Festival today
Festival today — 8 October 2026, Thursday
Today, Thursday, 8 October 2026, is Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi (Bhadrapada in the amanta reckoning) at sunrise in Surat (Vikram Samvat 2083). It is not a festival day. The vrat today is Guru Pradosh. Under way: Chaturmas (day 76 of 119), Pitru Paksha (day 13 of 15). The next festival is Sharad Navratri on 11 October 2026, Sunday, 3 days from today.
Today's Hindu date first, then whatever falls on it — a festival, a vrat, a sankranti or a period under way — then what comes next.
Today's Hindu date
Today's tithi and Hindu month — 8 October 2026, Thursday
Read at sunrise in Surat, from the same panchang engine as the full almanac. The tithi running at sunrise names the day even after it ends.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Tithi | Trayodashi |
| Paksha | Krishna |
| Hindu month (purnimanta) | Ashwin |
| Hindu month (amanta) | Bhadrapada |
| Vikram Samvat | 2083 |
| Nakshatra | Purva Phalguni |
| Sunrise | 6:31 AM |
Today's full panchang — nakshatra, yoga, karana and every kaala
Today
Which festival is today
| Festival or vrat | Type | Date | Days away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guru Pradosh | Vrat | 8 October 2026, Thursday | 0 |
| Chaturmas (day 76 of 119) | Festival | 25 July 2026, Saturday to 20 November 2026, Friday | 0 |
| Pitru Paksha (day 13 of 15) | Festival | 26 September 2026, Saturday to 10 October 2026, Saturday | 0 |
What is coming
Next festivals after today
| Festival or vrat | Type | Date | Days away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharad Navratri | Festival | 11 October 2026, Sunday to 19 October 2026, Monday | 3 |
| Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) | Festival | 17 October 2026, Saturday | 9 |
| Durga Ashtami | Festival | 19 October 2026, Monday | 11 |
| Maha Navami | Festival | 19 October 2026, Monday | 11 |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Festival | 20 October 2026, Tuesday | 12 |
| Sharad Purnima | Festival | 25 October 2026, Sunday | 17 |
| Karwa Chauth | Festival | 29 October 2026, Thursday | 21 |
| Dhanteras | Festival | 6 November 2026, Friday | 29 |
| Diwali | Festival | 8 November 2026, Sunday | 31 |
| Narak Chaturdashi | Festival | 8 November 2026, Sunday | 31 |
Vrat
Next vrat days — Ekadashi, Pradosh, Purnima, Amavasya
| Festival or vrat | Type | Date | Days away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwin Amavasya (Shani Amavasya, Mahalaya Amavasya) | Vrat | 10 October 2026, Saturday | 2 |
| Papankusha Ekadashi | Vrat | 22 October 2026, Thursday | 14 |
| Shukra Pradosh | Vrat | 23 October 2026, Friday | 15 |
| Ashwin Purnima (Sharad Purnima) | Vrat | 26 October 2026, Monday | 18 |
| Rama Ekadashi | Vrat | 5 November 2026, Thursday | 28 |
| Shukra Pradosh | Vrat | 6 November 2026, Friday | 29 |
Month by month
Festivals by month, 2026 and 2027
Your city
Festival dates in another city
Sunrise decides which day a tithi names, and sunrise differs across India by well over an hour — so on some days the tithi itself, not only the clock time, differs between two cities on this list.
Common questions
Festival today — common questions
What is today's tithi?
At sunrise in Surat on 8 October 2026, Thursday it is Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi (Bhadrapada in the amanta reckoning).
What festival is today?
Today, 8 October 2026, Thursday, is not a festival day. The next festival is Sharad Navratri (11 October 2026, Sunday).
Which vrat is today?
Today is Guru Pradosh.
Which observance period is under way?
Chaturmas (day 76 of 119), Pitru Paksha (day 13 of 15).
Is today Purnima?
No, today is not Purnima. The next full moon date is in the table above.
Why do festival dates move every year?
Because a festival is fixed to a tithi, not to a Gregorian date. Twelve lunations fall about eleven days short of a solar year, so the same tithi lands on a different English date each year — and an adhika (extra) month can move it by a month.
Which city are these dates computed for?
This page is answering for Surat. Use the city strip above to move it to yours — an observance decided at moonrise or at pradosh, such as Karwa Chauth or Diwali, can genuinely fall on a different day in two cities.
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