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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2018

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2075 · San Francisco
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1Krishna Ashtami from 15:39Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 13:47NavamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Dashami from 11:40Dashami4Krishna Ekadashi from 09:19EkadashiIndira Ekadashi5Krishna Trayodashi from 04:10Trayodashi6Krishna Chaturdashi from 01:32ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat7Krishna Amavasya from 23:02AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri8Shukla Pratipada from 20:46PratipadaAshwin Amavasya9Shukla Dwitiya from 18:55DwitiyaNavratri begins10Shukla Tritiya from 17:36Tritiya11Shukla Chaturthi from 16:58Chaturthi12Shukla Panchami from 17:04Panchami13Shukla Shashthi from 17:58Shashthi14Shukla Saptami from 19:35SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)15Shukla Ashtami from 21:46Ashtami16Shukla Navami from 00:20NavamiDurga Ashtami17Shukla Dashami from 02:59DashamiMaha NavamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Ekadashi from 05:27EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami19Shukla Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiPapankusha Ekadashi20Shukla Dwadashi from 07:31Dwadashi21Shukla Trayodashi from 09:01TrayodashiPradosh Vrat22Shukla Chaturdashi from 09:53Chaturdashi23Shukla Purnima from 10:06PurnimaSharad Purnima24Krishna Pratipada from 09:45PratipadaAshwin Purnima25Krishna Dwitiya from 08:54Dwitiya26Krishna Tritiya from 07:39Tritiya27Krishna Panchami from 04:24PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Shashthi from 02:33Shashthi29Krishna Saptami from 00:38Saptami30Krishna Ashtami from 22:40Ashtami31Krishna Navami from 20:40Navami
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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.Krishna Ekadashi: 4 Oct, 09:19 GMT-7 → 5 Oct, 06:47 GMT-7
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Oct, 04:10 GMT-7 → 7 Oct, 01:32 GMT-7
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Oct, 01:32 GMT-7 → 7 Oct, 23:02 GMT-7
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Amavasya: 7 Oct, 23:02 GMT-7 → 8 Oct, 20:47 GMT-7
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 8 Oct, 20:47 GMT-7 → 9 Oct, 18:55 GMT-7
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 13 Oct, 17:58 GMT-7 → 14 Oct, 19:35 GMT-7
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 15 Oct, 21:46 GMT-7 → 17 Oct, 00:20 GMT-7
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Navami: 17 Oct, 00:20 GMT-7 → 18 Oct, 02:59 GMT-7
  10. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 06:14 GMT-7
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 18 Oct, 02:59 GMT-7 → 19 Oct, 05:27 GMT-7
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 19 Oct, 05:27 GMT-7 → 20 Oct, 07:31 GMT-7
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Oct, 09:01 GMT-7 → 22 Oct, 09:53 GMT-7
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 23 Oct, 10:06 GMT-7 → 24 Oct, 09:45 GMT-7
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Purnima: 23 Oct, 10:06 GMT-7 → 24 Oct, 09:45 GMT-7
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 06:08 GMT-7 → 28 Oct, 04:24 GMT-7
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 06:08 GMT-7 → 28 Oct, 04:24 GMT-7