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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1985

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2042 · New Delhi
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1Krishna Tritiya from 10:00Tritiya2Krishna Chaturthi from 12:36ChaturthiGandhi JayantiSankashti Chaturthi3Krishna Panchami from 15:17Panchami4Krishna Shashthi from 17:52Shashthi5Krishna Saptami from 20:09Saptami6Krishna Ashtami from 21:55Ashtami7Krishna Navami from 23:01Navami8Krishna Dashami from 23:18Dashami9Krishna Ekadashi from 22:46Ekadashi10Krishna Dwadashi from 21:25DwadashiIndira Ekadashi11Krishna Trayodashi from 19:21TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Krishna Chaturdashi from 16:39ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya from 13:30Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada from 10:03PratipadaAshwin Amavasya15Shukla Dwitiya from 06:27DwitiyaNavratri begins16Shukla Chaturthi from 23:29Chaturthi17Shukla Panchami from 20:24PanchamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Shashthi from 17:46Shashthi19Shukla Saptami from 15:40SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)20Shukla Ashtami from 14:12Ashtami21Shukla Navami from 13:23NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami22Shukla Dashami from 13:13DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami23Shukla Ekadashi from 13:42Ekadashi24Shukla Dwadashi from 14:45DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi25Shukla Trayodashi from 16:19TrayodashiPradosh Vrat26Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:17Chaturdashi27Shukla Purnima from 20:35Purnima28Krishna Pratipada from 23:07PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+129Krishna Dwitiya from 01:47Dwitiya30Krishna Tritiya from 04:27Tritiya31Krishna Tritiya (continues)Tritiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1985

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 2 Oct, 12:36 IST → 3 Oct, 15:17 IST
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 22:46 IST → 10 Oct, 21:25 IST
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 19:21 IST → 12 Oct, 16:39 IST
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Oct, 16:39 IST → 13 Oct, 13:30 IST
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Amavasya: 13 Oct, 13:30 IST → 14 Oct, 10:03 IST
  7. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 14 Oct, 10:03 IST → 15 Oct, 06:27 IST
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 07:42 IST
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 18 Oct, 17:46 IST → 19 Oct, 15:40 IST
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 20 Oct, 14:12 IST → 21 Oct, 13:23 IST
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 21 Oct, 13:23 IST → 22 Oct, 13:13 IST
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 22 Oct, 13:13 IST → 23 Oct, 13:42 IST
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 23 Oct, 13:42 IST → 24 Oct, 14:45 IST
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 16:19 IST → 26 Oct, 18:17 IST
  15. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 21:24 to 01:00 (peak 23:12). Sutak from 12:24: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 28 Oct, 21:24 IST → 29 Oct, 01:00 IST · sutak from 28 Oct, 12:24 IST
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 27 Oct, 20:35 IST → 28 Oct, 23:07 IST
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 27 Oct, 20:35 IST → 28 Oct, 23:07 IST