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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2028

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2085 · Houston
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1Shukla Chaturdashi (continues)Chaturdashi2Shukla Purnima from 09:04PurnimaGandhi JayantiSharad Purnima3Krishna Pratipada from 11:24PratipadaAshwin Purnima4Krishna Dwitiya from 13:33Dwitiya5Krishna Tritiya from 15:28Tritiya6Krishna Chaturthi from 17:05ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi7Krishna Panchami from 18:21Panchami8Krishna Shashthi from 19:12Shashthi9Krishna Saptami from 19:32Saptami10Krishna Ashtami from 19:18Ashtami11Krishna Navami from 18:25Navami12Krishna Dashami from 16:53Dashami13Krishna Ekadashi from 14:43Ekadashi14Krishna Dwadashi from 11:58DwadashiRama Ekadashi15Krishna Trayodashi from 08:46TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat16Krishna Amavasya from 01:35AmavasyaMasik ShivaratriTula Sankranti17Shukla Pratipada from 21:56PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya18Shukla Dwitiya from 18:30DwitiyaGovardhan Puja19Shukla Tritiya from 15:29TritiyaBhai Dooj20Shukla Chaturthi from 13:02Chaturthi21Shukla Panchami from 11:18Panchami22Shukla Shashthi from 10:24Shashthi23Shukla Saptami from 10:22SaptamiChhath Puja24Shukla Ashtami from 11:11Ashtami25Shukla Navami from 12:44Navami26Shukla Dashami from 14:50Dashami27Shukla Ekadashi from 17:17Ekadashi28Shukla Dwadashi from 19:51DwadashiDevutthana Ekadashi29Shukla Trayodashi from 22:21Trayodashi30Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:38ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat31Shukla Purnima from 02:38Purnima
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2028

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 2 Oct, 09:04 GMT-5 → 3 Oct, 11:24 GMT-5
  3. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Purnima: 2 Oct, 09:04 GMT-5 → 3 Oct, 11:24 GMT-5
  4. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 6 Oct, 17:05 GMT-5 → 7 Oct, 18:21 GMT-5
  5. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 6 Oct, 17:05 GMT-5 → 7 Oct, 18:21 GMT-5
  6. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 13 Oct, 14:43 GMT-5 → 14 Oct, 11:58 GMT-5
  7. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 15 Oct, 08:46 GMT-5 → 16 Oct, 05:15 GMT-5
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 15 Oct, 08:46 GMT-5 → 16 Oct, 05:15 GMT-5
  9. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 16 Oct, 05:15 GMT-5 → 17 Oct, 01:35 GMT-5
  10. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 16 Oct, 21:45 GMT-5
  11. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Amavasya: 17 Oct, 01:35 GMT-5 → 17 Oct, 21:57 GMT-5
  12. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Amavasya: 17 Oct, 01:35 GMT-5 → 17 Oct, 21:57 GMT-5
  13. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 17 Oct, 21:57 GMT-5 → 18 Oct, 18:30 GMT-5
  14. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 18 Oct, 18:30 GMT-5 → 19 Oct, 15:29 GMT-5
  15. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 22 Oct, 10:24 GMT-5 → 23 Oct, 10:22 GMT-5
  16. Devutthana EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 27 Oct, 17:17 GMT-5 → 28 Oct, 19:51 GMT-5
  17. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 29 Oct, 22:21 GMT-5 → 31 Oct, 00:38 GMT-5