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October 2026 Hindu Calendar
Use this monthly guide for Hindu date planning in October 2026. It explains the likely lunar-month overlap, observance windows, and Panchang checks to verify before you choose a civil date.
At a glance
What is the Hindu calendar for October 2026?
October 2026 Hindu calendar starts with Krishna Panchami and Rohini Nakshatra on 1 Oct 2026. It ends with Krishna Shashthi and Ardra Nakshatra on 31 Oct 2026. Samvat flags 11 tithi checkpoints for Mumbai, including 4 Oct 2026 (Krishna Navami), 6 Oct 2026 (Krishna Ekadashi), 8 Oct 2026 (Krishna Trayodashi), 10 Oct 2026 (Krishna Amavasya), 14 Oct 2026 (Shukla Chaturthi). The month has 9 calculated festival dates, including Gandhi Jayanti, Mahalaya Amavasya, Sharad Navaratri.
October often overlaps Ashwin and Kartika
Sharad Navratri, Dussehra, Karwa Chauth, and the Diwali season often concentrate around this period.
Check pradosha, nishita, and sunrise rules closely because evening and night observances can differ by city.
Festival dates in October 2026
These are the annual festivals calculated inside this civil month. Open the festival page for its rule, or the date for that day's full Panchang.
| Festival | Date | Hindu date |
|---|---|---|
| Gandhi Jayanti | Krishna Shashthi, Ashwin | |
| Mahalaya Amavasya | Krishna Amavasya, Ashwin | |
| Sharad Navaratri | Shukla Pratipada, Ashwin | |
| Durga Puja | Shukla Shashthi, Ashwin | |
| Durga Ashtami | Shukla Ashtami, Ashwin | |
| Maha Navami | Shukla Navami, Ashwin | |
| Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Shukla Dashami, Ashwin | |
| Sharad Purnima | Shukla Purnima, Ashwin | |
| Karwa Chauth | Krishna Chaturthi, Kartik |
October 2026 tithi, nakshatra, and sunrise
This month table uses Mumbai as the reference Panchang location. Open a city page before planning an observance that depends on local timings.
Ashwin 2083
Kartik 2083
Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, and related checks
What to watch in October
These observances often appear around this civil month, but exact dates must be calculated for 2026. Lunar tithis can shift across sunrise, evening, moonrise, or night windows.
How to use this month
Civil dates do not always line up neatly with Hindu lunar days. A tithi can begin or end during the civil day, so important observances depend on which tithi prevails at the rule-specific time such as sunrise, pradosha, madhyahna, or nishita.
- 1.Open the interactive calendar and switch to October 2026.
- 2.Select candidate dates and compare tithi, paksha, nakshatra, sunrise, and sunset.
- 3.For festivals, confirm the rule moment: sunrise, madhyahna, pradosha, moonrise, or nishita.
- 4.Open the full Panchang for the chosen day before using it for a vrata, puja, travel, or ceremony.
Why the table still needs local verification
Hindu calendar dates are calculated from the Sun, Moon, and local day. A single civil month can contain parts of two Hindu lunar months, and a festival window may move into the previous or next civil month depending on the year.
Treat this Mumbai-based table as a readable reference for October 2026. Use it to understand the likely Hindu-calendar context, then rely on the city Panchang and festival pages when a vrata, puja, or ceremony depends on local sunrise, moonrise, pradosha, madhyahna, or nishita timing.
Paksha and Hindu month pages
Zoom into the fortnight windows or the underlying Hindu lunar months for October 2026. Each date in the table above also opens a full daily Panchang page.