Hindu Calendar October 2026
Ashwin – Kartik
Every day with the tithi at sunrise, the Purnimanta month (North India’s, ending on the full moon), and the festivals and vrats kept in it, for New Delhi.
The number on each day is the tithi at sunrise in New Delhi, counted within its paksha, as a wall calendar prints it. A date you can tap has its full panchang on a page of its own.
Chaturmas Saturday, 25 July to Friday, 20 November: the four months of Vishnu’s rest, from Devshayani to Dev Uthani Ekadashi; it closes a wedding, a janeu and a study start (Vidyarambha), which can be held again from Saturday, 21 November, the first sunrise after Kartik Shukla Ekadashi has begun; others are closed in these days anyway: a mundan by the Sun’s month, griha pravesh by its lunar month.
Pitru Paksha Saturday, 26 September to Saturday, 10 October: the fortnight of shraddh for the ancestors; it closes a new vehicle until Saturday, 10 October; others are closed in these days anyway: a wedding and a study start (Vidyarambha) by Chaturmas, a mundan and a janeu by the Sun’s month, griha pravesh by its lunar month; the panchang still gives dates for buying property or a new business, though many families wait until after Sarva Pitru Amavasya.
Sharad Navratri Sunday, 11 October to Monday, 19 October: the autumn Navratri, to the day before Dussehra.
October 2026 festivals and vrats
8 festivals, 7 vratsAlso kept this month
For New Delhi, in IST. A tithi begins and ends at the same moment everywhere; the day a vrat falls on, and its hours, are New Delhi’s and can differ by a day abroad.
Day by day
the tithi at sunrise and the month| Day | Tithi at sunrise | Month | Kept |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | Krishna Panchami | Ashwin | |
| 2 Fri | Krishna Shashthi | Ashwin | |
| 3 Sat | Krishna Saptami | Ashwin | Jivitputrika (Jitiya; Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern UP) |
| 4 Sun | Krishna Navami | Ashwin | |
| 5 Mon | Krishna Dashami | Ashwin | |
| 6 Tue | Krishna Ekadashi | Ashwin | Indira Ekadashi |
| 7 Wed | Krishna Dwadashi | Ashwin | |
| 8 Thu | Krishna Trayodashi | Ashwin | Guru Pradosh vrat · Masik Shivratri |
| 9 Fri | Krishna Chaturdashi | Ashwin | |
| 10 Sat | Amavasya | Ashwin | Sarva Pitru Amavasya |
| 11 Sun | Shukla Pratipada | Ashwin | Sharad Navratri |
| 12 Mon | Shukla Dwitiya | Ashwin | |
| 13 Tue | Shukla Tritiya | Ashwin | |
| 14 Wed | Shukla Chaturthi | Ashwin | |
| 15 Thu | Shukla Panchami | Ashwin | |
| 16 Fri | Shukla Shashthi | Ashwin | |
| 17 Sat | Shukla Saptami | Ashwin | Tula Sankranti |
| 18 Sun | Shukla Saptami | Ashwin | |
| 19 Mon | Shukla Ashtami | Ashwin | Durga Ashtami · Maha Navami |
| 20 Tue | Shukla Navami | Ashwin | Dussehra |
| 21 Wed | Shukla Dashami | Ashwin | |
| 22 Thu | Shukla Ekadashi | Ashwin | Papankusha Ekadashi |
| 23 Fri | Shukla Dwadashi | Ashwin | Shukra Pradosh vrat |
| 24 Sat | Shukla Trayodashi | Ashwin | |
| 25 Sun | Shukla Chaturdashi | Ashwin | Sharad Purnima |
| 26 Mon | Purnima | Ashwin | Valmiki Jayanti |
| 27 Tue | Krishna Pratipada | Kartik | |
| 28 Wed | Krishna Tritiya | Kartik | |
| 29 Thu | Krishna Chaturthi | Kartik | Karva Chauth · Sankashti Chaturthi |
| 30 Fri | Krishna Panchami | Kartik | |
| 31 Sat | Krishna Shashthi | Kartik |
The tithi column is the tithi at sunrise in New Delhi. Each vrat and festival is kept by its tithi at its own moment: Pradosh in the evening, Shivratri at midnight (nishita), Sankashti at moonrise, the Purnima fast at midday, Diwali after sunset. So a vrat can fall on a day whose sunrise tithi is still the previous one.
Jivitputrika (Jitiya) is on Saturday, 3 October, the day its tithi, Ashtami, begins: in 2026 it starts after one sunrise and ends before the next, so no sunrise shows it.
Muhurat in October
shubh days for eachWhen a court gives the date, the court hearing page has the Surya Hora of every day; for a legal notice, replying to a notice lists the days for the reply.
Words on this page
what each term means- Purnimanta: the North Indian calendar, where a month ends on Purnima, the full moon. In the Amanta calendar of the west and south a month ends on Amavasya, so in the dark half the two give the month different names.
- Shukla and Krishna paksha: the bright half of the month, as the Moon grows to Purnima, and the dark half, as it wanes to Amavasya.
- Sankranti: the day the Sun enters a new rashi; Makar Sankranti is the best known.
- Pradosh: the evening hours just after sunset.
- Nishita: the midnight hour, when Shivratri and Janmashtami puja is done.
- Aparahna and madhyahna: the afternoon (the fourth of five equal parts of daylight) and the middle of the day.
- Parana: the window for breaking a fast, such as the Ekadashi fast on the next morning.
- Snan-daan: the holy dip and the gifts given on a Purnima or Amavasya.
- Kshaya: a tithi that begins after one sunrise and ends before the next, so no sunrise shows it; it is kept on the day it begins.
Other months
the Hindu calendar a month at a timeCommon questions
7 questionsWhich Hindu month is October 2026?
In the Purnimanta calendar North India follows, October 2026 runs through Ashwin from 1 October to 26 October; then Kartik from 27 October to 31 October. Vikram Samvat 2083.
When is Purnima in October 2026?
In New Delhi, Ashwin Purnima vrat on Sunday, 25 October.
When is Amavasya in October 2026?
In New Delhi, Sarva Pitru Amavasya on Saturday, 10 October.
When is Ekadashi in October 2026?
In New Delhi, Indira Ekadashi on Tuesday, 6 October and Papankusha Ekadashi on Thursday, 22 October.
Which Hindu festivals are in October 2026?
Pitru Paksha from Thursday, 1 October to Saturday, 10 October; Jivitputrika (Jitiya; Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern UP) on Saturday, 3 October; Sharad Navratri on Sunday, 11 October; Durga Ashtami on Monday, 19 October; Maha Navami on Monday, 19 October; Dussehra on Tuesday, 20 October; Sharad Purnima on Sunday, 25 October; Karva Chauth on Thursday, 29 October. For New Delhi.
What is the Ghatasthapana muhurat in 2026?
In New Delhi, 6:19 AM to 10:12 AM: the first third of the day while Pratipada holds. If that is missed, Abhijit muhurat, 11:45 AM to 12:31 PM. In 2026 Chitra nakshatra and Vaidhriti yoga run through the morning, and both are avoided for Ghatasthapana, so many families choose Abhijit.
What time is moonrise on Karva Chauth 2026?
In New Delhi, 8:17 PM. The Moon rises earlier in the east of India and later in the west and south: in 2026 from 7:23 PM in Guwahati to 9:08 PM in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. The Karva Chauth page gives the time for each city.
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