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Weekday

Tuesday

Tithi

Tritiya (Shukla Paksha)

Sunrise

7:40 AM

Sunset

6:55 PM

Nakshatra

Vishakha

Yoga

Priti

Karana

Garaja

Moon sign

Libra

Amanta lunar month

Ashwin

MONTH VIEW
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October 2026

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Hindu festivals and vrats this month

October 14, 2026

festival : 1. Ganesh Chaturthi — Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi — public and home Ganesha festival.

vrat : 1. Vinayaka Chaturthi — Monthly Shukla Chaturthi linked with Ganesha worship and obstacle-clearing intention.

Sabhi dekhe
October 3, 2026

festival : 1. Jivitputrika / Jitiya — Ashwin Krishna Ashtami sunrise marker in the Purnimanta convention.
2. Krishna Janmashtami — Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami night celebrating Shri Krishna’s birth remembrance.

vrat : 1. Kalashtami — Recurring Krishna Ashtami marker; the annual Kala Bhairava Jayanti is a separate observance.

October 6, 2026

festival : 1. Indira Ekadashi — Ashwin Krishna Ekadashi sunrise marker during Pitru Paksha in the Purnimanta convention.

vrat : 1. Ekadashi Vrat — Eleventh lunar day. Common Vishnu-centered fasting and sattvic discipline day.

October 11, 2026

festival : 1. Sharad Navratri Begins — Ashwin Shukla Pratipada opens autumn Navratri in most North Indian calendars.

October 18, 2026

festival : 1. Durga Ashtami — Ashwin Shukla Ashtami — peak Navratri worship day in many households.

October 20, 2026

festival : 1. Dussehra / Vijayadashami — Ashwin Shukla Dashami — victory observance and knowledge/tool reverence day.

October 25, 2026

festival : 1. Sharad Purnima / Kojagari — Ashwin Purnima sunrise marker; moonrise and night observance require local timing.
2. Kartik Purnima / Dev Diwali — Kartik Purnima — pilgrimage, deepdan, and Dev Diwali lights in several sacred towns.

vrat : 1. Purnima — Full-moon tithi. Many families keep charity, satyanarayan, or quiet night observance.

October 29, 2026

festival : 1. Karwa Chauth — Kartik Krishna Chaturthi — evening moon-sight fast kept in many North Indian families.

vrat : 1. Sankashti Chaturthi — Krishna Chaturthi often kept as Sankashti: evening moon-sighting and restrained eating.

October 1, 2026

vrat : 1. Rohini Vrat — Recurring sunrise Rohini Nakshatra marker; Jain observance decisions may use additional rules.

October 8, 2026

vrat : 1. Pradosh Vrat — Trayodashi evening window linked with Shiva worship after sunset.

October 9, 2026

vrat : 1. Masik Shivaratri — Recurring Krishna Chaturdashi marker; local Nishita worship requires separate timing.

October 10, 2026

vrat : 1. Amavasya — New-moon tithi. Often used for ancestor remembrance and restrained daily pace.

October 21, 2026

vrat : 1. Ekadashi Vrat — Eleventh lunar day. Common Vishnu-centered fasting and sattvic discipline day.

October 23, 2026

vrat : 1. Pradosh Vrat — Trayodashi evening window linked with Shiva worship after sunset.

October 28, 2026

vrat : 1. Rohini Vrat — Recurring sunrise Rohini Nakshatra marker; Jain observance decisions may use additional rules.

Hindu festival dates — Diwali kab hai, Holi kab hai, Dussehra & full list

Calculated dates, poojan notes, and the city Panchang for Diwali, Holi, Dussehra, and other Hindu festivals open from the pages below.

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Mantra

Om Somaya Namah

Best day

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Daan

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Practice

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How to read this Vedic Panchang and Hindu festival calendar

The Vedic Panchang Calendar shows tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, moon sign, sunrise, sunset, paksha, and calculation-based Hindu festival or vrat markers for your selected place. Enter place, date, and timezone — or use Current location — before results appear. The empty page does not invent New Delhi, today, or Asia/Kolkata.

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Festival markers combine lunar tithi with the Lahiri sidereal sun-sign window (for example Diwali on Kartik Amavasya, Holi on Phalguna Purnima, or Ekadashi on the eleventh tithi). They are practical calendar guidance for planning and remembrance, not a substitute for a local temple almanac when community ritual timing must be exact.

Use the monthly view to scan observance days, open a date for full five-anga details, then continue with Muhurat Finder or a chart tool only when your question needs more than daily panchang rhythm. Treat this page as a living almanac for household planning, not as a guarantee of auspicious outcomes.

What the five angas mean

Tithi is the lunar day from the sun–moon angle. Nakshatra is the moon’s star mansion. Yoga and karana refine the day’s quality. Weekday, sunrise, and sunset frame the civil day used for many household observances.

Paksha shows whether the moon is waxing (Shukla) or waning (Krishna). Purnima and Amavasya mark full and new moon. Ekadashi, Pradosh, and Sankashti are recurring vrat rhythms that appear across months.

When you open a selected date, read tithi first, then nakshatra, then sunrise–sunset. That order matches how most North Indian household calendars are taught, and it keeps festival labels from being mistaken for clock-hour muhurta.

How Hindu festival markers are shown

Named festivals such as Maha Shivaratri, Ram Navami, Raksha Bandhan, Krishna Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Dussehra, and Diwali are highlighted when the calculated tithi and solar-sign window match common North Indian panchang practice.

Regional calendars can shift a festival by a day because of sunrise rules, local masa naming, or temple custom. Treat the marker as a clear first guide, then confirm with your family or temple schedule for exact ritual hours.

Recurring vrats such as Ekadashi and Pradosh appear more often than named festivals. Use them for weekly discipline, then jump to the Indian festivals hub when you need a named tyohar explanation and related poojan links.

How to use the monthly view without guessing location

Place, date, and timezone are required so sunrise-based angas are computed for your area. Incomplete location is not replaced with a silent Delhi default. If geocoding is unclear, correct the city or enter coordinates rather than accepting a wrong sunrise.

Scan the month for packed observance clusters — for example the run from Navratri toward Dussehra, or Kartik toward Diwali — then open one date at a time. Opening every day in a rush makes tithi labels blur together.

When the question is “is this a good day for vivah or griha pravesh,” leave the calendar and use Muhurat Finder. Panchang tells you the day’s limbs; muhurta ranks a date range for a named occasion.

Worked example: reading one selected day

Suppose you select 12 October in a North Indian city after granting location. You would first confirm the city name and timezone on the form, then read tithi and paksha, then nakshatra, then sunrise and sunset.

If a festival marker appears, open the matching festival guide (for example Dussehra or Diwali) instead of inventing a temple hour. If no marker appears, the day can still be useful for ordinary vrat or travel planning from the five angas alone.

If AI Guru Ji asked “dussehra kab hai,” return here with your place filled rather than asking chat to invent a date. Chat should promote this calendar, not replace it.

Accurate use and honest limits

Panchang is timing and observance guidance. It is not medical, legal, or financial advice, and it is not a guarantee of outcomes. For marriage or major life muhurta, use the Muhurat Finder and, when needed, a fuller kundli review.

Lahiri sidereal calculation keeps this calendar aligned with other Astro Hindi chart tools. Mixing a tropical newspaper sun-sign column with this panchang will produce mismatched festival intuition.

If your family follows a South Indian or temple-specific masa convention, expect occasional one-day differences. That is a tradition difference, not a broken calculator.

Trusted Tools
  • See daily tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, moon sign, sunrise, and sunset for your place.
  • Scan the month for Hindu festival and vrat markers with short explanations.
  • Open any date for selected-day details without guessing missing location data.
  • Continue to Muhurat Finder, Moon Sign, festivals hub, or AI Guru Ji when you need the next step.
  • Keep public panchang free; treat dates as planning guidance, not promised events.
Frequently asked questions

What is Panchang used for?

Panchang helps you understand lunar timing, nakshatra rhythm, tithi quality, sunrise–sunset framing, and common Hindu observance days.

Why is the page empty at first?

No New Delhi, today, or Kolkata timezone is assumed until location is ready from your form, session, IP area, or Current location permission.

Dussehra kab hai / Diwali kab hai — where do I check?

Open Astro Hindi Vedic Panchang with your place, or visit /hindu-festivals/dussehra-kab-hai and /hindu-festivals/diwali-kab-hai for calculation-based dates plus celebration/poojan muhurat links.

Where is the Indian festival / tyohar list?

Open /hindu-festivals for Indian and Hindu festival (parv/tyohar) guides, or scan festival markers on the Vedic Panchang calendar after you enter your place.

Which Hindu festivals appear on the calendar?

Calculation-based markers include recurring vrats such as Ekadashi and Pradosh, plus named festivals like Holi, Ram Navami, Raksha Bandhan, Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Dussehra, and Diwali when tithi and solar-sign windows match.

Can festival dates differ from my local temple?

Yes. Sunrise rules and regional masa customs can shift a festival by a day. Use this calendar as guidance, then confirm local ritual timing when precision matters.

Does AI Guru Ji answer festival date questions?

Yes. Ask “dussehra kab hai”, “indian festival calendar”, or “दीपावली कब है” — AI Guru Ji promotes Astro Hindi Panchang and the matching festival guide instead of inventing a date.

Is this enough for muhurta?

It is a strong daily reference. For five life occasions, use the Muhurat Finder; important ceremonies still need fuller chart and tradition review.

Do you invent missing cities or planets?

No. Required place or coordinates are asked for, and incomplete inputs are not filled with silent defaults.

Which ayanamsa does this panchang use?

Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) sidereal calculation, matching other public chart tools on Astro Hindi.

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