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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2018

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2075 · New Jersey (Edison)
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1Krishna Ashtami from 18:39Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 16:47NavamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Dashami from 14:40Dashami4Krishna Ekadashi from 12:19Ekadashi5Krishna Dwadashi from 09:47DwadashiIndira Ekadashi6Krishna Trayodashi from 07:10TrayodashiPradosh Vrat7Krishna Amavasya from 02:02AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri8Shukla Pratipada from 23:46PratipadaAshwin Amavasya9Shukla Dwitiya from 21:55DwitiyaNavratri begins10Shukla Tritiya from 20:36Tritiya11Shukla Chaturthi from 19:58Chaturthi12Shukla Panchami from 20:04Panchami13Shukla Shashthi from 20:58Shashthi14Shukla Saptami from 22:35SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)15Shukla Ashtami from 00:46Ashtami16Shukla Navami from 03:20NavamiDurga Ashtami17Shukla Dashami from 05:59DashamiMaha NavamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Dashami (continues)DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami19Shukla Ekadashi from 08:27Ekadashi20Shukla Dwadashi from 10:31DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi21Shukla Trayodashi from 12:01TrayodashiPradosh Vrat22Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:53Chaturdashi23Shukla Purnima from 13:06PurnimaSharad Purnima24Krishna Pratipada from 12:45PratipadaAshwin Purnima25Krishna Dwitiya from 11:54Dwitiya26Krishna Tritiya from 10:39Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 09:08ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Panchami from 07:24Panchami29Krishna Saptami from 03:38Saptami30Krishna Ashtami from 01:40Ashtami31Krishna Navami from 23:40Navami
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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, 12:19 GMT-4 → 5 Oct, 09:47 GMT-4
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Oct, 07:10 GMT-4 → 7 Oct, 04:32 GMT-4
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Oct, 04:32 GMT-4 → 8 Oct, 02:02 GMT-4
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Amavasya: 8 Oct, 02:02 GMT-4 → 8 Oct, 23:47 GMT-4
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 8 Oct, 23:47 GMT-4 → 9 Oct, 21:55 GMT-4
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 13 Oct, 20:58 GMT-4 → 14 Oct, 22:35 GMT-4
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 16 Oct, 00:46 GMT-4 → 17 Oct, 03:20 GMT-4
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Navami: 17 Oct, 03:20 GMT-4 → 18 Oct, 05:59 GMT-4
  10. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 09:14 GMT-4
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 18 Oct, 05:59 GMT-4 → 19 Oct, 08:27 GMT-4
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 19 Oct, 08:27 GMT-4 → 20 Oct, 10:31 GMT-4
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Oct, 12:01 GMT-4 → 22 Oct, 12:53 GMT-4
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 23 Oct, 13:06 GMT-4 → 24 Oct, 12:45 GMT-4
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Purnima: 23 Oct, 13:06 GMT-4 → 24 Oct, 12:45 GMT-4
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 09:08 GMT-4 → 28 Oct, 07:24 GMT-4
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 09:08 GMT-4 → 28 Oct, 07:24 GMT-4