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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1987

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2044 · Melbourne
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1Shukla Navami from 07:35NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami2Shukla Ekadashi from 02:46EkadashiGandhi JayantiDussehra · Vijayadashami3Shukla Dwadashi from 00:07DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi4Shukla Trayodashi from 21:26Trayodashi5Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:49ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat6Shukla Purnima from 16:21PurnimaSharad Purnima7Krishna Pratipada from 14:12PratipadaPenumbral lunar eclipseAshwin Purnima8Krishna Dwitiya from 12:27Dwitiya9Krishna Tritiya from 11:14Tritiya10Krishna Chaturthi from 10:38ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi11Krishna Panchami from 10:43Panchami12Krishna Shashthi from 11:30Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 12:57Saptami14Krishna Ashtami from 14:56Ashtami15Krishna Navami from 17:18Navami16Krishna Dashami from 19:49Dashami17Krishna Ekadashi from 22:14Ekadashi18Krishna Dwadashi from 01:22DwadashiRama EkadashiTula Sankranti19Krishna Trayodashi from 03:01Trayodashi20Krishna Chaturdashi from 04:06ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat21Krishna Amavasya from 04:35AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri22Shukla Pratipada from 04:27PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya23Shukla Dwitiya from 03:48DwitiyaGovardhan Puja24Shukla Tritiya from 02:40TritiyaBhai Dooj25Shukla Chaturthi from 01:10Chaturthi26Shukla Panchami from 23:24Panchami27Shukla Shashthi from 21:26Shashthi28Shukla Saptami from 19:22SaptamiChhath Puja29Shukla Ashtami from 17:14Ashtami30Shukla Navami from 15:06Navami31Shukla Dashami from 13:00Dashami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1987

  1. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Ashtami: 30 Sept, 09:37 GMT+10 → 1 Oct, 07:35 GMT+10
  2. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 1 Oct, 07:35 GMT+10 → 2 Oct, 05:17 GMT+10
  3. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  4. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 2 Oct, 05:17 GMT+10 → 3 Oct, 02:46 GMT+10
  5. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 3 Oct, 02:46 GMT+10 → 4 Oct, 00:07 GMT+10
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 4 Oct, 21:26 GMT+10 → 5 Oct, 18:49 GMT+10
  7. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 6 Oct, 16:21 GMT+10 → 7 Oct, 14:12 GMT+10
  8. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  9. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Purnima: 6 Oct, 16:21 GMT+10 → 7 Oct, 14:12 GMT+10
  10. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Oct, 10:38 GMT+10 → 11 Oct, 10:43 GMT+10
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Oct, 10:38 GMT+10 → 11 Oct, 10:43 GMT+10
  12. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Oct, 22:14 GMT+10 → 19 Oct, 01:22 GMT+11
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 00:37 GMT+10
  14. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 20 Oct, 03:01 GMT+11 → 21 Oct, 04:06 GMT+11
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 20 Oct, 03:01 GMT+11 → 21 Oct, 04:06 GMT+11
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 21 Oct, 04:06 GMT+11 → 22 Oct, 04:35 GMT+11
  17. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Amavasya: 22 Oct, 04:35 GMT+11 → 23 Oct, 04:28 GMT+11
  18. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Amavasya: 22 Oct, 04:35 GMT+11 → 23 Oct, 04:28 GMT+11
  19. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 23 Oct, 04:28 GMT+11 → 24 Oct, 03:48 GMT+11
  20. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 24 Oct, 03:48 GMT+11 → 25 Oct, 02:40 GMT+11
  21. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 27 Oct, 21:26 GMT+11 → 28 Oct, 19:22 GMT+11