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October 2022

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2079 · Birmingham
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1Shukla Saptami from 16:17SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)2Shukla Ashtami from 14:17AshtamiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Navami from 12:08NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami4Shukla Dashami from 09:51DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami5Shukla Ekadashi from 07:30EkadashiPapankusha Ekadashi6Shukla Trayodashi from 02:57Trayodashi7Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:55ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Purnima from 23:12PurnimaMilad-un-Nabi9Krishna Pratipada from 21:54PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima10Krishna Dwitiya from 21:09Dwitiya11Krishna Tritiya from 20:59Tritiya12Krishna Chaturthi from 21:29Chaturthi13Krishna Panchami from 22:38PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi14Krishna Shashthi from 00:22Shashthi15Krishna Saptami from 02:33Saptami16Krishna Ashtami from 05:00Ashtami17Krishna Navami from 07:28NavamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Navami (continues)Navami19Krishna Dashami from 09:43Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 11:35Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 12:53DwadashiRama Ekadashi22Krishna Trayodashi from 13:32TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat23Krishna Chaturdashi from 13:33ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri24Krishna Amavasya from 12:57AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja25Shukla Pratipada from 11:48PratipadaPartial solar eclipseKartika Amavasya26Shukla Dwitiya from 10:12DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj27Shukla Tritiya from 08:15Tritiya28Shukla Panchami from 03:43Panchami29Shukla Shashthi from 01:20Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 21:58SaptamiChhath Puja31Shukla Ashtami from 19:41Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2022

  1. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Shashthi: 30 Sept, 18:05 GMT+1 → 1 Oct, 16:17 GMT+1
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 2 Oct, 14:17 GMT+1 → 3 Oct, 12:08 GMT+1
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 3 Oct, 12:08 GMT+1 → 4 Oct, 09:51 GMT+1
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 4 Oct, 09:51 GMT+1 → 5 Oct, 07:30 GMT+1
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 07:30 GMT+1 → 6 Oct, 05:10 GMT+1
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 02:57 GMT+1 → 8 Oct, 00:55 GMT+1
  8. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Purnima: 8 Oct, 23:12 GMT+1 → 9 Oct, 21:54 GMT+1
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Purnima: 8 Oct, 23:12 GMT+1 → 9 Oct, 21:54 GMT+1
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 12 Oct, 21:29 GMT+1 → 13 Oct, 22:38 GMT+1
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 12 Oct, 21:29 GMT+1 → 13 Oct, 22:38 GMT+1
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 14:53 GMT+1
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Oct, 11:35 GMT+1 → 21 Oct, 12:53 GMT+1
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 13:32 GMT+1 → 23 Oct, 13:33 GMT+1
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 13:32 GMT+1 → 23 Oct, 13:33 GMT+1
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Oct, 13:33 GMT+1 → 24 Oct, 12:57 GMT+1
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 24 Oct, 12:57 GMT+1 → 25 Oct, 11:49 GMT+1
  19. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 10:07 to 11:48 (peak 10:57). Sutak from 22:07: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 25 Oct, 10:07 GMT+1 → 25 Oct, 11:48 GMT+1 · sutak from 24 Oct, 22:07 GMT+1
  20. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Amavasya: 24 Oct, 12:57 GMT+1 → 25 Oct, 11:49 GMT+1
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 25 Oct, 11:49 GMT+1 → 26 Oct, 10:12 GMT+1
  22. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 26 Oct, 10:12 GMT+1 → 27 Oct, 08:15 GMT+1
  23. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 30 Oct, 01:20 GMT+1 → 30 Oct, 21:58 GMT