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 Toronto. Select any day for its full panchang, festivals and auspicious timings.
- 1Sat15 AshwinShukla PratipadHastaNavratri begins (Ghatasthapana)
- 2Sun16 AshwinShukla DwitiyaChitra
- 3Mon17 AshwinShukla TritiyaSwati
- 4Tue18 AshwinShukla ChaturthiVishakha
- 5Wed19 AshwinShukla PanchamiAnuradha
- 6Thu20 AshwinShukla PanchamiJyeshtha
- 7Fri21 AshwinShukla ShashtiMoola
- 8Sat22 AshwinShukla SaptamiPurva Ashadha
- 9Sun23 AshwinShukla AshtamiPurva AshadhaDurga Ashtami
- 10Mon24 AshwinShukla NavamiUttara AshadhaDussehra (Vijaya Dashami)Maha Navami
- 11Tue25 AshwinShukla DashamiShravana
- 12Wed26 AshwinShukla EkadashiDhanishtaEkadashi
- 13Thu27 AshwinShukla DwadashiShatabhishaPradosh Vrat
- 14Fri28 AshwinShukla ChaturdashiUttara Bhadrapada
- 15Sat29 AshwinKrishna PurnimaRevatiSharad Purnima
- 16Sun30 AshwinKrishna PratipadAshwini
- 17Mon1 KartikKrishna DwitiyaBharaniTula Sankranti
- 18Tue2 KartikKrishna TritiyaKrittikaKarwa ChauthAngaraki Sankashti Chaturthi
- 19Wed3 KartikKrishna ChaturthiRohini
- 20Thu4 KartikKrishna ShashtiMrigashirsha
- 21Fri5 KartikKrishna SaptamiArdra
- 22Sat6 KartikKrishna AshtamiPunarvasuAhoi Ashtami
- 23Sun7 KartikKrishna NavamiPushya
- 24Mon8 KartikKrishna DashamiAshlesha
- 25Tue9 KartikKrishna EkadashiMaghaEkadashi
- 26Wed10 KartikKrishna DwadashiPoorva Phalguni
- 27Thu11 KartikKrishna TrayodashiUttara PhalguniDhanterasPradosh Vrat
- 28Fri12 KartikKrishna TrayodashiHastaMasik Shivaratri
- 29Sat13 KartikKrishna ChaturdashiChitraDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)Narak Chaturdashi
- 30Sun14 KartikKrishna AmavasyaSwatiGovardhan PujaAmavasya
- 31Mon15 KartikShukla PratipadVishakha
Festivals in October 2016
12Major festival dates for Nepal and India
- 1SatNavratri begins (Ghatasthapana)FestivalNepal · India
- 9SunDurga AshtamiFestivalNepal · India
- 10MonDussehra (Vijaya Dashami)FestivalIndia
- 10MonMaha NavamiFestivalNepal · India
- 15SatSharad PurnimaObservanceNepal · India
- 17MonTula SankrantiObservanceIndia
- 18TueKarwa ChauthObservanceIndia
- 22SatAhoi AshtamiObservanceIndia
- 27ThuDhanterasFestivalNepal · India
- 29SatDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)FestivalNepal · India
- 29SatNarak ChaturdashiObservanceIndia
- 30SunGovardhan PujaFestivalNepal · India · Kathmandu Valley
Vrats and Observances in October 2016
7Fasting days and monthly observances
- 12WedEkadashiEkadashiVishnu vrat, kept on the eleventh of each fortnight.
- 13ThuPradosh VratVratGuru Pradosh. Shiva worship at twilight on the thirteenth.
- 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.