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Ashvina – Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2083

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October 2026 · 31 days
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Hindu months in October 2026

Ashvina 27 Sep – 26 Oct 2026
Kartika 27 Oct – 24 Nov 2026 Begins · Tue 27 Oct

October 2026 corresponds to Ashvina – Kartika, Vikram Samvat 2083. Ashvina is the autumn peak: Sharad Navratri's nine nights of Durga lead to Dussehra (Vijayadashami), and the month closes on Sharad Purnima, the Kojagari harvest moon. Major observances: Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2), Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Oct 10), Sharad Navratri (Oct 11). Day quality across 31 days: 0 highly auspicious, 3 favourable, 21 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Oct 6, Oct 22. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Sharad Navratri Dussehra Gandhi Jayanti Maha Shashthi Maha Saptami Durga Ashtami
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1 Panchami 2 Shashthi Gandhi Jayanti 3 Saptami Kalashtami 4 Navami Avidhava Navami 5 Dashami 6 Ekadashi Indira Ekadashi 7 Dwadashi 8 Trayodashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat Masik Shivaratri 9 Chaturdashi 10 Amavasya Amavasya Sarva Pitru Amavasya Sharad Navratri 11 Pratipada Sharad Navratri Sharad Navratri 12 Dwitiya 13 Tritiya 14 Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 15 Panchami Lalita Panchami 16 Shashthi Maha Shashthi Saraswati Avahan 17 Saptami Maha Saptami Saraswati Puja Tula Sankranti 18 Saptami Saraswati Balidan 19 Ashtami Durga Ashtami Maha Navami Saraswati Visarjan +1 more Dussehra 20 Navami Dussehra +1 more Dussehra Maha Navami 21 Dashami Vijaya Dashami 22 Ekadashi Papankusha Ekadashi 23 Dwadashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 24 Trayodashi 25 Chaturdashi Sharad Purnima 26 Purnima Purnima Vrat 27 Pratipada Kartika begins 28 Tritiya 29 Chaturthi Karva Chauth Sankashti Chaturthi 30 Panchami 31 Shashthi
2 Fri Gandhi Jayanti 3 Sat Kalashtami 4 Sun Avidhava Navami 6 Tue Indira Ekadashi 8 Thu Krishna Pradosh Vrat Masik Shivaratri 10 Sat Amavasya Sarva Pitru Amavasya Sharad Navratri 11 Sun Sharad Navratri 14 Wed Vinayaka Chaturthi 15 Thu Lalita Panchami 16 Fri Maha Shashthi Saraswati Avahan 17 Sat Maha Saptami Saraswati Puja Tula Sankranti 18 Sun Saraswati Balidan 19 Mon Durga Ashtami Maha Navami Saraswati Visarjan Masik Durgashtami Dussehra 20 Tue Dussehra Maha Navami 21 Wed Vijaya Dashami 22 Thu Papankusha Ekadashi 23 Fri Shukla Pradosh Vrat 25 Sun Sharad Purnima 26 Mon Purnima Vrat 29 Thu Karva Chauth Sankashti Chaturthi
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