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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2023

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2080 · Karachi
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1Krishna Tritiya from 09:12Tritiya2Krishna Chaturthi from 07:06ChaturthiGandhi JayantiSankashti Chaturthi3Krishna Shashthi from 05:03Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 05:11Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 06:05Ashtami6Krishna Ashtami (continues)Ashtami7Krishna Navami from 07:38Navami8Krishna Dashami from 09:43Dashami9Krishna Ekadashi from 12:07Ekadashi10Krishna Dwadashi from 14:39DwadashiIndira Ekadashi11Krishna Trayodashi from 17:07TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:24ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya from 21:21Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada from 22:55PratipadaAnnular solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya15Shukla Dwitiya from 00:02DwitiyaNavratri begins16Shukla Tritiya from 00:43Tritiya17Shukla Chaturthi from 00:56Chaturthi18Shukla Panchami from 00:42PanchamiTula Sankranti19Shukla Shashthi from 00:02Shashthi20Shukla Saptami from 22:55SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)21Shukla Ashtami from 21:23Ashtami22Shukla Navami from 19:29NavamiDurga Ashtami23Shukla Dashami from 17:15DashamiMaha Navami24Shukla Ekadashi from 14:44EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami25Shukla Dwadashi from 12:02DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi26Shukla Trayodashi from 09:14TrayodashiPradosh Vrat27Shukla Purnima from 03:47Purnima28Krishna Pratipada from 01:23PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima29Krishna Dwitiya from 23:23DwitiyaPartial lunar eclipse30Krishna Tritiya from 21:53Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 21:00Chaturthi
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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.Krishna Chaturthi: 2 Oct, 07:06 GMT+5 → 3 Oct, 05:42 GMT+5
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 12:07 GMT+5 → 10 Oct, 14:39 GMT+5
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 17:07 GMT+5 → 12 Oct, 19:24 GMT+5
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Oct, 19:24 GMT+5 → 13 Oct, 21:21 GMT+5
  6. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  7. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Amavasya: 13 Oct, 21:21 GMT+5 → 14 Oct, 22:55 GMT+5
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 14 Oct, 22:55 GMT+5 → 16 Oct, 00:02 GMT+5
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 00:59 GMT+5
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 20 Oct, 00:02 GMT+5 → 20 Oct, 22:55 GMT+5
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 21 Oct, 21:23 GMT+5 → 22 Oct, 19:29 GMT+5
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Navami: 22 Oct, 19:29 GMT+5 → 23 Oct, 17:15 GMT+5
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 23 Oct, 17:15 GMT+5 → 24 Oct, 14:44 GMT+5
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 14:44 GMT+5 → 25 Oct, 12:02 GMT+5
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 09:14 GMT+5 → 27 Oct, 06:27 GMT+5
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 03:47 GMT+5 → 29 Oct, 01:23 GMT+5
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 03:47 GMT+5 → 29 Oct, 01:23 GMT+5
  18. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 00:34 to 01:53 (peak 01:13). Sutak from 15:34: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 29 Oct, 00:34 GMT+5 → 29 Oct, 01:53 GMT+5 · sutak from 28 Oct, 15:34 GMT+5