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October 2050

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2107 · Chicago
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1Krishna Dwitiya from 08:56Dwitiya2Krishna Chaturthi from 02:58ChaturthiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Panchami from 00:52PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi4Krishna Shashthi from 23:30Shashthi5Krishna Saptami from 22:55Saptami6Krishna Ashtami from 23:08Ashtami7Krishna Navami from 00:05Navami8Krishna Dashami from 01:40Dashami9Krishna Ekadashi from 03:45Ekadashi10Krishna Dwadashi from 06:08DwadashiIndira Ekadashi11Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi12Krishna Trayodashi from 08:40TrayodashiPradosh Vrat13Krishna Chaturdashi from 11:12ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri14Krishna Amavasya from 13:36Amavasya15Shukla Pratipada from 15:48PratipadaAshwin Amavasya16Shukla Dwitiya from 17:42DwitiyaNavratri begins17Shukla Tritiya from 19:15TritiyaTula Sankranti18Shukla Chaturthi from 20:23Chaturthi19Shukla Panchami from 21:03Panchami20Shukla Shashthi from 21:12Shashthi21Shukla Saptami from 20:49SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)22Shukla Ashtami from 19:51Ashtami23Shukla Navami from 18:20NavamiDurga Ashtami24Shukla Dashami from 16:18DashamiMaha Navami25Shukla Ekadashi from 13:48EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami26Shukla Dwadashi from 10:56DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi27Shukla Trayodashi from 07:48TrayodashiPradosh Vrat28Shukla Purnima from 01:19Purnima29Krishna Pratipada from 22:15PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+130Krishna Dwitiya from 19:30Dwitiya31Krishna Tritiya from 17:12Tritiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2050

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 3 Oct, 02:58 GMT-5 → 4 Oct, 00:52 GMT-5
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 10 Oct, 03:45 GMT-5 → 11 Oct, 06:08 GMT-5
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 12 Oct, 08:40 GMT-5 → 13 Oct, 11:12 GMT-5
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 13 Oct, 11:12 GMT-5 → 14 Oct, 13:36 GMT-5
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Amavasya: 14 Oct, 13:36 GMT-5 → 15 Oct, 15:49 GMT-5
  7. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 15 Oct, 15:49 GMT-5 → 16 Oct, 17:42 GMT-5
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 13:03 GMT-5
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 20 Oct, 21:12 GMT-5 → 21 Oct, 20:49 GMT-5
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 22 Oct, 19:51 GMT-5 → 23 Oct, 18:20 GMT-5
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Navami: 23 Oct, 18:20 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 16:18 GMT-5
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 24 Oct, 16:18 GMT-5 → 25 Oct, 13:48 GMT-5
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 25 Oct, 13:48 GMT-5 → 26 Oct, 10:56 GMT-5
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 07:48 GMT-5 → 28 Oct, 04:33 GMT-5
  15. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 20:43 to 23:56 (peak 22:20). Sutak from 11:43: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 29 Oct, 20:43 GMT-5 → 29 Oct, 23:56 GMT-5 · sutak from 29 Oct, 11:43 GMT-5
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Purnima: 29 Oct, 01:19 GMT-5 → 29 Oct, 22:15 GMT-5
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Purnima: 29 Oct, 01:19 GMT-5 → 29 Oct, 22:15 GMT-5