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Hindu calendar October 2026

Every day's tithi in October 2026, with all festivals and vrats, Ekadashi, Purnima and Amavasya, from the New Delhi panchang; with a page to print or save as PDF.

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In short

The main festivals and vrats of October 2026: Sharad Navratri (from 11 October), Durga Ashtami and Maha Navami (19 October), Vijayadashami (20 October), Sharad Purnima (25 October) and Karva Chauth (29 October). This month has Ekadashi on 6 and 22 October, Purnima on 26 October and Amavasya on 10 October. By the purnimanta reckoning (North India) the month falls in Ashwin and Kartik. Each day's tithi is the one at sunrise in New Delhi, and every festival and vrat date is checked against Drik Panchang.

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October 2026 at a glance Ashwin–Kartik

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1Kr. PanchamiKr 5
2Kr. ShashthiKr 6
3Kr. SaptamiKr 7Jivitputrika Vrat
4Kr. NavamiKr 9
5Kr. DashamiKr 10
6Kr. EkadashiKr 11Indira Ekadashi
7Kr. DwadashiKr 12
8Kr. TrayodashiKr 13Guru Pradosh VratMasik Shivratri
9Kr. ChaturdashiKr 14
10AmavasyaAmavasyaSarva Pitru AmavasyaAshwina Amavasya
11Sh. PratipadaSh 1Ghatasthapana12Sh. DwitiyaSh 2Navratri day 213Sh. TritiyaSh 3Navratri day 314Sh. ChaturthiSh 4Navratri day 415Sh. PanchamiSh 5Navratri day 516Sh. ShashthiSh 6Navratri day 617Sh. SaptamiSh 7Navratri day 7Tula Sankranti
18Sh. SaptamiSh 7Navratri day 819Sh. AshtamiSh 8Durga Ashtami, Maha Navami20Sh. NavamiSh 9VijayadashamiNavratri Parana
21Sh. DashamiSh 10
22Sh. EkadashiSh 11Papankusha Ekadashi23Sh. DwadashiSh 12Shukra Pradosh Vrat
24Sh. TrayodashiSh 13
25Sh. ChaturdashiSh 14Sharad Purnima26PurnimaPurnimaAshwina Purnima
27Kr. PratipadaKr 1
28Kr. TritiyaKr 3
29Kr. ChaturthiKr 4Karva ChauthVakratunda Sankashti Chaturthi
30Kr. PanchamiKr 5
31Kr. ShashthiKr 6

Tithi at sunrise in New Delhi · Sh = Shukla, Kr = Krishna paksha (the number is the tithi’s place: Sh 5 = Shukla Panchami) · pale yellow = Purnima, grey = Amavasya · days with a dot have festivals, listed below.

Festivals and vrats in October 2026

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  1. Saturday, 3 OctoberAt sunrise: Kr. SaptamiJivitputrika VratAshwina Krishna Ashtami (Amanta: Bhadrapada) · Vrat
  2. Tuesday, 6 OctoberAt sunrise: Kr. EkadashiIndira EkadashiAshwina Krishna Ekadashi (Amanta: Bhadrapada) · Ekadashi
  3. Thursday, 8 OctoberAt sunrise: Kr. TrayodashiGuru Pradosh VratAshwina Krishna Trayodashi · Pradosh vratMasik ShivratriAshwina Krishna Chaturdashi · Masik Shivratri
  4. Saturday, 10 OctoberAt sunrise: AmavasyaSarva Pitru AmavasyaAshwina Amavasya (Amanta: Bhadrapada) · FestivalAshwina AmavasyaAshwina Amavasya (Amanta: Bhadrapada) · Amavasya
  5. Sunday, 11 OctoberAt sunrise: Sh. PratipadaSharad Navratri day 1: Ghatasthapana, Shailputri PujaAshwina Shukla Pratipada · Festival
  6. Monday, 12 OctoberAt sunrise: Sh. DwitiyaSharad Navratri day 2: Brahmacharini PujaAshwina Shukla Dwitiya · Festival
  7. Tuesday, 13 OctoberAt sunrise: Sh. TritiyaSharad Navratri day 3: Chandraghanta PujaAshwina Shukla Tritiya · Festival
  8. Wednesday, 14 OctoberAt sunrise: Sh. ChaturthiSharad Navratri day 4: Kushmanda PujaAshwina Shukla Chaturthi · Festival
  9. Thursday, 15 OctoberAt sunrise: Sh. PanchamiSharad Navratri day 5: Skandamata PujaAshwina Shukla Panchami · Festival
  10. Friday, 16 OctoberAt sunrise: Sh. ShashthiSharad Navratri day 6: Katyayani PujaAshwina Shukla Shashthi · Festival
  11. Saturday, 17 OctoberAt sunrise: Sh. SaptamiSharad Navratri day 7: Kalaratri PujaAshwina Shukla Saptami · FestivalTula SankrantiSun enters Tula (Libra) · Sankranti
  12. Sunday, 18 OctoberAt sunrise: Sh. SaptamiSharad Navratri day 8Ashwina Shukla Saptami (at a second sunrise) · Festival
  13. Monday, 19 OctoberAt sunrise: Sh. AshtamiSharad Navratri day 9: Durga Ashtami, Mahagauri Puja, Maha NavamiAshwina Shukla Ashtami (Navami begins in the day) · Festival
  14. Tuesday, 20 OctoberAt sunrise: Sh. NavamiVijayadashami (Dussehra)Ashwina Shukla Dashami · FestivalSharad Navratri day 10: Navratri ParanaAshwina Shukla Navami · Festival
  15. Thursday, 22 OctoberAt sunrise: Sh. EkadashiPapankusha EkadashiAshwina Shukla Ekadashi · Ekadashi
  16. Friday, 23 OctoberAt sunrise: Sh. DwadashiShukra Pradosh VratAshwina Shukla Trayodashi · Pradosh vrat
  17. Sunday, 25 OctoberAt sunrise: Sh. ChaturdashiSharad Purnima (Kojagara Puja)Ashwina Purnima · Festival
  18. Monday, 26 OctoberAt sunrise: PurnimaAshwina PurnimaAshwina Purnima · Purnima
  19. Thursday, 29 OctoberAt sunrise: Kr. ChaturthiKarva ChauthKartika Krishna Chaturthi (Amanta: Ashwina) · VratVakratunda Sankashti ChaturthiKartika Krishna Chaturthi · Sankashti Chaturthi

Pitru Paksha runs from 26 September to 10 October (Sarva Pitru Amavasya); the shraddh of each day is on the Pitru Paksha page. Pitru Paksha 2026

Hindu months in October 2026

Purnimanta (North India)
Ashwin (1–26 October) and Kartik (27–31 October)
Amanta (Maharashtra, Gujarat, the South)
Bhadrapada (1–10 October) and Ashwin (11–31 October)

In the purnimanta reckoning the month changes the day after Purnima, in the amanta reckoning the day after Amavasya. So a Krishna-paksha festival or vrat falls one month earlier in amanta, e.g. Jivitputrika Vrat: Ashwina Krishna Ashtami (Amanta: Bhadrapada). In Shukla paksha both name the same month.

Frequently asked questions

Which festivals and vrats fall in October 2026?

Jivitputrika Vrat on 3 October; Sarva Pitru Amavasya on 10 October; Sharad Navratri from 11 October to 20 October; Tula Sankranti on 17 October; Durga Ashtami and Maha Navami on 19 October; Vijayadashami (Dussehra) on 20 October; Sharad Purnima (Kojagara Puja) on 25 October; Karva Chauth on 29 October. Besides these there are two Ekadashis, one Purnima, one Amavasya, two Pradosh vrats, one Sankashti Chaturthi and one Masik Shivratri; all of them, with date and tithi, are in the list above.

When is Ekadashi in October 2026?

October 2026 has two Ekadashis: Indira Ekadashi on Tuesday, 6 October and Papankusha Ekadashi on Thursday, 22 October. The parana (breaking the fast) time for each city is on the "Ekadashi October 2026" page.

When are Purnima and Amavasya in October 2026?

Purnima: Ashwina Purnima on Monday, 26 October (fast a day earlier, on Sunday, 25 October; Sharad Purnima on 25 October). Amavasya: Ashwina Amavasya on Saturday, 10 October (Sarva Pitru Amavasya; Shani Amavasya). The start and end of the tithi are on the Purnima and Amavasya month pages.

Can I get this calendar as a PDF?

Yes. The "Save PDF / Print" button opens the printable page for October 2026: the month grid with each day's tithi and festivals on the first page, and every festival and vrat with its date on the second. Press "Save PDF / Print" there and pick a printer, or "Save as PDF" for a PDF.

Which city are the dates for?

By the sunrise and panchang of New Delhi. Most dates stay the same in other cities, but observances that depend on sunrise, moonrise or the night can move by a day. See each festival’s page for your city, or ask your purohit.

Sources

  1. Drik Panchang (drikpanchang.com): Hindu calendar 2026, the October–December festival lists, each festival’s page, the Ekadashi and vrat lists, New Delhi; every date compared on 2 October 2026
  2. Each day’s sunrise tithi: SanatanBodh panchang calculation (astronomy-engine, Lahiri ayanamsha), New Delhi; compared with Drik Panchang’s month panchang (every day of October, November, December 2026 and February, November 2027 agrees on tithi, sunrise and sunset), 2 October 2026

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