October 25, 2026 Hindu Panchang: Tithi and Timing

If you are deciding when to perform a tithi-specific puja, vrata, or family observance on Sunday, October 25, 2026, note one time before making your plans: 11:05 AM. Shukla Paksha Chaturdashi continues until 11:05 AM, after which Purnima begins.

You should therefore not treat October 25 as a full civil day of either Chaturdashi or Purnima. Decide first which tithi your practice requires, then place it on the appropriate side of the transition. If the observance has a special sunrise, moonrise, or other selection rule, that rule still needs to be checked separately.

October 25 Panchang at a glance

A tithi is a lunar-day division, not another name for a midnight-to-midnight civil date. It can change during the morning, afternoon, or night. On this date, the important change happens at 11:05 AM, while the weekday remains Sunday throughout.

A bare figure of 9:57 is also associated with the later end of Purnima, but it is not safe to use by itself because the available detail does not identify its AM or PM designation or its ending calendar date. Do not guess that boundary. If the end of Purnima affects your vrata, parana, or puja, verify the complete time in a local Panchang before acting on it.

The 11:05 AM transition is the day’s key decision point

Before 11:05 AM, Chaturdashi is the active tithi. After 11:05 AM, Purnima is active. That distinction gives you a simple first test: if your personal practice merely requires the presence of Chaturdashi, arrange it before the transition; if it requires the presence of Purnima, arrange it after the transition.

That test is useful for a straightforward tithi-based practice, but it does not automatically settle every festival or vrata date. Hindu observances can apply different rules for deciding which civil day carries a tithi. Some depend on the tithi prevailing at a particular part of the day rather than simply asking whether it appears at any time. Follow the rule belonging to your sampradaya, family tradition, temple, or vrata instead of creating one general rule for every observance.

If a ritual is likely to cross 11:05 AM, establish beforehand which moment governs it. The beginning of the sankalpa, the main offering, and the completion of a practice are not interchangeable merely because they occur in the same sitting. When your customary procedure does not make the answer clear, ask the priest or teacher guiding that specific observance and give them the exact transition time.

How to plan your October 25 observance

1. Name the practice precisely. Decide whether you are arranging ordinary daily worship, a Chaturdashi-specific practice, a Purnima observance, or a ceremony governed by its own calendar rule. Without that distinction, the time cannot answer your real question.
2. Choose the correct side of 11:05 AM. Use the earlier part of the day when Chaturdashi must be present and the later part when Purnima must be present, subject to the rules of the observance.
3. Verify the location and time zone. Panchang boundaries are calculated for a place. Do not silently carry 11:05 AM into another city or country and assume the same clock time applies there. Check a Panchang calculated for the place where you will actually perform the observance.
4. Check any special selection rule. A tithi transition tells you which lunar date is active, but it does not by itself determine the civil date of every festival or the correct time for every vrata. Use the rule followed by your tradition.
5. Confirm the active tithi for the sankalpa. If your sankalpa names the tithi, check which tithi is present at the intended start time. When the ritual spans the transition, settle the wording and governing moment before beginning.
6. Separate tithi planning from muhurta selection. Knowing that Purnima begins after 11:05 AM does not prove that every later minute is auspicious for every purpose. A formal muhurta decision requires the relevant local Panchang details and the nature of the activity.

Key takeaways

• October 25, 2026 falls on a Sunday.
• Shukla Paksha Chaturdashi remains until 11:05 AM.
• Purnima begins after 11:05 AM.
• For a tithi-specific practice, plan on the side of the transition where the required tithi is active.
• Do not use the isolated 9:57 figure as Purnima’s ending time without confirming its meridiem and calendar date.
• Recalculate or verify the timing for your location, especially if you are outside the place for which the original Panchang was prepared.
• Tithi presence alone is not a complete muhurta determination.

Use the date precisely without claiming more than it tells you

The dependable planning fact for October 25 is the 11:05 AM change from Chaturdashi to Purnima. It answers which of those two tithis is active on either side of that time. It does not, by itself, supply a complete local muhurta or settle an observance that has its own method of choosing the day.

Start with the tithi your practice requires, place it before or after 11:05 AM as appropriate, and then verify the local calculation and customary rule. That short check prevents the most common error on a transition day: choosing by the printed civil date while overlooking the tithi actually present when the worship begins.

References

• Hindu Blog – October 25 2026 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi