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October 2027

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2084 · Houston
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1Shukla Tritiya from 17:03Tritiya2Shukla Chaturthi from 15:38ChaturthiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Panchami from 14:58Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 15:06Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 16:03SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)6Shukla Ashtami from 17:43Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 19:57NavamiDurga Ashtami8Shukla Dashami from 22:32DashamiMaha Navami9Shukla Ekadashi from 01:11EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami10Shukla Dwadashi from 03:38DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 05:44Trayodashi12Shukla Chaturdashi from 07:18ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat13Shukla Chaturdashi (continues)Chaturdashi14Shukla Purnima from 08:19PurnimaSharad Purnima15Krishna Pratipada from 08:46PratipadaAshwin Purnima16Krishna Dwitiya from 08:43Dwitiya17Krishna Tritiya from 08:13TritiyaTula Sankranti18Krishna Panchami from 06:12PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi19Krishna Shashthi from 04:48Shashthi20Krishna Saptami from 03:12Saptami21Krishna Ashtami from 01:26Ashtami22Krishna Navami from 23:29Navami23Krishna Dashami from 21:23Dashami24Krishna Ekadashi from 19:10Ekadashi25Krishna Dwadashi from 16:52DwadashiRama Ekadashi26Krishna Trayodashi from 14:33TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat27Krishna Chaturdashi from 12:20ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri28Krishna Amavasya from 10:18AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja29Shukla Pratipada from 08:36PratipadaGovardhan PujaKartika Amavasya30Shukla Tritiya from 06:43TritiyaBhai Dooj31Shukla Chaturthi from 06:45Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2027

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 4 Oct, 15:06 GMT-5 → 5 Oct, 16:03 GMT-5
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 6 Oct, 17:43 GMT-5 → 7 Oct, 19:57 GMT-5
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Navami: 7 Oct, 19:57 GMT-5 → 8 Oct, 22:32 GMT-5
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 8 Oct, 22:32 GMT-5 → 10 Oct, 01:11 GMT-5
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 10 Oct, 01:11 GMT-5 → 11 Oct, 03:38 GMT-5
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 12 Oct, 05:44 GMT-5 → 13 Oct, 07:18 GMT-5
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 14 Oct, 08:19 GMT-5 → 15 Oct, 08:46 GMT-5
  9. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Purnima: 14 Oct, 08:19 GMT-5 → 15 Oct, 08:46 GMT-5
  10. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 15:38 GMT-5
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 07:21 GMT-5 → 19 Oct, 06:12 GMT-5
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 07:21 GMT-5 → 19 Oct, 06:12 GMT-5
  13. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 19:10 GMT-5 → 25 Oct, 16:52 GMT-5
  14. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 14:33 GMT-5 → 27 Oct, 12:20 GMT-5
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 14:33 GMT-5 → 27 Oct, 12:20 GMT-5
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Oct, 12:20 GMT-5 → 28 Oct, 10:18 GMT-5
  17. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 28 Oct, 10:18 GMT-5 → 29 Oct, 08:37 GMT-5
  18. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Shukla Pratipada: 29 Oct, 08:37 GMT-5 → 30 Oct, 07:22 GMT-5
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Amavasya: 28 Oct, 10:18 GMT-5 → 29 Oct, 08:37 GMT-5
  20. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 30 Oct, 07:22 GMT-5 → 31 Oct, 06:43 GMT-5