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October 2005

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2062 · Vancouver
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1Krishna Amavasya from 02:02AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri2Shukla Pratipada from 03:27PratipadaGandhi JayantiAshwin Amavasya3Shukla Dwitiya from 04:26DwitiyaAnnular solar eclipseNavratri begins4Shukla Tritiya from 04:57Tritiya5Shukla Chaturthi from 05:01Chaturthi6Shukla Panchami from 04:37Panchami7Shukla Shashthi from 03:48Shashthi8Shukla Saptami from 02:34SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)9Shukla Ashtami from 00:57Ashtami10Shukla Navami from 22:59NavamiDurga Ashtami11Shukla Dashami from 20:42DashamiMaha Navami12Shukla Ekadashi from 18:12EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami13Shukla Dwadashi from 15:31DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi14Shukla Trayodashi from 12:46TrayodashiPradosh Vrat15Shukla Chaturdashi from 10:04Chaturdashi16Krishna Pratipada from 05:13PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin PurnimaTula Sankranti+117Krishna Dwitiya from 03:20DwitiyaPartial lunar eclipse18Krishna Tritiya from 01:59Tritiya19Krishna Chaturthi from 01:14Chaturthi20Krishna Panchami from 01:11PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi21Krishna Shashthi from 01:51Shashthi22Krishna Saptami from 03:12Saptami23Krishna Ashtami from 05:08Ashtami24Krishna Navami from 07:29Navami25Krishna Navami (continues)Navami26Krishna Dashami from 10:01Dashami27Krishna Ekadashi from 12:30Ekadashi28Krishna Dwadashi from 14:43DwadashiRama Ekadashi29Krishna Trayodashi from 16:30TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat30Krishna Chaturdashi from 16:44ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri31Krishna Amavasya from 17:22AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2005

  1. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Krishna Chaturdashi: 1 Oct, 00:12 GMT-7 → 2 Oct, 02:02 GMT-7
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Amavasya: 2 Oct, 02:02 GMT-7 → 3 Oct, 03:28 GMT-7
  4. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 3 Oct, 03:28 GMT-7 → 4 Oct, 04:26 GMT-7
  6. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 03:48 GMT-7 → 9 Oct, 02:34 GMT-7
  7. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 10 Oct, 00:57 GMT-7 → 10 Oct, 22:59 GMT-7
  8. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Navami: 10 Oct, 22:59 GMT-7 → 11 Oct, 20:42 GMT-7
  9. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 11 Oct, 20:42 GMT-7 → 12 Oct, 18:12 GMT-7
  10. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 12 Oct, 18:12 GMT-7 → 13 Oct, 15:31 GMT-7
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 12:46 GMT-7 → 15 Oct, 10:04 GMT-7
  12. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Purnima: 16 Oct, 07:30 GMT-7 → 17 Oct, 05:13 GMT-7
  13. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Purnima: 16 Oct, 07:30 GMT-7 → 17 Oct, 05:13 GMT-7
  14. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 16 Oct, 22:15 GMT-7
  15. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 04:34 to 05:32 (peak 05:03). Sutak from 19:34: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 17 Oct, 04:34 GMT-7 → 17 Oct, 05:32 GMT-7 · sutak from 16 Oct, 19:34 GMT-7
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 01:14 GMT-7 → 21 Oct, 01:11 GMT-7
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 01:14 GMT-7 → 21 Oct, 01:11 GMT-7
  18. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 27 Oct, 12:30 GMT-7 → 28 Oct, 14:43 GMT-7
  19. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 29 Oct, 16:30 GMT-7 → 30 Oct, 16:44 GMT-8
  20. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 29 Oct, 16:30 GMT-7 → 30 Oct, 16:44 GMT-8
  21. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 30 Oct, 16:44 GMT-8 → 31 Oct, 17:22 GMT-8
  22. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 31 Oct, 17:22 GMT-8 → 1 Nov, 17:25 GMT-8