Festivals by month
Hindu Calendar October 2026: festivals, vrats and tithi
Thu, 29 Oct
10 festivals · 6 vrat days
In the Hindu calendar October 2026 runs from Ashwin Krishna Panchami to Kartika Krishna Shashti (purnimanta reckoning, Vikram Samvat 2083 Siddharthi). 10 festivals and 6 vrat days fall in it, and every day's tithi, nakshatra and date is computed from the Moon and the Sun rather than copied from a list.
Every date below is computed for New Delhi. Open the festival's own page to move it to your city — an observance decided at moonrise, such as Karwa Chauth, can genuinely fall on a different day elsewhere.
| Date | Weekday | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2026, Saturday to 20 November 2026, Friday | Saturday | Chaturmas |
| 26 September 2026, Saturday to 10 October 2026, Saturday | Saturday | Pitru Paksha |
| 11 October 2026, Sunday to 19 October 2026, Monday | Sunday | Sharad Navratri |
| 17 October 2026 | Saturday | Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) |
| 19 October 2026 | Monday | Ayudha Puja |
| 19 October 2026 | Monday | Durga Ashtami |
| 19 October 2026 | Monday | Maha Navami |
| 20 October 2026 | Tuesday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) |
| 25 October 2026 | Sunday | Sharad Purnima |
| 29 October 2026 | Thursday | Karwa Chauth |
Each row is the civil day from sunrise in New Delhi. The tithi is the one running at sunrise, which is the tithi that names the day, with the time it ends (24-hour clock, IST). A tithi still running at the next sunrise names two days (vriddhi); one that begins and ends between two sunrises is kshaya and is shown beside the day it runs through. The month is the purnimanta name used in North India, with the amanta name in brackets on the days the two reckonings differ.
| Date | Weekday | Tithi at sunrise | Nakshatra | Hindu month | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Krishna Panchami — until 12:35 | Rohini | Ashwin (amanta: Bhadrapada) | — | |
| Friday | Krishna Shashti — until 10:15 | Mrigashira | Ashwin (amanta: Bhadrapada) | — | |
| Saturday | Krishna Saptami — until 08:00; then Ashtami (kshaya) | Ardra | Ashwin (amanta: Bhadrapada) | — | |
| Sunday | Krishna Navami — until 03:54 on 5 Oct | Punarvasu | Ashwin (amanta: Bhadrapada) | — | |
| Monday | Krishna Dashami — until 02:08 on 6 Oct | Pushya | Ashwin (amanta: Bhadrapada) | — | |
| Tuesday | Krishna Ekadashi — until 00:35 on 7 Oct | Ashlesha | Ashwin (amanta: Bhadrapada) | Indira Ekadashi | |
| Wednesday | Krishna Dwadashi — until 23:17 | Magha | Ashwin (amanta: Bhadrapada) | — | |
| Thursday | Krishna Trayodashi — until 22:16 | Purva Phalguni | Ashwin (amanta: Bhadrapada) | Guru Pradosh | |
| Friday | Krishna Chaturdashi — until 21:36 | Uttara Phalguni | Ashwin (amanta: Bhadrapada) | — | |
| Saturday | Amavasya — until 21:20 | Hasta | Ashwin (amanta: Bhadrapada) | Ashwin Amavasya (Shani Amavasya, Mahalaya Amavasya) | |
| Sunday | Shukla Pratipada — until 21:31 | Chitra | Ashwin | Sharad Navratri (day 1 of 9) | |
| Monday | Shukla Dwitiya — until 22:13 | Swati | Ashwin | Sharad Navratri (day 2 of 9) | |
| Tuesday | Shukla Tritiya — until 23:28 | Vishakha | Ashwin | Sharad Navratri (day 3 of 9) | |
| Wednesday | Shukla Chaturthi — until 01:13 on 15 Oct | Anuradha | Ashwin | Sharad Navratri (day 4 of 9) | |
| Thursday | Shukla Panchami — until 03:25 on 16 Oct | Jyeshtha | Ashwin | Sharad Navratri (day 5 of 9) | |
| Friday | Shukla Shashti — until 05:54 on 17 Oct | Jyeshtha | Ashwin | Sharad Navratri (day 6 of 9) | |
| Saturday | Shukla Saptami — until 08:28 on 18 Oct (vriddhi) | Mula | Ashwin | Sharad Navratri (day 7 of 9), Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) | |
| Sunday | Shukla Saptami — until 08:28 | Purva Ashadha | Ashwin | Sharad Navratri (day 8 of 9) | |
| Monday | Shukla Ashtami — until 10:52 | Uttara Ashadha | Ashwin | Sharad Navratri (day 9 of 9), Ayudha Puja, Durga Ashtami, Maha Navami | |
| Tuesday | Shukla Navami — until 12:50 | Shravana | Ashwin | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | |
| Wednesday | Shukla Dashami — until 14:12 | Dhanishta | Ashwin | — | |
| Thursday | Shukla Ekadashi — until 14:48 | Shatabhisha | Ashwin | Papankusha Ekadashi | |
| Friday | Shukla Dwadashi — until 14:36 | Purva Bhadrapada | Ashwin | Shukra Pradosh | |
| Saturday | Shukla Trayodashi — until 13:37 | Uttara Bhadrapada | Ashwin | — | |
| Sunday | Shukla Chaturdashi — until 11:56 | Revati | Ashwin | Sharad Purnima | |
| Monday | Purnima — until 09:41 | Ashwini | Ashwin | Ashwin Purnima (Sharad Purnima) | |
| Tuesday | Krishna Pratipada — until 07:02; then Dwitiya (kshaya) | Bharani | Kartika (amanta: Ashwin) | — | |
| Wednesday | Krishna Tritiya — until 01:07 on 29 Oct | Krittika | Kartika (amanta: Ashwin) | — | |
| Thursday | Krishna Chaturthi — until 22:10 | Rohini | Kartika (amanta: Ashwin) | Karwa Chauth | |
| Friday | Krishna Panchami — until 19:25 | Mrigashira | Kartika (amanta: Ashwin) | — | |
| Saturday | Krishna Shashti — until 16:57 | Ardra | Kartika (amanta: Ashwin) | — |
Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi), Shaka Samvat 1948.
| Reckoning | Hindu month | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purnimanta (North India: month ends at the full Moon) | Ashwin | 1 October 2026 | 26 October 2026 |
| Purnimanta (North India: month ends at the full Moon) | Kartika | 27 October 2026 | 31 October 2026 |
| Amanta (South and West India: month ends at the new Moon) | Bhadrapada | 1 October 2026 | 10 October 2026 |
| Amanta (South and West India: month ends at the new Moon) | Ashwin | 11 October 2026 | 31 October 2026 |
The two reckonings name the same day differently for about half of every month: a purnimanta month ends at the full Moon, so its dark fortnight already carries the next month's name, while an amanta month runs on to the new Moon. Vikram Samvat is counted here from the first day of purnimanta Chaitra, as AstroSage prints it; readers who keep the amanta calendar begin the new year at Chaitra Shukla Pratipada (Gudi Padwa, Ugadi) about a fortnight later, which is also when Shaka Samvat turns over.
| Date | Weekday | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 6 October 2026 | Tuesday | Indira Ekadashi |
| 8 October 2026 | Thursday | Guru Pradosh |
| 10 October 2026 | Saturday | Ashwin Amavasya (Shani Amavasya, Mahalaya Amavasya) |
| 22 October 2026 | Thursday | Papankusha Ekadashi |
| 23 October 2026 | Friday | Shukra Pradosh |
| 26 October 2026 | Monday | Ashwin Purnima (Sharad Purnima) |
October 2026 festivals — common questions
Which Hindu month is October 2026?
In the purnimanta reckoning: Ashwin 1 Oct to 26 Oct; Kartika 27 Oct to 31 Oct. In the amanta reckoning: Bhadrapada 1 Oct to 10 Oct; Ashwin 11 Oct to 31 Oct.
Which Vikram Samvat year is October 2026?
Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi), Shaka Samvat 1948.
Which festivals fall in October 2026?
Chaturmas (25), Pitru Paksha (26), Sharad Navratri (11), Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) (17), Ayudha Puja (19), Durga Ashtami (19), Maha Navami (19), Dussehra (Vijayadashami) (20), Sharad Purnima (25), Karwa Chauth (29). Every date is computed for sunrise in New Delhi.
When is Ekadashi in October 2026?
6 October 2026, 22 October 2026.
When are Purnima and Amavasya in October 2026?
Purnima: 26 October 2026. Amavasya: 10 October 2026.
Are these dates the same in every city?
Nearly, but not always. Sunrise decides which day a tithi names and sunrise differs across India by well over an hour, so in some years an observance falls on a different day in two cities. Each festival's own page has a city switcher.