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October 2040
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1Krishna Ekadashi from 10:48Ekadashi2Krishna Dwadashi from 13:01Dwadashi3Krishna Trayodashi from 14:51Trayodashi4Krishna Chaturdashi from 16:13Chaturdashi5Krishna Amavasya from 17:04Amavasya6Shukla Pratipada from 17:25Pratipada7Shukla Dwitiya from 17:19Dwitiya8Shukla Tritiya from 16:49Tritiya9Shukla Chaturthi from 15:58Chaturthi10Shukla Panchami from 14:48Panchami11Shukla Shashthi from 13:21Shashthi12Shukla Saptami from 11:39Saptami13Shukla Ashtami from 09:43Ashtami14Shukla Navami from 07:35Navami15Shukla Ekadashi from 02:57Ekadashi16Shukla Dwadashi from 00:33Dwadashi17Shukla Trayodashi from 22:14Trayodashi18Shukla Chaturdashi from 20:06Chaturdashi19Shukla Purnima from 18:15Purnima20Krishna Pratipada from 16:49Pratipada21Krishna Dwitiya from 15:54Dwitiya22Krishna Tritiya from 15:36Tritiya23Krishna Chaturthi from 15:58Chaturthi24Krishna Panchami from 17:00Panchami25Krishna Shashthi from 18:38Shashthi26Krishna Saptami from 20:46Saptami27Krishna Ashtami from 23:11Ashtami28Krishna Navami from 01:41Navami29Krishna Dashami from 04:00Dashami30Krishna Dashami (continues)Dashami31Krishna Ekadashi from 05:57Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2040
- Gandhi JayantiNationalThe birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Indira EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 1 Oct, 10:48 GMT+12 → 2 Oct, 13:01 GMT+12
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 3 Oct, 14:51 GMT+12 → 4 Oct, 16:13 GMT+12
- Masik ShivaratriVratsThe monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 4 Oct, 16:13 GMT+12 → 5 Oct, 17:04 GMT+12
- Ashwin AmavasyaVratsThe new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Amavasya: 5 Oct, 17:04 GMT+12 → 6 Oct, 17:26 GMT+12
- Navratri beginsHindu festivalsNine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 6 Oct, 17:26 GMT+12 → 7 Oct, 17:19 GMT+12
- Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpectedThe end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
- Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)RegionalBengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 11 Oct, 13:21 GMT+12 → 12 Oct, 11:39 GMT+12
- Durga AshtamiHindu festivalsThe eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 13 Oct, 09:43 GMT+12 → 14 Oct, 07:35 GMT+12
- Maha NavamiHindu festivalsThe ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 14 Oct, 07:35 GMT+12 → 15 Oct, 05:19 GMT+12
- Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivalsThe victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 15 Oct, 05:19 GMT+12 → 16 Oct, 02:57 GMT+12
- Papankusha EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 16 Oct, 02:57 GMT+12 → 17 Oct, 00:33 GMT+12
- Tula SankrantiVratsThe Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 16:35 GMT+12
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 22:14 GMT+12 → 18 Oct, 20:06 GMT+12
- Sharad PurnimaHindu festivalsThe harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 19 Oct, 18:15 GMT+12 → 20 Oct, 16:49 GMT+12
- Ashwin PurnimaVratsThe full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Purnima: 19 Oct, 18:15 GMT+12 → 20 Oct, 16:49 GMT+12
- Karwa ChauthHindu festivalsMarried women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 23 Oct, 15:58 GMT+12 → 24 Oct, 17:00 GMT+12
- Sankashti ChaturthiVratsA fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 23 Oct, 15:58 GMT+12 → 24 Oct, 17:00 GMT+12