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Bengali calendar October 2026
The Bengali calendar (Bangabda) is a solar calendar. Its year begins with Boishakh in mid-April, on Pohela Boishakh.
Bengali calendar, October 2026
- Months: Ashwin (আশ্বিন) · Kartik (কার্তিক)
- Bangabda: 1433
1ThursdayAshwin 14
K Panchami until 12:36 pm → K Shashthi
Krittika
Vrishabha
5:28 am · 5:24 pm
2Friday15
K Shashthi until 10:16 am → K Saptami
Mrigashira
Vrishabha → Mithuna 3:41 pm
5:28 am · 5:23 pm
3Saturday16
K Saptami until 8:01 am → K Ashtami
Ardra
Mithuna
5:29 am · 5:22 pm
4Sunday17
K Ashtami until 5:53 am → K Navami until 3:55 am → K Dashami
Punarvasu
Mithuna → Karka 6:33 pm
5:29 am · 5:21 pm
5Monday18
K Dashami until 2:08 am → K Ekadashi
Pushya
Karka
5:29 am · 5:21 pm
6Tuesday19
K Ekadashi until 12:35 am → K Dwadashi
Ashlesha
Karka → Simha 10:19 pm
5:30 am · 5:20 pm
Ekadashi
7Wednesday20
K Dwadashi until 11:17 pm → K Trayodashi
Magha
Simha
5:30 am · 5:19 pm
8Thursday21
K Trayodashi until 10:17 pm → K Chaturdashi
Purva Phalguni
Simha → Kanya 3:19 am
5:30 am · 5:18 pm
9Friday22
K Chaturdashi until 9:37 pm → Amavasya
Uttara Phalguni
Kanya
5:31 am · 5:17 pm
10Saturday23
Amavasya until 9:20 pm → S Pratipada
Hasta
Kanya
5:31 am · 5:16 pm
Amavasya
11Sunday24
S Pratipada until 9:32 pm → S Dwitiya
Chitra
Kanya → Tula 10:05 am
5:31 am · 5:15 pm
Sharad Navratri begins
12Monday25
S Dwitiya until 10:14 pm → S Tritiya
Swati
Tula
5:32 am · 5:14 pm
13Tuesday26
S Tritiya until 11:29 pm → S Chaturthi
Vishakha
Tula → Vrishchika 7:13 pm
5:32 am · 5:13 pm
14Wednesday27
S Chaturthi until 1:14 am → S Panchami
Anuradha
Vrishchika
5:33 am · 5:12 pm
15Thursday28
S Panchami until 3:26 am → S Shashthi
Jyeshtha
Vrishchika
5:33 am · 5:12 pm
16Friday29
S Shashthi
Jyeshtha
Vrishchika → Dhanu 6:49 am
5:33 am · 5:11 pm
17Saturday30
S Shashthi until 5:55 am → S Saptami
Mula
Dhanu
5:34 am · 5:10 pm
Sankranti
18SundayKartik 1
S Saptami until 8:29 am → S Ashtami
Purva Ashadha
Dhanu → Makara 7:34 pm
5:34 am · 5:09 pm
19Monday2
S Ashtami until 10:53 am → S Navami
Uttara Ashadha
Makara
5:35 am · 5:08 pm
Durga Ashtami
20Tuesday3
S Navami until 12:51 pm → S Dashami
Shravana
Makara
5:35 am · 5:07 pm
Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
21Wednesday4
S Dashami until 2:13 pm → S Ekadashi
Dhanishta
Makara → Kumbha 7:01 am
5:35 am · 5:07 pm
22Thursday5
S Ekadashi until 2:49 pm → S Dwadashi
Shatabhisha
Kumbha
5:36 am · 5:06 pm
Ekadashi
23Friday6
S Dwadashi until 2:37 pm → S Trayodashi
Purva Bhadrapada
Kumbha → Meena 3:05 pm
5:36 am · 5:05 pm
24Saturday7
S Trayodashi until 1:38 pm → S Chaturdashi
Uttara Bhadrapada
Meena
5:37 am · 5:04 pm
25Sunday8
S Chaturdashi until 11:57 am → Purnima
Revati
Meena → Mesha 7:23 pm
5:37 am · 5:04 pm
26Monday9
Purnima until 9:42 am → K Pratipada
Ashwini
Mesha
5:38 am · 5:03 pm
Purnima
27Tuesday10
K Pratipada until 7:02 am → K Dwitiya until 4:08 am → K Tritiya
Bharani
Mesha → Vrishabha 9:08 pm
5:38 am · 5:02 pm
28Wednesday11
K Tritiya until 1:08 am → K Chaturthi
Krittika
Vrishabha
5:39 am · 5:02 pm
29Thursday12
K Chaturthi until 10:11 pm → K Panchami
Rohini
Vrishabha → Mithuna 10:08 pm
5:39 am · 5:01 pm
30Friday13
K Panchami until 7:26 pm → K Shashthi
Mrigashira
Mithuna
5:40 am · 5:00 pm
31Saturday14
K Shashthi until 4:58 pm → K Saptami
Ardra
Mithuna → Karka 12:02 am
5:40 am · 5:00 pm
S = Shukla paksha, K = Krishna paksha. The tithi is the one at sunrise, with the time it ends when it changes before the next sunrise. ☆ nakshatra, ☾ Moon sign, ☼ sunrise and sunset, for Kolkata, in IST.
Days to note in October 2026
| Date | Month | What |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct, Tue | Ashwin 19 | Krishna Ekadashi |
| 10 Oct, Sat | Ashwin 23 | Amavasya |
| 11 Oct, Sun | Ashwin 24 | Sharad Navratri begins |
| 17 Oct, Sat | Ashwin 30 | Tula Sankranti, 7:56 pm |
| 19 Oct, Mon | Kartik 2 | Durga Ashtami |
| 20 Oct, Tue | Kartik 3 | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) |
| 22 Oct, Thu | Kartik 5 | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 26 Oct, Mon | Kartik 9 | Purnima |
How the Bengali calendar works
In West Bengal a month begins on the day after the Sankranti, the day the Sun enters a new sign, so months have 29 to 32 days. Festivals such as Durga Puja and Kali Puja follow the tithi.
Pohela Boishakh is 1 Boishakh, the day after the Sun enters Mesha (Aries), in mid-April.
| # | Month | Bengali | Sun in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boishakh | বৈশাখ | Mesha |
| 2 | Jyoishtho | জ্যৈষ্ঠ | Vrishabha |
| 3 | Asharh | আষাঢ় | Mithuna |
| 4 | Shrabon | শ্রাবণ | Karka |
| 5 | Bhadro | ভাদ্র | Simha |
| 6 | Ashwin | আশ্বিন | Kanya |
| 7 | Kartik | কার্তিক | Tula |
| 8 | Ogrohayon | অগ্রহায়ণ | Vrishchika |
| 9 | Poush | পৌষ | Dhanu |
| 10 | Magh | মাঘ | Makara |
| 11 | Falgun | ফাল্গুন | Kumbha |
| 12 | Choitro | চৈত্র | Meena |
Other regional calendars
- Hindu calendar
- Tamil calendar
- Telugu calendar
- Kannada calendar
- Malayalam calendar
- Marathi calendar
- Gujarati calendar
- Odia calendar
For the full day (yoga, karana, Rahu kaal) see today's panchang, and the full lists of Amavasya, Purnima and eclipse dates.