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Panchang · पञ्चांग · Chicago

Saturday, 3 October 2026

Ashwin · Krishna paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 Calculated

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Sunrise 6:49 amDaySunset 6:28 pm
Tithi at sunriseKrishna AshtamiFrom 2 Oct, 21:30 to 3 Oct, 19:22, then Navami
NakshatraArdra2 Oct, 16:25 → 3 Oct, 14:59
Moon51% illuminatedMoon–Sun elongation 269.1°
Sunrise06:49Sunset18:28Moonrise23:45Moonset14:47

Across the day

Sunrise 06:49 → next sunrise 06:50

At 06:50An ordinary hour
TithiNavami
NakshatraPunarvasu

Times are local to Chicago (America/Chicago). A tithi can start or end at any moment. Tap anywhere on the day, or press play, to move the gold needle.

Five limbs · पञ्च अङ्ग

The five limbs of the day

१VaraShanivara (Saturday)
२TithiKrishna Ashtami→ 19:22
३NakshatraArdra→ 14:59
४YogaParigha→ 02:02, 4 Oct
५KaranaBalava→ 08:24
Yamaganda14:06–15:33Gulika kaal06:49–08:17Month (amanta)Bhadrapada

October 2026

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Chicago
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TodayEach day shows the tithi that begins on it (sunrise to the next sunrise), with its start time. Open a day for its full panchang.

Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2026

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 15:37 GMT-5 → 6 Oct, 14:04 GMT-5
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 12:46 GMT-5 → 8 Oct, 11:46 GMT-5
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 8 Oct, 11:46 GMT-5 → 9 Oct, 11:06 GMT-5
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Amavasya: 9 Oct, 11:06 GMT-5 → 10 Oct, 10:50 GMT-5
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 10 Oct, 10:50 GMT-5 → 11 Oct, 11:01 GMT-5
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 15 Oct, 16:55 GMT-5 → 16 Oct, 19:24 GMT-5
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 09:22 GMT-5
  9. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 17 Oct, 21:58 GMT-5 → 19 Oct, 00:22 GMT-5
  10. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Navami: 19 Oct, 00:22 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 02:20 GMT-5
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 20 Oct, 02:20 GMT-5 → 21 Oct, 03:42 GMT-5
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 03:42 GMT-5 → 22 Oct, 04:18 GMT-5
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 04:06 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 03:07 GMT-5
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Purnima: 25 Oct, 01:26 GMT-5 → 25 Oct, 23:11 GMT-5
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Purnima: 25 Oct, 01:26 GMT-5 → 25 Oct, 23:11 GMT-5
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Oct, 14:37 GMT-5 → 29 Oct, 11:40 GMT-5
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Oct, 14:37 GMT-5 → 29 Oct, 11:40 GMT-5

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