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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1986

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2043 · Durban
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1Krishna Chaturdashi from 23:17ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri2Krishna Amavasya from 22:22AmavasyaGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Pratipada from 20:54PratipadaTotal solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya4Shukla Dwitiya from 19:01DwitiyaNavratri begins5Shukla Tritiya from 16:48Tritiya6Shukla Chaturthi from 14:22Chaturthi7Shukla Panchami from 11:51Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 09:18Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 06:51SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)10Shukla Navami from 02:27NavamiDurga Ashtami11Shukla Dashami from 00:37DashamiMaha Navami12Shukla Ekadashi from 23:06EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami13Shukla Dwadashi from 21:55DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi14Shukla Trayodashi from 21:07Trayodashi15Shukla Chaturdashi from 20:45ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat16Shukla Purnima from 20:49Purnima17Krishna Pratipada from 21:21PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+218Krishna Dwitiya from 22:22Dwitiya19Krishna Tritiya from 23:52Tritiya20Krishna Chaturthi from 01:48Chaturthi21Krishna Panchami from 04:04PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi22Krishna Panchami (continues)Panchami23Krishna Shashthi from 06:33Shashthi24Krishna Saptami from 09:03Saptami25Krishna Ashtami from 11:23Ashtami26Krishna Navami from 13:20Navami27Krishna Dashami from 14:42Dashami28Krishna Ekadashi from 15:23Ekadashi29Krishna Dwadashi from 15:18DwadashiRama Ekadashi30Krishna Trayodashi from 14:27TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat31Krishna Chaturdashi from 12:53ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1986

  1. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Sept, 23:35 GMT+2 → 1 Oct, 23:17 GMT+2
  2. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 1 Oct, 23:17 GMT+2 → 2 Oct, 22:22 GMT+2
  3. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  4. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Amavasya: 2 Oct, 22:22 GMT+2 → 3 Oct, 20:55 GMT+2
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 3 Oct, 20:55 GMT+2 → 4 Oct, 19:01 GMT+2
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 09:18 GMT+2 → 9 Oct, 06:51 GMT+2
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 10 Oct, 04:32 GMT+2 → 11 Oct, 02:27 GMT+2
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Navami: 11 Oct, 02:27 GMT+2 → 12 Oct, 00:37 GMT+2
  10. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 12 Oct, 00:37 GMT+2 → 12 Oct, 23:06 GMT+2
  11. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 12 Oct, 23:06 GMT+2 → 13 Oct, 21:55 GMT+2
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 21:07 GMT+2 → 15 Oct, 20:45 GMT+2
  13. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 19:29 to 23:06 (peak 21:17). Sutak from 10:29: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 17 Oct, 19:29 GMT+2 → 17 Oct, 23:06 GMT+2 · sutak from 17 Oct, 10:29 GMT+2
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 16 Oct, 20:49 GMT+2 → 17 Oct, 21:21 GMT+2
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 16 Oct, 20:49 GMT+2 → 17 Oct, 21:21 GMT+2
  16. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 10:22 GMT+2
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Oct, 01:48 GMT+2 → 22 Oct, 04:04 GMT+2
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Oct, 01:48 GMT+2 → 22 Oct, 04:04 GMT+2
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 28 Oct, 15:23 GMT+2 → 29 Oct, 15:18 GMT+2
  20. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 14:27 GMT+2 → 31 Oct, 12:53 GMT+2
  21. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 14:27 GMT+2 → 31 Oct, 12:53 GMT+2
  22. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Oct, 12:53 GMT+2 → 1 Nov, 10:42 GMT+2