Hindu calendar
Hindu Calendar October 2016 · Panchang and Festival Dates
Ashwin 15 to Kartik 15, 2073 BSConvert Nepali dates
Daily panchang for every day of October 2016, with the tithi at sunrise, nakshatra and paksha beside each English date, calculated for San Francisco. Select any day for its full panchang, festivals and auspicious timings.
Date Day Tithi Festivals
01Ashwin 15, 2073 BSSatPratipadNavratri begins (Ghatasthapana)02Ashwin 16, 2073 BSSunDwitiya03Ashwin 17, 2073 BSMonTritiya04Ashwin 18, 2073 BSTueChaturthi05Ashwin 19, 2073 BSWedPanchami06Ashwin 20, 2073 BSThuShashti07Ashwin 21, 2073 BSFriShashti08Ashwin 22, 2073 BSSatSaptami09Ashwin 23, 2073 BSSunAshtamiDurga Ashtami10Ashwin 24, 2073 BSMonNavamiDussehra (Vijaya Dashami), Maha Navami11Ashwin 25, 2073 BSTueDashami12Ashwin 26, 2073 BSWedEkadashiEkadashi13Ashwin 27, 2073 BSThuTrayodashiPradosh Vrat14Ashwin 28, 2073 BSFriChaturdashiSharad Purnima15Ashwin 29, 2073 BSSatPurnimaPurnima16Ashwin 30, 2073 BSSunPratipadTula Sankranti17Kartik 1, 2073 BSMonDwitiya18Kartik 2, 2073 BSTueTritiyaKarwa Chauth, Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi19Kartik 3, 2073 BSWedPanchami20Kartik 4, 2073 BSThuShashti21Kartik 5, 2073 BSFriSaptami22Kartik 6, 2073 BSSatAshtamiAhoi Ashtami23Kartik 7, 2073 BSSunNavami24Kartik 8, 2073 BSMonDashami25Kartik 9, 2073 BSTueEkadashiEkadashi26Kartik 10, 2073 BSWedDwadashi27Kartik 11, 2073 BSThuTrayodashiDhanteras, Pradosh Vrat28Kartik 12, 2073 BSFriChaturdashiNarak Chaturdashi, Masik Shivaratri29Kartik 13, 2073 BSSatChaturdashiDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)30Kartik 14, 2073 BSSunAmavasyaGovardhan Puja, Amavasya31Kartik 15, 2073 BSMonPratipadBhai Dooj
Festivals in October 2016
13Major festival dates for Nepal and India
- 1SatNavratri begins (Ghatasthapana)FestivalNepal · India
- 9SunDurga AshtamiFestivalNepal · India
- 10MonDussehra (Vijaya Dashami)FestivalIndia
- 10MonMaha NavamiFestivalNepal · India
- 14FriSharad PurnimaObservanceNepal · India
- 16SunTula SankrantiObservanceIndia
- 18TueKarwa ChauthObservanceIndia
- 22SatAhoi AshtamiObservanceIndia
- 27ThuDhanterasFestivalNepal · India
- 28FriNarak ChaturdashiObservanceIndia
- 29SatDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)FestivalNepal · India
- 30SunGovardhan PujaFestivalNepal · India · Kathmandu Valley
- 31MonBhai DoojFestivalNepal · India
Vrats and Observances in October 2016
8Fasting days and monthly observances
- 12WedEkadashiEkadashiVishnu vrat, kept on the eleventh of each fortnight.
- 13ThuPradosh VratVratGuru Pradosh. Shiva worship at twilight on the thirteenth.
- 15SatPurnimaVratFull moon; a fasting and bathing day.
- 18TueAngaraki Sankashti ChaturthiVratGanesha vrat broken at moonrise.
- 25TueEkadashiEkadashiVishnu vrat, kept on the eleventh of each fortnight.
- 27ThuPradosh VratVratGuru Pradosh. Shiva worship at twilight on the thirteenth.
- 28FriMasik ShivaratriVratThe monthly night of Shiva, judged at midnight.
- 30SunAmavasyaVratNew moon, kept for ancestral offerings.