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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2004

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2061 · San Jose
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1Krishna Chaturthi (continues)ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi2Krishna Panchami from 07:27PanchamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Shashthi from 09:16Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 11:30Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 13:57Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 16:23Navami7Krishna Dashami from 18:35Dashami8Krishna Ekadashi from 20:19Ekadashi9Krishna Dwadashi from 21:29DwadashiIndira Ekadashi10Krishna Trayodashi from 22:00Trayodashi11Krishna Chaturdashi from 21:52ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri12Krishna Amavasya from 21:06Amavasya13Shukla Pratipada from 19:48PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya14Shukla Dwitiya from 18:03DwitiyaNavratri begins15Shukla Tritiya from 15:58Tritiya16Shukla Chaturthi from 13:39ChaturthiTula Sankranti17Shukla Panchami from 11:13Panchami18Shukla Shashthi from 08:45ShashthiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)19Shukla Ashtami from 04:03Ashtami20Shukla Navami from 01:57NavamiDurga Ashtami21Shukla Dashami from 00:04DashamiMaha Navami22Shukla Ekadashi from 22:29EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami23Shukla Dwadashi from 21:12DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi24Shukla Trayodashi from 20:18Trayodashi25Shukla Chaturdashi from 19:47ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat26Shukla Purnima from 19:43Purnima27Krishna Pratipada from 20:07PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+128Krishna Dwitiya from 21:00Dwitiya29Krishna Tritiya from 22:23Tritiya30Krishna Chaturthi from 00:13Chaturthi31Krishna Panchami from 01:26PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2004

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Krishna Chaturthi: 1 Oct, 06:10 GMT-7 → 2 Oct, 07:27 GMT-7
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 8 Oct, 20:19 GMT-7 → 9 Oct, 21:29 GMT-7
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 10 Oct, 22:00 GMT-7 → 11 Oct, 21:52 GMT-7
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 11 Oct, 21:52 GMT-7 → 12 Oct, 21:06 GMT-7
  6. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  7. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Amavasya: 12 Oct, 21:06 GMT-7 → 13 Oct, 19:48 GMT-7
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 13 Oct, 19:48 GMT-7 → 14 Oct, 18:03 GMT-7
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 16 Oct, 16:03 GMT-7
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Shukla Shashthi: 18 Oct, 08:45 GMT-7 → 19 Oct, 06:20 GMT-7
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 20 Oct, 04:03 GMT-7 → 21 Oct, 01:57 GMT-7
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Navami: 21 Oct, 01:57 GMT-7 → 22 Oct, 00:04 GMT-7
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 22 Oct, 00:04 GMT-7 → 22 Oct, 22:29 GMT-7
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 22 Oct, 22:29 GMT-7 → 23 Oct, 21:12 GMT-7
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 20:18 GMT-7 → 25 Oct, 19:47 GMT-7
  16. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 18:14 to 21:53 (peak 20:04). Sutak from 09:14: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 27 Oct, 18:14 GMT-7 → 27 Oct, 21:53 GMT-7 · sutak from 27 Oct, 09:14 GMT-7
  17. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Purnima: 26 Oct, 19:43 GMT-7 → 27 Oct, 20:07 GMT-7
  18. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Purnima: 26 Oct, 19:43 GMT-7 → 27 Oct, 20:07 GMT-7
  19. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 00:13 GMT-7 → 1 Nov, 01:26 GMT-8
  20. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 00:13 GMT-7 → 1 Nov, 01:26 GMT-8