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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1987

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2044 · Durban
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1Shukla Dashami from 21:17DashamiMaha Navami2Shukla Ekadashi from 18:46EkadashiGandhi JayantiDussehra · Vijayadashami3Shukla Dwadashi from 16:07DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi4Shukla Trayodashi from 13:26TrayodashiPradosh Vrat5Shukla Chaturdashi from 10:49Chaturdashi6Shukla Purnima from 08:21PurnimaSharad Purnima7Krishna Pratipada from 06:12PratipadaPenumbral lunar eclipseAshwin Purnima8Krishna Tritiya from 03:14Tritiya9Krishna Chaturthi from 02:38Chaturthi10Krishna Panchami from 02:43PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi11Krishna Shashthi from 03:30Shashthi12Krishna Saptami from 04:57Saptami13Krishna Saptami (continues)Saptami14Krishna Ashtami from 06:56Ashtami15Krishna Navami from 09:18Navami16Krishna Dashami from 11:49Dashami17Krishna Ekadashi from 14:14EkadashiTula Sankranti18Krishna Dwadashi from 16:22DwadashiRama Ekadashi19Krishna Trayodashi from 18:01TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat20Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:06ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri21Krishna Amavasya from 19:35Amavasya22Shukla Pratipada from 19:27PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya23Shukla Dwitiya from 18:48DwitiyaGovardhan Puja24Shukla Tritiya from 17:40TritiyaBhai Dooj25Shukla Chaturthi from 16:10Chaturthi26Shukla Panchami from 14:24Panchami27Shukla Shashthi from 12:26Shashthi28Shukla Saptami from 10:22SaptamiChhath Puja29Shukla Ashtami from 08:14Ashtami30Shukla Navami from 06:06Navami31Shukla Ekadashi from 01:59Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1987

  1. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Navami: 30 Sept, 23:35 GMT+2 → 1 Oct, 21:17 GMT+2
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 1 Oct, 21:17 GMT+2 → 2 Oct, 18:46 GMT+2
  4. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 2 Oct, 18:46 GMT+2 → 3 Oct, 16:07 GMT+2
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 4 Oct, 13:26 GMT+2 → 5 Oct, 10:49 GMT+2
  6. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 6 Oct, 08:21 GMT+2 → 7 Oct, 06:12 GMT+2
  7. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  8. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Purnima: 6 Oct, 08:21 GMT+2 → 7 Oct, 06:12 GMT+2
  9. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Oct, 02:38 GMT+2 → 11 Oct, 02:43 GMT+2
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Oct, 02:38 GMT+2 → 11 Oct, 02:43 GMT+2
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 16:37 GMT+2
  12. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Oct, 14:14 GMT+2 → 18 Oct, 16:22 GMT+2
  13. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Oct, 18:01 GMT+2 → 20 Oct, 19:06 GMT+2
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Oct, 18:01 GMT+2 → 20 Oct, 19:06 GMT+2
  15. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Oct, 19:06 GMT+2 → 21 Oct, 19:35 GMT+2
  16. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Amavasya: 21 Oct, 19:35 GMT+2 → 22 Oct, 19:28 GMT+2
  17. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Amavasya: 21 Oct, 19:35 GMT+2 → 22 Oct, 19:28 GMT+2
  18. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 22 Oct, 19:28 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 18:48 GMT+2
  19. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 23 Oct, 18:48 GMT+2 → 24 Oct, 17:40 GMT+2
  20. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 27 Oct, 12:26 GMT+2 → 28 Oct, 10:22 GMT+2