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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2018

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2075 · New Delhi
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1Krishna Ashtami from 04:09Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 02:17NavamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Dashami from 00:10Dashami4Krishna Ekadashi from 21:49Ekadashi5Krishna Dwadashi from 19:17DwadashiIndira Ekadashi6Krishna Trayodashi from 16:40TrayodashiPradosh Vrat7Krishna Chaturdashi from 14:02ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri8Krishna Amavasya from 11:32Amavasya9Shukla Pratipada from 09:16PratipadaAshwin Amavasya10Shukla Dwitiya from 07:25DwitiyaNavratri begins11Shukla Chaturthi from 05:28Chaturthi12Shukla Panchami from 05:34Panchami13Shukla Panchami (continues)Panchami14Shukla Shashthi from 06:28Shashthi15Shukla Saptami from 08:05SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)16Shukla Ashtami from 10:16Ashtami17Shukla Navami from 12:50NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha NavamiTula Sankranti+118Shukla Dashami from 15:29Dashami19Shukla Ekadashi from 17:57EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami20Shukla Dwadashi from 20:01DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi21Shukla Trayodashi from 21:31Trayodashi22Shukla Chaturdashi from 22:23ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat23Shukla Purnima from 22:36Purnima24Krishna Pratipada from 22:15PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima25Krishna Dwitiya from 21:24Dwitiya26Krishna Tritiya from 20:09Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 18:38ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Panchami from 16:54Panchami29Krishna Shashthi from 15:03Shashthi30Krishna Saptami from 13:08Saptami31Krishna Ashtami from 11:10Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2018

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 4 Oct, 21:49 IST → 5 Oct, 19:17 IST
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Oct, 16:40 IST → 7 Oct, 14:02 IST
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Oct, 14:02 IST → 8 Oct, 11:32 IST
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Amavasya: 8 Oct, 11:32 IST → 9 Oct, 09:17 IST
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 9 Oct, 09:17 IST → 10 Oct, 07:25 IST
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 14 Oct, 06:28 IST → 15 Oct, 08:05 IST
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 16 Oct, 10:16 IST → 17 Oct, 12:50 IST
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 17 Oct, 12:50 IST → 18 Oct, 15:29 IST
  10. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 18:44 IST
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 18 Oct, 15:29 IST → 19 Oct, 17:57 IST
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 19 Oct, 17:57 IST → 20 Oct, 20:01 IST
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Oct, 21:31 IST → 22 Oct, 22:23 IST
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Purnima: 23 Oct, 22:36 IST → 24 Oct, 22:15 IST
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Purnima: 23 Oct, 22:36 IST → 24 Oct, 22:15 IST
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 18:38 IST → 28 Oct, 16:54 IST
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 18:38 IST → 28 Oct, 16:54 IST