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October 2018

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2075 · Birmingham
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1Krishna Ashtami from 23:39Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 21:47NavamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Dashami from 19:40Dashami4Krishna Ekadashi from 17:19Ekadashi5Krishna Dwadashi from 14:47DwadashiIndira Ekadashi6Krishna Trayodashi from 12:10TrayodashiPradosh Vrat7Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:32ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri8Shukla Pratipada from 04:46PratipadaAshwin Amavasya9Shukla Dwitiya from 02:55DwitiyaNavratri begins10Shukla Tritiya from 01:36Tritiya11Shukla Chaturthi from 00:58Chaturthi12Shukla Panchami from 01:04Panchami13Shukla Shashthi from 01:58Shashthi14Shukla Saptami from 03:35SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)15Shukla Ashtami from 05:46Ashtami16Shukla Ashtami (continues)AshtamiDurga Ashtami17Shukla Navami from 08:20NavamiMaha NavamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Dashami from 10:59DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami19Shukla Ekadashi from 13:27Ekadashi20Shukla Dwadashi from 15:31DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi21Shukla Trayodashi from 17:01TrayodashiPradosh Vrat22Shukla Chaturdashi from 17:53Chaturdashi23Shukla Purnima from 18:06PurnimaSharad Purnima24Krishna Pratipada from 17:45PratipadaAshwin Purnima25Krishna Dwitiya from 16:54Dwitiya26Krishna Tritiya from 15:39Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 14:08ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Panchami from 11:24Panchami29Krishna Shashthi from 09:33Shashthi30Krishna Saptami from 07:38Saptami31Krishna Navami from 03:40Navami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2018

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 4 Oct, 17:19 GMT+1 → 5 Oct, 14:47 GMT+1
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Oct, 12:10 GMT+1 → 7 Oct, 09:32 GMT+1
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Oct, 09:32 GMT+1 → 8 Oct, 07:02 GMT+1
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Amavasya: 8 Oct, 07:02 GMT+1 → 9 Oct, 04:47 GMT+1
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 9 Oct, 04:47 GMT+1 → 10 Oct, 02:55 GMT+1
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 14 Oct, 01:58 GMT+1 → 15 Oct, 03:35 GMT+1
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 16 Oct, 05:46 GMT+1 → 17 Oct, 08:20 GMT+1
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 17 Oct, 08:20 GMT+1 → 18 Oct, 10:59 GMT+1
  10. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 14:14 GMT+1
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 18 Oct, 10:59 GMT+1 → 19 Oct, 13:27 GMT+1
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 19 Oct, 13:27 GMT+1 → 20 Oct, 15:31 GMT+1
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Oct, 17:01 GMT+1 → 22 Oct, 17:53 GMT+1
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 23 Oct, 18:06 GMT+1 → 24 Oct, 17:45 GMT+1
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Purnima: 23 Oct, 18:06 GMT+1 → 24 Oct, 17:45 GMT+1
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 14:08 GMT+1 → 28 Oct, 11:24 GMT
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 14:08 GMT+1 → 28 Oct, 11:24 GMT