Fri, 2 October 2026
Observance
Shashti · Murugan day
Ashvina · Krishna paksha
The sixth lunar day, observed in Murugan and other regional traditions.
Keep the day simply. The lunar day ends 5:45 AM.
Today ·
Pradosham · Shiva evening
Ashvina · Krishna paksha
Sit between 5:37 PM to 7:07 PM.
Waning moon, 28th day
- Sunrise
- 7:12 AM
- Sunset
- 6:22 PM
- Good window Abhijit muhurta
- 12:23 PM to 1:11 PM
- Quiet hour Brahma muhurta
- 5:36 AM to 6:24 AM
- Avoid starting Rahu kaal
- 2:11 PM to 3:35 PM
This month
October 2026 · 25 calendar entries. Open any date for its full local timings.
Earlier this month (2)
Tue, 6 October 2026
Fasting day
Ekadashi · fasting day
Ashvina · Krishna paksha
Ekadashi is the eleventh lunar day, traditionally marked by a chosen form of fasting and prayer.
Fast today. Break it tomorrow between 7:10 AM to 10:10 AM.Dvadashi ends 6:46 PM
Thu, 8 October 2026
Observance
Pradosham · Shiva evening
Ashvina · Krishna paksha
Pradosham is a twice-monthly Shiva observance held around the local sunset.
Sit between 5:37 PM to 7:07 PM.
Fri, 9 October 2026
Observance
Monthly Shivaratri
Ashvina · Krishna paksha
The monthly night of Shiva in the waning lunar fortnight.
Practise around local midnight.
Sat, 10 October 2026
Observance
New moon · Amavasya
Ashvina Amavasya
Ashvina · Krishna paksha
The new-moon lunar day, observed through quiet attention and remembrance.
Pause when the lunar day ends, 4:49 PM.
Sun, 11 October 2026
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Mon, 12 October 2026
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Tue, 13 October 2026
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Wed, 14 October 2026
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Thu, 15 October 2026
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Shirdi Sai Babasamadhi remembranceFri, 16 October 2026
Observance
Shashti · Murugan day
Kartika · Shukla paksha
The sixth lunar day, observed in Murugan and other regional traditions.
Keep the day simply. The lunar day ends 1:24 AM.
Fri, 16 October 2026
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Sat, 17 October 2026
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Sun, 18 October 2026
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Sun, 18 October 2026
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Mon, 19 October 2026
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Mon, 19 October 2026
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Tue, 20 October 2026
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Thu, 22 October 2026
Fasting day
Ekadashi · fasting day
Kartika · Shukla paksha
Ekadashi is the eleventh lunar day, traditionally marked by a chosen form of fasting and prayer.
Fast today. Break it tomorrow between 7:38 AM to 10:06 AM.Dvadashi ends 10:06 AM
Sat, 24 October 2026
Observance
Pradosham · Shiva evening
Kartika · Shukla paksha
Pradosham is a twice-monthly Shiva observance held around the local sunset.
Sit between 5:03 PM to 6:33 PM.
Mon, 26 October 2026
Observance
Full moon · Pournami
Kartik Purnima
Kartika · Shukla paksha
Hunter's Moon · approximate north american / european folk tradition name
The full-moon lunar day, also known as Purnima.
Pause when the lunar day ends, 4:11 AM.
Mon, 26 October 2026
Festival
Kartik Purnima
Kartik Purnima
Kartika · Shukla paksha
A full-moon day carrying Jain and Buddhist observances alongside Hindu traditions.
Keep the observance through the day.
Thu, 29 October 2026
Observance
Sankashti · moonrise fast
Kartika · Krishna paksha
A monthly Ganesha fast that is broken at local moonrise.
Fast until moonrise, 6:22 PM.
Sat, 31 October 2026
Observance
Shashti · Murugan day
Kartika · Krishna paksha
The sixth lunar day, observed in Murugan and other regional traditions.
Keep the day simply. The lunar day ends 11:27 AM.
For your practice
Three ways people use this calendar.
For teachers
Teaching this month
Every observance carries a short note you can say at the start of class — what the day is, and why it might matter to the people in the room. No sequences, just the thread to pull.
See this month’s themes →For meditators
The pre-dawn hour
Brahma muhurta is the ninety-six minutes before sunrise, narrowing to the last forty-eight. Tomorrow it is 5:38 AM to 6:26 AM in your selected city.
Work out your quiet hour →For seasonal living
Eating with the season
Ayurveda is a calendar practice before it is a food practice. Ritucharya changes what is worth eating as the season turns — and the season turns at a different time in Melbourne than in Manchester.
Explore Ayurveda practice →Festivals, explained once
What the day is, where the story comes from, and the simplest way to keep it at home.
Why the times differ
Sunset in Toronto is not sunset in Chennai
Most of these observances are anchored to the sun — a window that opens at sunset, a fast that breaks at sunrise. So the date is shared with India, but the hour is yours.
We work every time out from your city’s own coordinates. And some days carry two names; where that happens, we show both.
How we work these out →