Hindu calendar
Hindu Calendar October 2018 · Panchang and Festival Dates
Ashwin 15 to Kartik 14, 2075 BSConvert Nepali dates
Daily panchang for every day of October 2018, with the tithi at sunrise, nakshatra and paksha beside each English date, calculated for Dubai. Select any day for its full panchang, festivals and auspicious timings.
- 1Mon15 AshwinKrishna SaptamiMrigashirsha
- 2Tue16 AshwinKrishna AshtamiArdraJitiya
- 3Wed17 AshwinKrishna NavamiPunarvasu
- 4Thu18 AshwinKrishna DashamiPushya
- 5Fri19 AshwinKrishna EkadashiAshleshaEkadashi
- 6Sat20 AshwinKrishna DwadashiMaghaPradosh Vrat
- 7Sun21 AshwinKrishna TrayodashiPoorva PhalguniMasik Shivaratri
- 8Mon22 AshwinKrishna ChaturdashiUttara PhalguniMahalaya Amavasya
- 9Tue23 AshwinKrishna AmavasyaHastaNavratri begins (Ghatasthapana)Amavasya
- 10Wed24 AshwinShukla DwitiyaChitra
- 11Thu25 AshwinShukla TritiyaSwati
- 12Fri26 AshwinShukla ChaturthiVishakha
- 13Sat27 AshwinShukla PanchamiAnuradha
- 14Sun28 AshwinShukla ShashtiJyeshtha
- 15Mon29 AshwinShukla ShashtiMoola
- 16Tue30 AshwinShukla SaptamiPurva Ashadha
- 17Wed31 AshwinShukla AshtamiUttara AshadhaDurga AshtamiTula Sankranti
- 18Thu1 KartikShukla NavamiShravanaMaha Navami
- 19Fri2 KartikShukla DashamiDhanishtaDussehra (Vijaya Dashami)
- 20Sat3 KartikShukla EkadashiShatabhishaEkadashi
- 21Sun4 KartikShukla DwadashiPurva Bhadrapada
- 22Mon5 KartikShukla TrayodashiUttara BhadrapadaPradosh Vrat
- 23Tue6 KartikShukla ChaturdashiUttara BhadrapadaSharad Purnima
- 24Wed7 KartikKrishna PurnimaRevatiPurnima
- 25Thu8 KartikKrishna PratipadAshwini
- 26Fri9 KartikKrishna DwitiyaBharani
- 27Sat10 KartikKrishna TritiyaKrittikaKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi
- 28Sun11 KartikKrishna ChaturthiMrigashirsha
- 29Mon12 KartikKrishna PanchamiArdra
- 30Tue13 KartikKrishna ShashtiPunarvasu
- 31Wed14 KartikKrishna SaptamiPushyaAhoi Ashtami
Festivals in October 2018
10Major festival dates for Nepal and India
- 2TueJitiyaObservanceTerai, Mithila · India
- 8MonMahalaya AmavasyaObservanceIndia · Nepal
- 9TueNavratri begins (Ghatasthapana)FestivalNepal · India
- 17WedDurga AshtamiFestivalNepal · India
- 17WedTula SankrantiObservanceIndia
- 18ThuMaha NavamiFestivalNepal · India
- 19FriDussehra (Vijaya Dashami)FestivalIndia
- 23TueSharad PurnimaObservanceNepal · India
- 27SatKarwa ChauthObservanceIndia
- 31WedAhoi AshtamiObservanceIndia
Vrats and Observances in October 2018
8Fasting days and monthly observances
- 5FriEkadashiEkadashiVishnu vrat, kept on the eleventh of each fortnight.
- 6SatPradosh VratVratShani Pradosh. Shiva worship at twilight on the thirteenth.
- 7SunMasik ShivaratriVratThe monthly night of Shiva, judged at midnight.
- 9TueAmavasyaVratNew moon, kept for ancestral offerings.
- 20SatEkadashiEkadashiVishnu vrat, kept on the eleventh of each fortnight.
- 22MonPradosh VratVratSoma Pradosh. Shiva worship at twilight on the thirteenth.
- 24WedPurnimaVratFull moon; a fasting and bathing day.
- 27SatSankashti ChaturthiVratGanesha vrat broken at moonrise.