Kannada calendar · lunisolar
Kannada calendar October 2026
The Kannada calendar is lunisolar and amanta, like the Telugu one: months run new moon to new moon, the year begins on Ugadi, and each year has a name from the 60-year samvatsara cycle.
Kannada calendar, October 2026
- Months: Bhadrapada (ಭಾದ್ರಪದ) · Ashwayuja (ಆಶ್ವಯುಜ)
- Shaka Samvat: 1948
- Samvatsara: Parabhava
1ThursdayBhadrapada
K Panchami until 12:36 pm → K Shashthi
Rohini
Vrishabha
6:09 am · 6:10 pm
2Friday
K Shashthi until 10:16 am → K Saptami
Mrigashira
Vrishabha → Mithuna 3:41 pm
6:09 am · 6:09 pm
3Saturday
K Saptami until 8:01 am → K Ashtami until 5:53 am → K Navami
Ardra
Mithuna
6:09 am · 6:08 pm
4Sunday
K Navami until 3:55 am → K Dashami
Punarvasu
Mithuna → Karka 6:33 pm
6:09 am · 6:08 pm
5Monday
K Dashami until 2:08 am → K Ekadashi
Pushya
Karka
6:09 am · 6:07 pm
6Tuesday
K Ekadashi until 12:35 am → K Dwadashi
Ashlesha
Karka → Simha 10:19 pm
6:09 am · 6:06 pm
Ekadashi
7Wednesday
K Dwadashi until 11:17 pm → K Trayodashi
Magha
Simha
6:09 am · 6:06 pm
8Thursday
K Trayodashi until 10:17 pm → K Chaturdashi
Purva Phalguni
Simha → Kanya 3:19 am
6:09 am · 6:05 pm
9Friday
K Chaturdashi until 9:37 pm → Amavasya
Uttara Phalguni
Kanya
6:09 am · 6:04 pm
10Saturday
Amavasya until 9:20 pm → S Pratipada
Hasta
Kanya
6:09 am · 6:04 pm
Amavasya
11SundayAshwayuja
S Pratipada until 9:32 pm → S Dwitiya
Chitra
Kanya → Tula 10:05 am
6:10 am · 6:03 pm
Sharad Navratri begins
12Monday
S Dwitiya until 10:14 pm → S Tritiya
Swati
Tula
6:10 am · 6:03 pm
13Tuesday
S Tritiya until 11:29 pm → S Chaturthi
Vishakha
Tula → Vrishchika 7:13 pm
6:10 am · 6:02 pm
14Wednesday
S Chaturthi until 1:14 am → S Panchami
Anuradha
Vrishchika
6:10 am · 6:01 pm
15Thursday
S Panchami until 3:26 am → S Shashthi
Jyeshtha
Vrishchika
6:10 am · 6:01 pm
16Friday
S Shashthi until 5:55 am → S Saptami
Jyeshtha
Vrishchika → Dhanu 6:49 am
6:10 am · 6:00 pm
17Saturday
S Saptami
Mula
Dhanu
6:10 am · 6:00 pm
Sankranti
18Sunday
S Saptami until 8:29 am → S Ashtami
Purva Ashadha
Dhanu → Makara 7:34 pm
6:10 am · 5:59 pm
19Monday
S Ashtami until 10:53 am → S Navami
Uttara Ashadha
Makara
6:10 am · 5:59 pm
Durga Ashtami
20Tuesday
S Navami until 12:51 pm → S Dashami
Shravana
Makara
6:11 am · 5:58 pm
Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
21Wednesday
S Dashami until 2:13 pm → S Ekadashi
Dhanishta
Makara → Kumbha 7:01 am
6:11 am · 5:58 pm
22Thursday
S Ekadashi until 2:49 pm → S Dwadashi
Shatabhisha
Kumbha
6:11 am · 5:57 pm
Ekadashi
23Friday
S Dwadashi until 2:37 pm → S Trayodashi
Purva Bhadrapada
Kumbha → Meena 3:05 pm
6:11 am · 5:57 pm
24Saturday
S Trayodashi until 1:38 pm → S Chaturdashi
Uttara Bhadrapada
Meena
6:11 am · 5:56 pm
25Sunday
S Chaturdashi until 11:57 am → Purnima
Revati
Meena → Mesha 7:23 pm
6:12 am · 5:56 pm
26Monday
Purnima until 9:42 am → K Pratipada
Ashwini
Mesha
6:12 am · 5:55 pm
Purnima
27Tuesday
K Pratipada until 7:02 am → K Dwitiya until 4:08 am → K Tritiya
Bharani
Mesha → Vrishabha 9:08 pm
6:12 am · 5:55 pm
28Wednesday
K Tritiya until 1:08 am → K Chaturthi
Krittika
Vrishabha
6:12 am · 5:55 pm
29Thursday
K Chaturthi until 10:11 pm → K Panchami
Rohini
Vrishabha → Mithuna 10:08 pm
6:12 am · 5:54 pm
30Friday
K Panchami until 7:26 pm → K Shashthi
Mrigashira
Mithuna
6:13 am · 5:54 pm
31Saturday
K Shashthi until 4:58 pm → K Saptami
Ardra
Mithuna → Karka 12:02 am
6:13 am · 5:53 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 Bengaluru, in IST.
Days to note in October 2026
| Date | Month | What |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct, Tue | Bhadrapada | Krishna Ekadashi |
| 10 Oct, Sat | Bhadrapada | Amavasya |
| 11 Oct, Sun | Ashwayuja | Sharad Navratri begins |
| 17 Oct, Sat | Ashwayuja | Tula Sankranti, 7:56 pm |
| 19 Oct, Mon | Ashwayuja | Durga Ashtami |
| 20 Oct, Tue | Ashwayuja | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) |
| 22 Oct, Thu | Ashwayuja | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 26 Oct, Mon | Ashwayuja | Purnima |
How the Kannada calendar works
Months take the names Chaitra to Phalguna from the sign the Sun is in at the new moon that starts them, with an adhik month added when needed. Each day is named by the tithi at sunrise.
Ugadi (Yugadi) is Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, in March or April.
| # | Month | Kannada |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaitra | ಚೈತ್ರ |
| 2 | Vaishakha | ವೈಶಾಖ |
| 3 | Jyeshtha | ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠ |
| 4 | Ashadha | ಆಷಾಢ |
| 5 | Shravana | ಶ್ರಾವಣ |
| 6 | Bhadrapada | ಭಾದ್ರಪದ |
| 7 | Ashwayuja | ಆಶ್ವಯುಜ |
| 8 | Kartika | ಕಾರ್ತಿಕ |
| 9 | Margashira | ಮಾರ್ಗಶಿರ |
| 10 | Pushya | ಪುಷ್ಯ |
| 11 | Magha | ಮಾಘ |
| 12 | Phalguna | ಫಾಲ್ಗುಣ |
Other regional calendars
- Hindu calendar
- Tamil calendar
- Telugu calendar
- Malayalam calendar
- Marathi calendar
- Gujarati calendar
- Bengali 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.