sun21 AshwinKrishna SaptamiMrigashirsha
- 8Mon22 AshwinKrishna AshtamiArdra
- 9Tue23 AshwinKrishna AshtamiPunarvasuJitiya
- 10Wed24 AshwinKrishna NavamiPushya
- 11Thu25 AshwinKrishna DashamiAshlesha
- 12Fri26 AshwinKrishna EkadashiMaghaEkadashi
- 13Sat27 AshwinKrishna DwadashiPoorva PhalguniPradosh Vrat
- 14Sun28 AshwinKrishna ChaturdashiUttara PhalguniMasik Shivaratri
- 15Mon29 AshwinKrishna AmavasyaHastaMahalaya Amavasya
- 16Tue30 AshwinShukla PratipadChitraNavratri begins (Ghatasthapana)
- 17Wed1 KartikShukla DwitiyaSwatiTula Sankranti
- 18Thu2 KartikShukla TritiyaVishakha
- 19Fri3 KartikShukla ChaturthiJyeshtha
- 20Sat4 KartikShukla PanchamiMoola
- 21Sun5 KartikShukla SaptamiPurva Ashadha
- 22Mon6 KartikShukla AshtamiUttara AshadhaDurga Ashtami
- 23Tue7 KartikShukla NavamiShravanaMaha Navami
- 24Wed8 KartikShukla DashamiDhanishtaDussehra (Vijaya Dashami)
- 25Thu9 KartikShukla EkadashiShatabhishaEkadashi
- 26Fri10 KartikShukla DwadashiPurva Bhadrapada
- 27Sat11 KartikShukla TrayodashiUttara BhadrapadaPradosh Vrat
- 28Sun12 KartikShukla ChaturdashiRevati
- 29Mon13 KartikKrishna PurnimaAshwiniSharad Purnima
- 30Tue14 KartikKrishna PurnimaAshwiniPurnima
- 31Wed15 KartikKrishna PratipadBharani
Festivals in October 2012
8Major festival dates for Nepal and India
- 9TueJitiyaObservanceTerai, Mithila · India
- 15MonMahalaya AmavasyaObservanceIndia · Nepal
- 16TueNavratri begins (Ghatasthapana)FestivalNepal · India
- 17WedTula SankrantiObservanceIndia
- 22MonDurga AshtamiFestivalNepal · India
- 23TueMaha NavamiFestivalNepal · India
- 24WedDussehra (Vijaya Dashami)FestivalIndia
- 29MonSharad PurnimaObservanceNepal · India
Vrats and Observances in October 2012
7Fasting days and monthly observances
- 3WedSankashti ChaturthiVratGanesha vrat broken at moonrise.
- 12FriEkadashiEkadashiVishnu vrat, kept on the eleventh of each fortnight.
- 13SatPradosh VratVratShani Pradosh. Shiva worship at twilight on the thirteenth.
- 14SunMasik ShivaratriVratThe monthly night of Shiva, judged at midnight.
- 25ThuEkadashiEkadashiVishnu vrat, kept on the eleventh of each fortnight.
- 27SatPradosh VratVratShani Pradosh. Shiva worship at twilight on the thirteenth.
- 30TuePurnimaVratFull moon; a fasting and bathing day.