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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 New York (Vikram Samvat 2083). It is not a festival day. Under way: Chaturmas (day 77 of 120), Pitru Paksha (day 14 of 16). 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 New York, 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 | 6:59 AM |
Today's full panchang — nakshatra, yoga, karana and every kaala
Today
Which festival is today
| Festival or vrat | Type | Date | Days away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaturmas (day 77 of 120) | Festival | 24 July 2026, Friday to 20 November 2026, Friday | 0 |
| Pitru Paksha (day 14 of 16) | Festival | 25 September 2026, Friday 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 | 18 October 2026, Sunday | 10 |
| Maha Navami | Festival | 19 October 2026, Monday | 11 |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Festival | 20 October 2026, Tuesday | 12 |
| Sharad Purnima | Festival | 24 October 2026, Saturday | 16 |
| Karwa Chauth | Festival | 28 October 2026, Wednesday | 20 |
| Dhanteras | Festival | 6 November 2026, Friday | 29 |
| Narak Chaturdashi | Festival | 7 November 2026, Saturday | 30 |
| Diwali | 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 | 21 October 2026, Wednesday | 13 |
| Shukra Pradosh | Vrat | 23 October 2026, Friday | 15 |
| Ashwin Purnima (Sharad Purnima) | Vrat | 25 October 2026, Sunday | 17 |
| Rama Ekadashi | Vrat | 4 November 2026, Wednesday | 27 |
| 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 New York 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?
Neither Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Pradosh nor Sankashti falls today. The next dates are in the table above.
Which observance period is under way?
Chaturmas (day 77 of 120), Pitru Paksha (day 14 of 16).
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 New York. 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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