Skip to content
Sign inCreate my book

Hindu calendar · Toronto

Festivals, vrats and holidays

Every date is calculated for your city’s sunrise and time zone, so the days and times are the ones that apply where you are.

October 2008

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Toronto
PurnimantaAmanta
‹›
Search powered by Google Maps — choose from the list.
Use your current location for accurate timings. Only the nearest city is kept.
1Shukla Chaturthi from 06:44ChaturthiEid al-Fitr2Shukla Chaturthi (continues)ChaturthiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Panchami from 08:35Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 10:50Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 13:20SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)6Shukla Ashtami from 15:52Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 18:11NavamiDurga Ashtami8Shukla Dashami from 20:03DashamiMaha Navami9Shukla Ekadashi from 21:17EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami10Shukla Dwadashi from 21:44DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 21:23Trayodashi12Shukla Chaturdashi from 20:14ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat13Shukla Purnima from 18:25PurnimaSharad Purnima14Krishna Pratipada from 16:02PratipadaAshwin Purnima15Krishna Dwitiya from 13:15Dwitiya16Krishna Tritiya from 10:14TritiyaTula Sankranti17Krishna Panchami from 04:08PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi18Krishna Shashthi from 01:21Shashthi19Krishna Saptami from 22:52Saptami20Krishna Ashtami from 20:47Ashtami21Krishna Navami from 19:08Navami22Krishna Dashami from 17:56Dashami23Krishna Ekadashi from 17:09Ekadashi24Krishna Dwadashi from 16:48DwadashiRama Ekadashi25Krishna Trayodashi from 16:50TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat26Krishna Chaturdashi from 17:15ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri27Krishna Amavasya from 18:02AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja28Shukla Pratipada from 19:13PratipadaKartika Amavasya29Shukla Dwitiya from 20:48DwitiyaGovardhan Puja30Shukla Tritiya from 22:47TritiyaBhai Dooj31Shukla Chaturthi from 01:06Chaturthi
TodayEach day shows the tithi that begins on it (sunrise to the next sunrise), with its start time. Open a day for its full panchang.

Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2008

  1. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 4 Oct, 10:50 GMT-4 → 5 Oct, 13:20 GMT-4
  4. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 6 Oct, 15:52 GMT-4 → 7 Oct, 18:11 GMT-4
  5. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Navami: 7 Oct, 18:11 GMT-4 → 8 Oct, 20:03 GMT-4
  6. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 8 Oct, 20:03 GMT-4 → 9 Oct, 21:17 GMT-4
  7. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 21:17 GMT-4 → 10 Oct, 21:44 GMT-4
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 21:23 GMT-4 → 12 Oct, 20:14 GMT-4
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 13 Oct, 18:25 GMT-4 → 14 Oct, 16:02 GMT-4
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 13 Oct, 18:25 GMT-4 → 14 Oct, 16:02 GMT-4
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 16 Oct, 19:50 GMT-4
  12. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 07:09 GMT-4 → 18 Oct, 04:08 GMT-4
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 07:09 GMT-4 → 18 Oct, 04:08 GMT-4
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 23 Oct, 17:09 GMT-4 → 24 Oct, 16:48 GMT-4
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 16:50 GMT-4 → 26 Oct, 17:15 GMT-4
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 16:50 GMT-4 → 26 Oct, 17:15 GMT-4
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 26 Oct, 17:15 GMT-4 → 27 Oct, 18:02 GMT-4
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 27 Oct, 18:02 GMT-4 → 28 Oct, 19:14 GMT-4
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Amavasya: 27 Oct, 18:02 GMT-4 → 28 Oct, 19:14 GMT-4
  20. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 28 Oct, 19:14 GMT-4 → 29 Oct, 20:48 GMT-4
  21. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 29 Oct, 20:48 GMT-4 → 30 Oct, 22:47 GMT-4