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October 2020
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1Shukla Purnima from 06:56Purnima2Krishna Pratipada from 09:05Pratipada3Krishna Dwitiya from 11:27Dwitiya4Krishna Tritiya from 13:58Tritiya5Krishna Chaturthi from 16:32Chaturthi6Krishna Panchami from 19:02Panchami7Krishna Shashthi from 21:17Shashthi8Krishna Saptami from 23:07Saptami9Krishna Ashtami from 00:19Ashtami10Krishna Navami from 00:47Navami11Krishna Dashami from 00:23Dashami12Krishna Ekadashi from 23:09Ekadashi13Krishna Dwadashi from 21:06Dwadashi14Krishna Trayodashi from 18:21Trayodashi15Krishna Chaturdashi from 15:03Chaturdashi16Krishna Amavasya from 11:22Amavasya17Shukla Pratipada from 07:31Pratipada+118Shukla Tritiya from 23:57Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 20:38Chaturthi20Shukla Panchami from 17:49Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 15:38Shashthi22Shukla Saptami from 14:10Saptami23Shukla Ashtami from 13:27Ashtami24Shukla Navami from 13:29Navami25Shukla Dashami from 14:12Dashami26Shukla Ekadashi from 15:30Ekadashi27Shukla Dwadashi from 17:16Dwadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 19:24Trayodashi29Shukla Chaturdashi from 21:46Chaturdashi30Shukla Purnima from 00:16Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 02:49Pratipada
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2020
- Gandhi JayantiNationalThe birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Ashwin PurnimaVratsThe full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Purnima: 1 Oct, 06:56 GMT+12 → 2 Oct, 09:05 GMT+12
- Sankashti ChaturthiVratsA fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Oct, 16:32 GMT+12 → 6 Oct, 19:02 GMT+12
- Parama EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 12 Oct, 23:09 GMT+12 → 13 Oct, 21:06 GMT+12
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 18:21 GMT+12 → 15 Oct, 15:03 GMT+12
- Masik ShivaratriVratsThe monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Oct, 15:03 GMT+12 → 16 Oct, 11:22 GMT+12
- Navratri beginsHindu festivalsNine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Shukla Pratipada: 17 Oct, 07:31 GMT+12 → 18 Oct, 03:38 GMT+12
- Kartika AmavasyaVratsThe new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Amavasya: 16 Oct, 11:22 GMT+12 → 17 Oct, 07:31 GMT+12
- Tula SankrantiVratsThe Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 13:35 GMT+12
- Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)RegionalBengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 21 Oct, 15:38 GMT+12 → 22 Oct, 14:10 GMT+12
- Durga AshtamiHindu festivalsThe eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 23 Oct, 13:27 GMT+12 → 24 Oct, 13:29 GMT+12
- Maha NavamiHindu festivalsThe ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 24 Oct, 13:29 GMT+12 → 25 Oct, 14:12 GMT+12
- Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivalsThe victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 25 Oct, 14:12 GMT+12 → 26 Oct, 15:30 GMT+12
- Papankusha EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 26 Oct, 15:30 GMT+12 → 27 Oct, 17:16 GMT+12
- Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpectedThe birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Oct, 19:24 GMT+12 → 29 Oct, 21:46 GMT+12
- Sharad PurnimaHindu festivalsThe harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Purnima: 31 Oct, 00:16 GMT+12 → 1 Nov, 02:49 GMT+12
- Ashwin PurnimaVratsThe full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Purnima: 31 Oct, 00:16 GMT+12 → 1 Nov, 02:49 GMT+12