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October 2023

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2080 · Leicester
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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: 2 Oct, 03:06 GMT+1 → 3 Oct, 01:42 GMT+1
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 08:07 GMT+1 → 10 Oct, 10:39 GMT+1
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 13:07 GMT+1 → 12 Oct, 15:24 GMT+1
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Oct, 15:24 GMT+1 → 13 Oct, 17:21 GMT+1
  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, 17:21 GMT+1 → 14 Oct, 18:55 GMT+1
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 14 Oct, 18:55 GMT+1 → 15 Oct, 20:02 GMT+1
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 20:59 GMT+1
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 19 Oct, 20:02 GMT+1 → 20 Oct, 18:55 GMT+1
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 21 Oct, 17:23 GMT+1 → 22 Oct, 15:29 GMT+1
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 22 Oct, 15:29 GMT+1 → 23 Oct, 13:15 GMT+1
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 23 Oct, 13:15 GMT+1 → 24 Oct, 10:44 GMT+1
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 10:44 GMT+1 → 25 Oct, 08:02 GMT+1
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 05:14 GMT+1 → 27 Oct, 02:27 GMT+1
  16. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 20:34 to 21:53 (peak 21:13). Sutak from 11:34: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 28 Oct, 20:34 GMT+1 → 28 Oct, 21:53 GMT+1 · sutak from 28 Oct, 11:34 GMT+1
  17. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 27 Oct, 23:47 GMT+1 → 28 Oct, 21:23 GMT+1
  18. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 27 Oct, 23:47 GMT+1 → 28 Oct, 21:23 GMT+1
  19. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 16:00 GMT → 1 Nov, 15:49 GMT
  20. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 16:00 GMT → 1 Nov, 15:49 GMT