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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2023

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2080 · Chicago
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1Krishna Chaturthi from 21:06Chaturthi2Krishna Panchami from 19:42PanchamiGandhi JayantiSankashti Chaturthi3Krishna Shashthi from 19:03Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 19:11Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 20:05Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 21:38Navami7Krishna Dashami from 23:43Dashami8Krishna Ekadashi from 02:07Ekadashi9Krishna Dwadashi from 04:39DwadashiIndira Ekadashi10Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi11Krishna Trayodashi from 07:07TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:24ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya from 11:21Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada from 12:55PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya15Shukla Dwitiya from 14:02DwitiyaNavratri begins16Shukla Tritiya from 14:43Tritiya17Shukla Chaturthi from 14:56ChaturthiTula Sankranti18Shukla Panchami from 14:42Panchami19Shukla Shashthi from 14:02Shashthi20Shukla Saptami from 12:55SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)21Shukla Ashtami from 11:23Ashtami22Shukla Navami from 09:29NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami23Shukla Dashami from 07:15DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami24Shukla Dwadashi from 02:02DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi25Shukla Trayodashi from 23:14Trayodashi26Shukla Chaturdashi from 20:27ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat27Shukla Purnima from 17:47PurnimaSharad Purnima28Krishna Pratipada from 15:23PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseAshwin Purnima29Krishna Dwitiya from 13:23Dwitiya30Krishna Tritiya from 11:53Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 11:00ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2023

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 1 Oct, 21:06 GMT-5 → 2 Oct, 19:42 GMT-5
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 02:07 GMT-5 → 10 Oct, 04:39 GMT-5
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 07:07 GMT-5 → 12 Oct, 09:24 GMT-5
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Oct, 09:24 GMT-5 → 13 Oct, 11:21 GMT-5
  6. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 10:37 to 13:22 (peak 11:58). Sutak from 22:37: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 14 Oct, 10:37 GMT-5 → 14 Oct, 13:22 GMT-5 · sutak from 13 Oct, 22:37 GMT-5
  7. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Amavasya: 13 Oct, 11:21 GMT-5 → 14 Oct, 12:55 GMT-5
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 14 Oct, 12:55 GMT-5 → 15 Oct, 14:02 GMT-5
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 14:59 GMT-5
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 19 Oct, 14:02 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 12:55 GMT-5
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 21 Oct, 11:23 GMT-5 → 22 Oct, 09:29 GMT-5
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 22 Oct, 09:29 GMT-5 → 23 Oct, 07:15 GMT-5
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 23 Oct, 07:15 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 04:44 GMT-5
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 04:44 GMT-5 → 25 Oct, 02:02 GMT-5
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 23:14 GMT-5 → 26 Oct, 20:27 GMT-5
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 27 Oct, 17:47 GMT-5 → 28 Oct, 15:23 GMT-5
  17. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  18. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 27 Oct, 17:47 GMT-5 → 28 Oct, 15:23 GMT-5
  19. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 11:00 GMT-5 → 1 Nov, 10:49 GMT-5
  20. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 11:00 GMT-5 → 1 Nov, 10:49 GMT-5