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Odia calendar October 2026
The Odia calendar is a solar calendar: each month begins on the day the Sun enters a new sign. The year begins with Baisakha on Pana Sankranti, in mid-April.
Odia calendar, October 2026
- Months: Aswina (ଆଶ୍ୱିନ) · Kartika (କାର୍ତ୍ତିକ)
- Shaka Samvat: 1948
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 Bhubaneswar, in IST.
Days to note in October 2026
| Date | Month | What |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct, Tue | Aswina 20 | Krishna Ekadashi |
| 10 Oct, Sat | Aswina 24 | Amavasya |
| 11 Oct, Sun | Aswina 25 | Sharad Navratri begins |
| 17 Oct, Sat | Kartika 1 | Tula Sankranti, 7:56 pm |
| 19 Oct, Mon | Kartika 3 | Durga Ashtami |
| 20 Oct, Tue | Kartika 4 | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) |
| 22 Oct, Thu | Kartika 6 | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 26 Oct, Mon | Kartika 10 | Purnima |
How the Odia calendar works
The day of the Sankranti is the first day of the month. Festivals that follow the Moon, such as Rath Yatra, are fixed by tithi.
Pana Sankranti (Maha Bishuba Sankranti) is the Odia New Year, when the Sun enters Mesha in mid-April.
| # | Month | Odia | Sun in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baisakha | ବୈଶାଖ | Mesha |
| 2 | Jyeshtha | ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ | Vrishabha |
| 3 | Asadha | ଆଷାଢ଼ | Mithuna |
| 4 | Srabana | ଶ୍ରାବଣ | Karka |
| 5 | Bhadraba | ଭାଦ୍ରବ | Simha |
| 6 | Aswina | ଆଶ୍ୱିନ | Kanya |
| 7 | Kartika | କାର୍ତ୍ତିକ | Tula |
| 8 | Margasira | ମାର୍ଗଶିର | Vrishchika |
| 9 | Pausa | ପୌଷ | Dhanu |
| 10 | Magha | ମାଘ | Makara |
| 11 | Phalguna | ଫାଲ୍ଗୁନ | Kumbha |
| 12 | Chaitra | ଚୈତ୍ର | Meena |
Other regional calendars
- Hindu calendar
- Tamil calendar
- Telugu calendar
- Kannada calendar
- Malayalam calendar
- Marathi calendar
- Gujarati calendar
- Bengali calendar
For the full day (yoga, karana, Rahu kaal) see today's panchang, and the full lists of Amavasya, Purnima and eclipse dates.