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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2020

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2077 · Houston
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1Krishna Pratipada from 16:05PratipadaAshwin Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 18:27DwitiyaGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Tritiya from 20:58Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 23:32Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 02:02PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Shashthi from 04:17Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 06:07Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 07:19Ashtami9Krishna Ashtami (continues)Ashtami10Krishna Navami from 07:47Navami11Krishna Dashami from 07:23Dashami12Krishna Dwadashi from 04:06DwadashiParama Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 01:21Trayodashi14Krishna Chaturdashi from 22:03ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri15Krishna Amavasya from 18:22Amavasya16Shukla Pratipada from 14:31PratipadaKartika AmavasyaTula Sankranti17Shukla Dwitiya from 10:38DwitiyaNavratri begins18Shukla Chaturthi from 03:38Chaturthi19Shukla Panchami from 00:49Panchami20Shukla Shashthi from 22:38Shashthi21Shukla Saptami from 21:10SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)22Shukla Ashtami from 20:27Ashtami23Shukla Navami from 20:29NavamiDurga Ashtami24Shukla Dashami from 21:12DashamiMaha Navami25Shukla Ekadashi from 22:30EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami26Shukla Dwadashi from 00:16DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi27Shukla Trayodashi from 02:24Trayodashi28Shukla Chaturdashi from 04:46ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Purnima from 07:16PurnimaMilad-un-Nabi30Shukla Purnima (continues)PurnimaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 09:49Pratipada
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2020

  1. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Purnima: 30 Sept, 13:56 GMT-5 → 1 Oct, 16:05 GMT-5
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Oct, 23:32 GMT-5 → 6 Oct, 02:02 GMT-5
  4. Parama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 12 Oct, 06:09 GMT-5 → 13 Oct, 04:06 GMT-5
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 01:21 GMT-5 → 14 Oct, 22:03 GMT-5
  6. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Oct, 22:03 GMT-5 → 15 Oct, 18:22 GMT-5
  7. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Amavasya: 15 Oct, 18:22 GMT-5 → 16 Oct, 14:31 GMT-5
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 16 Oct, 20:35 GMT-5
  9. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 16 Oct, 14:31 GMT-5 → 17 Oct, 10:38 GMT-5
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 20 Oct, 22:38 GMT-5 → 21 Oct, 21:10 GMT-5
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 22 Oct, 20:27 GMT-5 → 23 Oct, 20:29 GMT-5
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Navami: 23 Oct, 20:29 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 21:12 GMT-5
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 24 Oct, 21:12 GMT-5 → 25 Oct, 22:30 GMT-5
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 25 Oct, 22:30 GMT-5 → 27 Oct, 00:16 GMT-5
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Oct, 02:24 GMT-5 → 29 Oct, 04:46 GMT-5
  16. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  17. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Purnima: 30 Oct, 07:16 GMT-5 → 31 Oct, 09:49 GMT-5
  18. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Purnima: 30 Oct, 07:16 GMT-5 → 31 Oct, 09:49 GMT-5