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October 1987

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2044 · Vancouver
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1Shukla Dashami from 12:17DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami2Shukla Ekadashi from 09:46EkadashiGandhi JayantiPapankusha Ekadashi3Shukla Trayodashi from 04:26Trayodashi4Shukla Chaturdashi from 01:49ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat5Shukla Purnima from 23:21Purnima6Krishna Pratipada from 21:12PratipadaPenumbral lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+17Krishna Dwitiya from 19:27Dwitiya8Krishna Tritiya from 18:14Tritiya9Krishna Chaturthi from 17:38ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi10Krishna Panchami from 17:43Panchami11Krishna Shashthi from 18:30Shashthi12Krishna Saptami from 19:57Saptami13Krishna Ashtami from 21:56Ashtami14Krishna Navami from 00:18Navami15Krishna Dashami from 02:49Dashami16Krishna Ekadashi from 05:14Ekadashi17Krishna Dwadashi from 07:22DwadashiRama EkadashiTula Sankranti18Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi19Krishna Trayodashi from 09:01TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat20Krishna Chaturdashi from 10:06ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri21Krishna Amavasya from 10:35AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja22Shukla Pratipada from 10:27PratipadaKartika Amavasya23Shukla Dwitiya from 09:48DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj24Shukla Tritiya from 08:40Tritiya25Shukla Panchami from 04:24Panchami26Shukla Shashthi from 02:26Shashthi27Shukla Saptami from 00:22SaptamiChhath Puja28Shukla Ashtami from 22:14Ashtami29Shukla Navami from 20:06Navami30Shukla Dashami from 18:00Dashami31Shukla Ekadashi from 15:59Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1987

  1. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 1 Oct, 12:17 GMT-7 → 2 Oct, 09:46 GMT-7
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Shukla Ekadashi: 2 Oct, 09:46 GMT-7 → 3 Oct, 07:07 GMT-7
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 4 Oct, 04:26 GMT-7 → 5 Oct, 01:49 GMT-7
  5. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  6. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Purnima: 5 Oct, 23:21 GMT-7 → 6 Oct, 21:12 GMT-7
  7. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Purnima: 5 Oct, 23:21 GMT-7 → 6 Oct, 21:12 GMT-7
  8. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Oct, 17:38 GMT-7 → 10 Oct, 17:43 GMT-7
  9. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Oct, 17:38 GMT-7 → 10 Oct, 17:43 GMT-7
  10. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Oct, 05:14 GMT-7 → 18 Oct, 07:22 GMT-7
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 07:37 GMT-7
  12. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Oct, 09:01 GMT-7 → 20 Oct, 10:06 GMT-7
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Oct, 09:01 GMT-7 → 20 Oct, 10:06 GMT-7
  14. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Oct, 10:06 GMT-7 → 21 Oct, 10:35 GMT-7
  15. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 21 Oct, 10:35 GMT-7 → 22 Oct, 10:28 GMT-7
  16. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Amavasya: 21 Oct, 10:35 GMT-7 → 22 Oct, 10:28 GMT-7
  17. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 22 Oct, 10:28 GMT-7 → 23 Oct, 09:48 GMT-7
  18. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 23 Oct, 09:48 GMT-7 → 24 Oct, 08:40 GMT-7
  19. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 27 Oct, 02:26 GMT-8 → 28 Oct, 00:22 GMT-8