Kannada calendar · Bengaluru
Kannada Calendar — Ashwija 2026
Karnataka’s panchanga, read from Bengaluru. Its near-equatorial latitude keeps day length — and therefore the sunrise-measured windows — remarkably steady through the year, unlike the wide summer-to-winter swing of the north.
Ashwija runs 11 Oct – 9 Nov 2026 — the amanta (new moon to new moon) month. Timings are computed for Bengaluru; the tithi and the month hold across India. Ritu: Autumn.
Sunday, 11 October 2026
Shukla Pratipada
- Sharad NavratriFestival
- Nakshatra
- Chitra
- Yoga
- Vaidhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:09 AM
- Sunset
- 6:03 PM
Monday, 12 October 2026
Shukla Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Swati
- Yoga
- Vishkambha
- Sunrise
- 6:09 AM
- Sunset
- 6:02 PM
Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Shukla Tritiya
- Nakshatra
- Vishakha
- Yoga
- Priti
- Sunrise
- 6:09 AM
- Sunset
- 6:02 PM
Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Shukla Chaturthi
- Nakshatra
- Anuradha
- Yoga
- Ayushman
- Sunrise
- 6:09 AM
- Sunset
- 6:01 PM
Thursday, 15 October 2026
Shukla Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Yoga
- Saubhagya
- Sunrise
- 6:09 AM
- Sunset
- 6:01 PM
Friday, 16 October 2026
Shukla Shashthi
- Durga PujaFestival
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- Sunrise
- 6:09 AM
- Sunset
- 6:00 PM
Saturday, 17 October 2026
Shukla Saptami
- Maha SaptamiFestival
- Nakshatra
- Mula
- Yoga
- Atiganda
- Sunrise
- 6:09 AM
- Sunset
- 5:59 PM
Sunday, 18 October 2026
Shukla Saptami
- Tula SankrantiSankranti
- Nakshatra
- Purva Ashadha
- Yoga
- Sukarma
- Sunrise
- 6:10 AM
- Sunset
- 5:59 PM
Monday, 19 October 2026
Shukla Ashtami
- Durga AshtamiFestival
- Maha NavamiFestival
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha
- Yoga
- Dhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:10 AM
- Sunset
- 5:58 PM
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Shukla Navami
- DussehraFestival
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Shula
- Sunrise
- 6:10 AM
- Sunset
- 5:58 PM
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Shukla Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Dhanishta
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Sunrise
- 6:10 AM
- Sunset
- 5:57 PM
Thursday, 22 October 2026
Shukla Ekadashi
- Papankusha EkadashiFestival
- Shukla EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Shatabhisha
- Yoga
- Vriddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:10 AM
- Sunset
- 5:57 PM
Friday, 23 October 2026
Shukla Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Purva Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Dhruva
- Sunrise
- 6:10 AM
- Sunset
- 5:56 PM
Saturday, 24 October 2026
Shukla Trayodashi
- Shukla PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Vyaghata
- Sunrise
- 6:11 AM
- Sunset
- 5:56 PM
Sunday, 25 October 2026
Shukla Chaturdashi
- Sharad PurnimaFestival
- Nakshatra
- Revati
- Yoga
- Harshana
- Sunrise
- 6:11 AM
- Sunset
- 5:55 PM
Monday, 26 October 2026
Shukla Purnima · Full moon
- PurnimaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Ashwini
- Yoga
- Vajra
- Sunrise
- 6:11 AM
- Sunset
- 5:55 PM
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Krishna Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- Yoga
- Siddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:11 AM
- Sunset
- 5:55 PM
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Krishna Tritiya
- Nakshatra
- Krittika
- Yoga
- Vyatipata
- Sunrise
- 6:11 AM
- Sunset
- 5:54 PM
Thursday, 29 October 2026
Krishna Chaturthi
- Karwa ChauthFestival
- Sankashti ChaturthiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Rohini
- Yoga
- Parigha
- Sunrise
- 6:12 AM
- Sunset
- 5:54 PM
Friday, 30 October 2026
Krishna Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Mrigashira
- Yoga
- Shiva
- Sunrise
- 6:12 AM
- Sunset
- 5:53 PM
Saturday, 31 October 2026
Krishna Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Ardra
- Yoga
- Siddha
- Sunrise
- 6:12 AM
- Sunset
- 5:53 PM
Sunday, 1 November 2026
Krishna Saptami
- Nakshatra
- Pushya
- Yoga
- Sadhya
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 5:53 PM
Monday, 2 November 2026
Krishna Ashtami
- Nakshatra
- Ashlesha
- Yoga
- Shubha
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 5:52 PM
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Krishna Navami
- Nakshatra
- Magha
- Yoga
- Shukla
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 5:52 PM
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Krishna Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Purva Phalguni
- Yoga
- Brahma
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 5:52 PM
Thursday, 5 November 2026
Krishna Ekadashi
- Rama EkadashiFestival
- Krishna EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Phalguni
- Yoga
- Indra
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 5:52 PM
Friday, 6 November 2026
Krishna Dwadashi
- DhanterasFestival
- Nakshatra
- Hasta
- Yoga
- Vishkambha
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 5:51 PM
Saturday, 7 November 2026
Krishna Trayodashi
- Krishna PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Chitra
- Yoga
- Priti
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 5:51 PM
Sunday, 8 November 2026
Krishna Chaturdashi
- DiwaliFestival
- Kali PujaFestival
- Masik ShivratriVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Swati
- Yoga
- Ayushman
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 5:51 PM
Monday, 9 November 2026
Krishna Amavasya · New moon
- AmavasyaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Swati
- Yoga
- Saubhagya
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 5:51 PM
- Festival
- Sankranti
- Vrat / fast
- Full / new moon
Festivals in Ashwija
These are the major festivals in this Kannada month. Dates use an India-wide reference, so a regional observance may shift by one day.
- Sharad NavratriSun 11 OctNine nights of the Goddess
- Durga PujaFri 16 OctBengal’s five-day homecoming of the Goddess
- Maha SaptamiSat 17 OctThe Nabapatrika bath opens the great worship
- Durga AshtamiMon 19 OctThe eighth night of Navratri
- Maha NavamiMon 19 OctThe ninth night of Navratri
- DussehraTue 20 OctThe victory of good over evil
- Papankusha EkadashiThu 22 OctThe goad held against wrongdoing
- Sharad PurnimaSun 25 OctThe brightest full moon of the year
- Karwa ChauthThu 29 OctA day-long fast for the husband
- Rama EkadashiThu 5 NovThe last Ekadashi before Diwali
- DhanterasFri 6 NovThe first day of Diwali
- DiwaliSun 8 NovThe festival of lights
- Kali PujaSun 8 NovBengal’s midnight worship of the dark Goddess
Vrats & observances in Ashwija
For Bengaluru, we derive Ekadashi, Pradosh, Sankashti, the full and new moon, any Sankranti and any eclipse from the sunrise-prevailing tithi.
- Tula SankrantiSun 18 OctSankrantiSun enters Libra · 7:51 PM
- Shukla EkadashiThu 22 OctVratShukla paksha · Ashwina
- Shukla PradoshSat 24 OctVratShukla paksha · Ashwina
- PurnimaMon 26 OctMoonAshwina (purnimanta)
- Sankashti ChaturthiThu 29 OctVratKrishna paksha · Ashwina
- Krishna EkadashiThu 5 NovVratKrishna paksha · Ashwina
- Krishna PradoshSat 7 NovVratKrishna paksha · Ashwina
- Masik ShivratriSun 8 NovVratKrishna paksha · Ashwina
- AmavasyaMon 9 NovMoonKartika (purnimanta)
The Kannada months
All twelve, in order, with the Gregorian window each usually falls in.
- ChaitraMarch–April
- VaishakhaApril–May
- JyeshthaMay–June
- AshadhaJune–July
- ShravanaJuly–August
- BhadrapadaAugust–September
- AshwijaSeptember–October
- KartikaOctober–November
- MargashiraNovember–December
- PushyaDecember–January
- MaghaJanuary–February
- PhalgunaFebruary–March
FAQ
Which reckoning does the Kannada calendar use?
Amanta — new moon to new moon, the same cut as the Telugu, Marathi and Gujarati calendars.
When does the Kannada year begin?
At Yugadi, Chaitra Shukla Pratipada — the opening day of the first amanta month.
Why is the month name sometimes different from a North Indian panchang?
In the waning fortnight the purnimanta reckoning names the days after the coming month, so it reads one month ahead. Both agree through the bright fortnight, and neither moves a festival date.
Does the calendar change between Bengaluru and, say, Mangaluru?
The tithi and month do not — they are the same across India. Sunrise and every window measured from it do shift with longitude, which is why the timings here are computed for Bengaluru.
Regional calendars
The same sky, cut into months three different ways. Open the calendar your family keeps.
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