October is the tenth month and has 31 days. Below are printable October calendars for the next two years, with holidays marked, and a guide to the month in India.
October 2028 at a glance. Open it for the full holiday list, working days and a print-ready page, or see the October 2027 page.
Starts Sunday · 31 days · 22 weekdays
October comes from octo, Latin for eight. Like September, it kept its number-based name after January and February moved to the front of the year.
October brings clear skies and pleasant days to most of India as the south-west monsoon retreats. The north-east monsoon usually reaches Tamil Nadu in the second half of the month.
Gandhi Jayanti on 2 October is a national holiday. Navratri and Dussehra usually fall in late September or October, and Diwali in October or November.
October always has 31 days.
October is month number 10 of 12.
October 2027 starts on Friday and ends on Sunday.
October 2028 starts on Sunday and ends on Tuesday.
Libra until about 22 October, then Scorpio.