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Amavasya in October 2026

Ashwin Amavasya on 10 October 2026

One Amavasya falls in October 2026. The tithi runs 9 Oct, 9:36 PM to 10 Oct, 9:20 PM — 23.7 hours — and the date below is the day it governs at sunrise in New Delhi.

SaturdayKrishna Paksha

Ashwin Amavasyaआश्विन अमावस्या

10 October 2026

Also observed as Mahalaya / Sarva Pitru Amavasya

Tithi begins
9 Oct, 9:36 PM
Tithi ends
10 Oct, 9:20 PM
Tithi length
23.7 hours
Lunar month
Ashwin Krishna
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
5:57 PM
Aparahna — tarpan window
1:18 PM – 3:38 PM
Day length
11 hours 37 minutes

Tarpan and shraddha for the ancestors are performed in Aparahna, the fourth fifth of the daylight hours — 1:18 PM to 3:38 PM on this date, derived from its own sunrise of 6:20 AM and sunset of 5:57 PM rather than a fixed clock time. The tithi ends at 10 Oct, 9:20 PM, which is the instant the Moon and Sun share a longitude.

How October compares

Ashwin Amavasya runs 23.7 hours, against a range of 20.1 to 26.7 hours across the twelve months around it — shortest on 15 June 2026, longest on 7 January 2027.

Every other vrat in October 2026

Computed for the same month, so one page covers the whole fasting calendar.

DateDayVratName
6 October 2026TuesdayEkadashiIndira Ekadashi
8 October 2026ThursdayPradosh VratGuru Pradosh Vrat
22 October 2026ThursdayEkadashiPapankusha Ekadashi
23 October 2026FridayPradosh VratShukra Pradosh Vrat
26 October 2026MondayPurnimaAshwin Purnima · Sharad Purnima
29 October 2026ThursdaySankashti ChaturthiVakratunda Sankashti Chaturthi

Frequently asked

What date is Amavasya in October 2026?

Ashwin Amavasya falls on 10 October 2026, a Saturday, with the tithi running 9 Oct, 9:36 PM to 10 Oct, 9:20 PM. That is the only one this month.

What other vrats fall in October 2026?

6 others: Indira Ekadashi on 6 October, Guru Pradosh Vrat on 8 October, Papankusha Ekadashi on 22 October, Shukra Pradosh Vrat on 23 October, Ashwin Purnima on 26 October, Vakratunda Sankashti Chaturthi on 29 October.

Are October's tithis unusually long or short?

Ashwin Amavasya runs 23.7 hours. Across the twelve months around this one, Amavasya ranged from 20.1 hours on 15 June 2026 to 26.7 hours on 7 January 2027. The variation comes from the Moon's changing speed, which is also why these dates cannot be counted off a fixed cycle.

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The other vrat calendars

EkadashiPurnimaPradosh VratSankashti ChaturthiAll vrat dates

October's dates are the same for everyone. What they mean for you is not.

Your kundli decides which of these tithis actually carry weight for you, and which are simply days in the calendar.

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