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Orthodox Fasting Calendar
October 2026
The fasting rule for every day of October 2026 — on both the New and Old calendars, side by side. Computed by the same liturgical engine that ships in the Vigil app.
Guidelines, not law — your priest’s word comes first. Fasting practice varies by jurisdiction, parish, and person. These pages show the common traditional guideline (the monastic standard most calendars print); where jurisdictions differ, that is a question for your priest, not for an app.
New Calendar (Revised Julian) — kept by most Greek, Antiochian, and OCA parishes. Fixed feasts land on the civil date shown.
Old Calendar (Julian, currently +13 days) — kept by ROCOR, Serbian, and other parishes. The same feast falls 13 days later on the civil calendar.
| Day | New Calendar | Old Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 1Thu | No fast today No fast today Protection of the Theotokos |
No fast today No fast today |
| 2Fri | A fast day Friday |
A fast day Friday |
| 3Sat | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 4Sun | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 5Mon | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 6Tue | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 7Wed | A fast day Wednesday |
A fast day Wednesday |
| 8Thu | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 9Fri | A fast day Friday |
A fast day Friday |
| 10Sat | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 11Sun | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 12Mon | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 13Tue | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 14Wed | A fast day Wednesday |
Fish allowed Protection of the Theotokos — during Wednesday Protection of the Theotokos |
| 15Thu | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 16Fri | A fast day Friday |
A fast day Friday |
| 17Sat | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 18Sun | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 19Mon | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 20Tue | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 21Wed | A fast day Wednesday |
A fast day Wednesday |
| 22Thu | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 23Fri | A fast day Friday |
A fast day Friday |
| 24Sat | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 25Sun | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 26Mon | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 27Tue | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 28Wed | A fast day Wednesday |
A fast day Wednesday |
| 29Thu | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
| 30Fri | A fast day Friday |
A fast day Friday |
| 31Sat | No fast today No fast today |
No fast today No fast today |
No fastDairy allowedFish allowedWine & oilFast dayStrict fast
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