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 Toronto. Select any day for its full panchang, festivals and auspicious timings.
Date Day Tithi Festivals
01Ashwin 15, 2069 BSMonDwitiya02Ashwin 16, 2069 BSTueTritiya03Ashwin 17, 2069 BSWedChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi04Ashwin 18, 2069 BSThuPanchami05Ashwin 19, 2069 BSFriPanchami06Ashwin 20, 2069 BSSatShashti07Ashwin 21, 2069 BSSunSaptami08Ashwin 22, 2069 BSMonAshtamiJitiya09Ashwin 23, 2069 BSTueNavami10Ashwin 24, 2069 BSWedDashami11Ashwin 25, 2069 BSThuEkadashiEkadashi12Ashwin 26, 2069 BSFriDwadashiPradosh Vrat13Ashwin 27, 2069 BSSatTrayodashiMasik Shivaratri14Ashwin 28, 2069 BSSunChaturdashiMahalaya Amavasya15Ashwin 29, 2069 BSMonAmavasyaNavratri begins (Ghatasthapana), Amavasya16Ashwin 30, 2069 BSTueDwitiya17Kartik 1, 2069 BSWedTritiyaTula Sankranti18Kartik 2, 2069 BSThuChaturthi19Kartik 3, 2069 BSFriPanchami20Kartik 4, 2069 BSSatShashti21Kartik 5, 2069 BSSunSaptami22Kartik 6, 2069 BSMonAshtamiDurga Ashtami23Kartik 7, 2069 BSTueNavamiDussehra (Vijaya Dashami), Maha Navami24Kartik 8, 2069 BSWedDashami25Kartik 9, 2069 BSThuEkadashiEkadashi26Kartik 10, 2069 BSFriDwadashiPradosh Vrat27Kartik 11, 2069 BSSatTrayodashi28Kartik 12, 2069 BSSunChaturdashiSharad Purnima29Kartik 13, 2069 BSMonPurnimaPurnima30Kartik 14, 2069 BSTuePratipad31Kartik 15, 2069 BSWedDwitiya
Festivals in October 2012
8Major festival dates for Nepal and India
- 8MonJitiyaObservanceTerai, Mithila · India
- 14SunMahalaya AmavasyaObservanceIndia · Nepal
- 15MonNavratri begins (Ghatasthapana)FestivalNepal · India
- 17WedTula SankrantiObservanceIndia
- 22MonDurga AshtamiFestivalNepal · India
- 23TueDussehra (Vijaya Dashami)FestivalIndia
- 23TueMaha NavamiFestivalNepal · India
- 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.
- 12FriPradosh VratVratShukra 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.