Panchang This Week: 19–25 October 2026, Dussehra and Ekadashi

This week the Moon moves through the bright half of the lunar month, from Shukla Ashtami on Monday to Shukla Chaturdashi on Sunday. Two dates stand out: Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday and an Ekadashi on Thursday.

All times below are in Indian Standard Time (IST) and are calculated for New Delhi. In other cities they shift by a few minutes, so check your own location on the daily panchang. Each day's tithi is the one running at sunrise, with the time it ends.

Sunrise comes a minute later each day this week, from 6:24 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset a minute earlier, so the days are slowly shortening.

Day-by-day panchang

Monday, 19 October 2026

• Tithi at sunrise: Shukla Ashtami, ending 10:52 AM
• Nakshatra: Uttara Ashadha
• Sunrise / Sunset: 6:24 AM / 5:48 PM
• Rahu kalam: 7:50 AM–9:15 AM

Tuesday, 20 October 2026

• Tithi at sunrise: Shukla Navami, ending 12:51 PM
• Nakshatra: Shravana
• Sunrise / Sunset: 6:25 AM / 5:47 PM
• Rahu kalam: 2:56 PM–4:22 PM
• Festival: Dussehra (Vijayadashami)

Dashami begins once Navami ends at 12:51 PM, and it is the tithi traditionally linked with Dussehra. Many families mark the festival with prayers, and the day is read as the victory of good over wrong.

Wednesday, 21 October 2026

• Tithi at sunrise: Shukla Dashami, ending 2:12 PM
• Nakshatra: Dhanishta
• Sunrise / Sunset: 6:26 AM / 5:46 PM
• Rahu kalam: 12:06 PM–1:31 PM

Thursday, 22 October 2026

• Tithi at sunrise: Shukla Ekadashi, ending 2:49 PM
• Nakshatra: Shatabhisha
• Sunrise / Sunset: 6:26 AM / 5:45 PM
• Rahu kalam: 1:30 PM–2:55 PM
• Ekadashi: Yes

Ekadashi is the eleventh tithi, and some people choose to fast or spend extra time in prayer on this day. That is entirely a personal choice. The tithi is present at sunrise and runs until 2:49 PM.

Friday, 23 October 2026

• Tithi at sunrise: Shukla Dwadashi, ending 2:37 PM
• Nakshatra: Purva Bhadrapada
• Sunrise / Sunset: 6:27 AM / 5:44 PM
• Rahu kalam: 10:41 AM–12:05 PM

Saturday, 24 October 2026

• Tithi at sunrise: Shukla Trayodashi, ending 1:37 PM
• Nakshatra: Uttara Bhadrapada
• Sunrise / Sunset: 6:27 AM / 5:43 PM
• Rahu kalam: 9:16 AM–10:41 AM

Sunday, 25 October 2026

• Tithi at sunrise: Shukla Chaturdashi, ending 11:56 AM
• Nakshatra: Revati
• Sunrise / Sunset: 6:28 AM / 5:42 PM
• Rahu kalam: 4:18 PM–5:42 PM

How to use this

Rahu kalam is a stretch of roughly an hour and a half each day that tradition treats as less suited to starting something new, such as a journey, a purchase or a fresh piece of work. It does not mean anything harmful will happen. Many people simply schedule important beginnings outside it where they can. This week it falls in the morning on Monday, Friday and Saturday, around midday on Wednesday, and in the afternoon on the other days.

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