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 Toronto. 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 TrayodashiMaghaPradosh Vrat
- 7Sun21 AshwinKrishna ChaturdashiUttara PhalguniMasik Shivaratri
- 8Mon22 AshwinKrishna AmavasyaHastaMahalaya Amavasya
- 9Tue23 AshwinShukla PratipadChitraNavratri begins (Ghatasthapana)
- 10Wed24 AshwinShukla DwitiyaSwati
- 11Thu25 AshwinShukla TritiyaVishakha
- 12Fri26 AshwinShukla ChaturthiAnuradha
- 13Sat27 AshwinShukla PanchamiJyeshtha
- 14Sun28 AshwinShukla ShashtiMoola
- 15Mon29 AshwinShukla SaptamiPurva Ashadha
- 16Tue30 AshwinShukla AshtamiPurva AshadhaDurga Ashtami
- 17Wed31 AshwinShukla NavamiUttara AshadhaMaha NavamiTula Sankranti
- 18Thu1 KartikShukla DashamiShravanaDussehra (Vijaya Dashami)
- 19Fri2 KartikShukla DashamiDhanishta
- 20Sat3 KartikShukla EkadashiShatabhishaEkadashi
- 21Sun4 KartikShukla DwadashiPurva BhadrapadaPradosh Vrat
- 22Mon5 KartikShukla TrayodashiUttara Bhadrapada
- 23Tue6 KartikShukla ChaturdashiRevatiSharad Purnima
- 24Wed7 KartikKrishna PurnimaAshwiniPurnima
- 25Thu8 KartikKrishna PratipadBharani
- 26Fri9 KartikKrishna DwitiyaKrittika
- 27Sat10 KartikKrishna TritiyaRohiniKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi
- 28Sun11 KartikKrishna PanchamiMrigashirsha
- 29Mon12 KartikKrishna ShashtiArdra
- 30Tue13 KartikKrishna SaptamiPunarvasu
- 31Wed14 KartikKrishna AshtamiPushyaAhoi Ashtami
Festivals in October 2018
10Major festival dates for Nepal and India
- 2TueJitiyaObservanceTerai, Mithila · India
- 8MonMahalaya AmavasyaObservanceIndia · Nepal
- 9TueNavratri begins (Ghatasthapana)FestivalNepal · India
- 16TueDurga AshtamiFestivalNepal · India
- 17WedMaha NavamiFestivalNepal · India
- 17WedTula SankrantiObservanceIndia
- 18ThuDussehra (Vijaya Dashami)FestivalIndia
- 23TueSharad PurnimaObservanceNepal · India
- 27SatKarwa ChauthObservanceIndia
- 31WedAhoi AshtamiObservanceIndia
Vrats and Observances in October 2018
7Fasting 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.
- 20SatEkadashiEkadashiVishnu vrat, kept on the eleventh of each fortnight.
- 21SunPradosh VratVratRavi Pradosh. Shiva worship at twilight on the thirteenth.
- 24WedPurnimaVratFull moon; a fasting and bathing day.
- 27SatSankashti ChaturthiVratGanesha vrat broken at moonrise.