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 Sydney. Select any day for its full panchang, festivals and auspicious timings.
- 1Sat15 AshwinKrishna AmavasyaHastaAmavasya
- 2Sun16 AshwinShukla PratipadChitraNavratri begins (Ghatasthapana)
- 3Mon17 AshwinShukla DwitiyaChitra
- 4Tue18 AshwinShukla TritiyaSwati
- 5Wed19 AshwinShukla ChaturthiVishakha
- 6Thu20 AshwinShukla PanchamiAnuradha
- 7Fri21 AshwinShukla ShashtiJyeshtha
- 8Sat22 AshwinShukla SaptamiMoola
- 9Sun23 AshwinShukla AshtamiPurva AshadhaDurga Ashtami
- 10Mon24 AshwinShukla NavamiUttara AshadhaMaha Navami
- 11Tue25 AshwinShukla DashamiShravanaDussehra (Vijaya Dashami)
- 12Wed26 AshwinShukla EkadashiDhanishtaEkadashi
- 13Thu27 AshwinShukla DwadashiShatabhisha
- 14Fri28 AshwinShukla TrayodashiPurva BhadrapadaPradosh Vrat
- 15Sat29 AshwinShukla ChaturdashiUttara BhadrapadaSharad Purnima
- 16Sun30 AshwinKrishna PurnimaRevatiPurnima
- 17Mon1 KartikKrishna PratipadAshwiniTula Sankranti
- 18Tue2 KartikKrishna DwitiyaBharani
- 19Wed3 KartikKrishna ChaturthiKrittikaKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi
- 20Thu4 KartikKrishna PanchamiMrigashirsha
- 21Fri5 KartikKrishna ShashtiArdra
- 22Sat6 KartikKrishna SaptamiPunarvasuAhoi Ashtami
- 23Sun7 KartikKrishna AshtamiPushya
- 24Mon8 KartikKrishna NavamiAshlesha
- 25Tue9 KartikKrishna DashamiMagha
- 26Wed10 KartikKrishna EkadashiPoorva PhalguniEkadashi
- 27Thu11 KartikKrishna DwadashiPoorva Phalguni
- 28Fri12 KartikKrishna TrayodashiUttara PhalguniDhanterasPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri
- 29Sat13 KartikKrishna ChaturdashiHastaNarak Chaturdashi
- 30Sun14 KartikKrishna AmavasyaChitraDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)
- 31Mon15 KartikShukla PratipadSwatiGovardhan Puja
Festivals in October 2016
12Major festival dates for Nepal and India
- 2SunNavratri begins (Ghatasthapana)FestivalNepal · India
- 9SunDurga AshtamiFestivalNepal · India
- 10MonMaha NavamiFestivalNepal · India
- 11TueDussehra (Vijaya Dashami)FestivalIndia
- 15SatSharad PurnimaObservanceNepal · India
- 17MonTula SankrantiObservanceIndia
- 19WedKarwa ChauthObservanceIndia
- 22SatAhoi AshtamiObservanceIndia
- 28FriDhanterasFestivalNepal · India
- 29SatNarak ChaturdashiObservanceIndia
- 30SunDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)FestivalNepal · India
- 31MonGovardhan PujaFestivalNepal · India · Kathmandu Valley
Vrats and Observances in October 2016
8Fasting days and monthly observances
- 1SatAmavasyaVratNew moon, kept for ancestral offerings.
- 12WedEkadashiEkadashiVishnu vrat, kept on the eleventh of each fortnight.
- 14FriPradosh VratVratShukra Pradosh. Shiva worship at twilight on the thirteenth.
- 16SunPurnimaVratFull moon; a fasting and bathing day.
- 19WedSankashti ChaturthiVratGanesha vrat broken at moonrise.
- 26WedEkadashiEkadashiVishnu vrat, kept on the eleventh of each fortnight.
- 28FriPradosh VratVratShukra Pradosh. Shiva worship at twilight on the thirteenth.
- 28FriMasik ShivaratriVratThe monthly night of Shiva, judged at midnight.