Hindu calendar
Hindu Calendar October 2026 · Panchang and Festival Dates
Ashwin 15 to Kartik 14, 2083 BSConvert Nepali dates
Daily panchang for every day of October 2026, with the tithi at sunrise, nakshatra and paksha beside each English date, calculated for Melbourne. Select any day for its full panchang, festivals and auspicious timings.
- 1Thu15 AshwinKrishna PanchamiKrittika
- 2Fri16 AshwinKrishna ShashtiRohini
- 3Sat17 AshwinKrishna SaptamiMrigashirsha
- 4Sun18 AshwinKrishna AshtamiArdraJitiya
- 5Mon19 AshwinKrishna NavamiPushya
- 6Tue20 AshwinKrishna DashamiAshlesha
- 7Wed21 AshwinKrishna DwadashiMaghaEkadashi
- 8Thu22 AshwinKrishna TrayodashiPoorva PhalguniPradosh Vrat
- 9Fri23 AshwinKrishna ChaturdashiUttara PhalguniMasik Shivaratri
- 10Sat24 AshwinKrishna AmavasyaHastaMahalaya Amavasya
- 11Sun25 AshwinShukla PratipadChitraNavratri begins (Ghatasthapana)
- 12Mon26 AshwinShukla DwitiyaSwati
- 13Tue27 AshwinShukla TritiyaVishakha
- 14Wed28 AshwinShukla ChaturthiVishakha
- 15Thu29 AshwinShukla ChaturthiAnuradha
- 16Fri30 AshwinShukla PanchamiJyeshtha
- 17Sat31 AshwinShukla ShashtiMoola
- 18Sun1 KartikShukla SaptamiPurva AshadhaTula Sankranti
- 19Mon2 KartikShukla AshtamiUttara AshadhaDurga Ashtami
- 20Tue3 KartikShukla NavamiShravanaMaha Navami
- 21Wed4 KartikShukla DashamiDhanishtaDussehra (Vijaya Dashami)
- 22Thu5 KartikShukla EkadashiShatabhishaEkadashi
- 23Fri6 KartikShukla DwadashiPurva BhadrapadaPradosh Vrat
- 24Sat7 KartikShukla TrayodashiUttara Bhadrapada
- 25Sun8 KartikShukla ChaturdashiRevatiSharad Purnima
- 26Mon9 KartikKrishna PurnimaAshwiniPurnima
- 27Tue10 KartikKrishna PratipadBharani
- 28Wed11 KartikKrishna DwitiyaKrittika
- 29Thu12 KartikKrishna TritiyaRohiniKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi
- 30Fri13 KartikKrishna PanchamiMrigashirsha
- 31Sat14 KartikKrishna ShashtiArdra
Festivals in October 2026
9Major festival dates for Nepal and India
- 4SunJitiyaObservanceTerai, Mithila · India
- 10SatMahalaya AmavasyaObservanceIndia · Nepal
- 11SunNavratri begins (Ghatasthapana)FestivalNepal · India
- 18SunTula SankrantiObservanceIndia
- 19MonDurga AshtamiFestivalNepal · India
- 20TueMaha NavamiFestivalNepal · India
- 21WedDussehra (Vijaya Dashami)FestivalIndia
- 25SunSharad PurnimaObservanceNepal · India
- 29ThuKarwa ChauthObservanceIndia
Vrats and Observances in October 2026
7Fasting days and monthly observances
- 7WedEkadashiEkadashiVishnu vrat, kept on the eleventh of each fortnight.
- 8ThuPradosh VratVratGuru Pradosh. Shiva worship at twilight on the thirteenth.
- 9FriMasik ShivaratriVratThe monthly night of Shiva, judged at midnight.
- 22ThuEkadashiEkadashiVishnu vrat, kept on the eleventh of each fortnight.
- 23FriPradosh VratVratShukra Pradosh. Shiva worship at twilight on the thirteenth.
- 26MonPurnimaVratFull moon; a fasting and bathing day.
- 29ThuSankashti ChaturthiVratGanesha vrat broken at moonrise.