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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2022

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2079 · New Jersey (Edison)
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1Shukla Saptami from 11:17SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)2Shukla Ashtami from 09:17AshtamiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Navami from 07:08NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami4Shukla Ekadashi from 02:30EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami5Shukla Dwadashi from 00:10DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi6Shukla Trayodashi from 21:57Trayodashi7Shukla Chaturdashi from 19:55ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Purnima from 18:12PurnimaSharad PurnimaMilad-un-Nabi9Krishna Pratipada from 16:54PratipadaAshwin Purnima10Krishna Dwitiya from 16:09Dwitiya11Krishna Tritiya from 15:59Tritiya12Krishna Chaturthi from 16:29ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi13Krishna Panchami from 17:38Panchami14Krishna Shashthi from 19:22Shashthi15Krishna Saptami from 21:33Saptami16Krishna Ashtami from 00:00Ashtami17Krishna Navami from 02:28NavamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Dashami from 04:43Dashami19Krishna Ekadashi from 06:35Ekadashi20Krishna Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiRama Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 07:53Dwadashi22Krishna Trayodashi from 08:32TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat23Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:33ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri24Krishna Amavasya from 07:57AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 05:12DwitiyaPartial solar eclipseGovardhan Puja26Shukla Tritiya from 03:15TritiyaBhai Dooj27Shukla Chaturthi from 01:04Chaturthi28Shukla Panchami from 22:43Panchami29Shukla Shashthi from 20:20Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 17:58SaptamiChhath Puja31Shukla Ashtami from 15:41Ashtami
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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, 13:05 GMT-4 → 1 Oct, 11:17 GMT-4
  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, 09:17 GMT-4 → 3 Oct, 07:08 GMT-4
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 3 Oct, 07:08 GMT-4 → 4 Oct, 04:51 GMT-4
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 4 Oct, 04:51 GMT-4 → 5 Oct, 02:30 GMT-4
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 02:30 GMT-4 → 6 Oct, 00:10 GMT-4
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 6 Oct, 21:57 GMT-4 → 7 Oct, 19:55 GMT-4
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 8 Oct, 18:12 GMT-4 → 9 Oct, 16:54 GMT-4
  9. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Purnima: 8 Oct, 18:12 GMT-4 → 9 Oct, 16:54 GMT-4
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 12 Oct, 16:29 GMT-4 → 13 Oct, 17:38 GMT-4
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 12 Oct, 16:29 GMT-4 → 13 Oct, 17:38 GMT-4
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 09:53 GMT-4
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Oct, 06:35 GMT-4 → 21 Oct, 07:53 GMT-4
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 08:32 GMT-4 → 23 Oct, 08:33 GMT-4
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 08:32 GMT-4 → 23 Oct, 08:33 GMT-4
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Oct, 08:33 GMT-4 → 24 Oct, 07:57 GMT-4
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 24 Oct, 07:57 GMT-4 → 25 Oct, 06:49 GMT-4
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 24 Oct, 07:57 GMT-4 → 25 Oct, 06:49 GMT-4
  20. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 25 Oct, 06:49 GMT-4 → 26 Oct, 05:12 GMT-4
  22. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 26 Oct, 05:12 GMT-4 → 27 Oct, 03:15 GMT-4
  23. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 29 Oct, 20:20 GMT-4 → 30 Oct, 17:58 GMT-4