🪷 विजय दशमी · Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
📅 When is Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)?
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-02 | Thursday |
| 2026 (this year) | 2026-10-20 | Tuesday |
| 2027 | 2027-10-10 | Sunday |
Tradition
Tradition: Pan-Hindu
Vrata: Yes (fasting day)
Primary observance: Rāvaṇa-dahana; Aparājitā-pūjā; Śastra-pūjā
How the day is decided
Daśamī in the aparāhṇa, with the Śravaṇa nakṣatra: second day only, the second; both days or neither, the first, or the day with Śravaṇa; first day only, the first, unless the second has three muhūrtas of daśamī with Śravaṇa in its aparāhṇa.
Source: Dharmasindhu, Vijayādaśamī (OCR 5172-5190). Computed on the Sūrya Siddhānta's sunrise, tithi and Moon at Ujjayinī (a city's page uses that city's sunrise).
Detection Rule (Pure Pañchāṅga-Based)
{
"tithi_number": 10,
"tithi_paksha": "Śukla",
"lunar_month": "Āśvina",
"kala_rule": "vijaya-dashami"
}Sources
- Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddha-Kāṇḍa
- Devī Mahātmya
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output
Sources and Connected Observances
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