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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2051

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2108 · Dubai
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1Krishna Trayodashi from 18:37Trayodashi2Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:19ChaturdashiGandhi JayantiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+13Krishna Amavasya from 22:23Amavasya4Shukla Pratipada from 00:46PratipadaAshwin Amavasya5Shukla Dwitiya from 03:21DwitiyaPartial solar eclipseNavratri begins6Shukla Tritiya from 06:02Tritiya7Shukla Tritiya (continues)Tritiya8Shukla Chaturthi from 08:42Chaturthi9Shukla Panchami from 11:11Panchami10Shukla Shashthi from 13:19Shashthi11Shukla Saptami from 14:58SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)12Shukla Ashtami from 15:58Ashtami13Shukla Navami from 16:13NavamiDurga Ashtami14Shukla Dashami from 15:42DashamiMaha Navami15Shukla Ekadashi from 14:23EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami16Shukla Dwadashi from 12:20DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi17Shukla Trayodashi from 09:40TrayodashiPradosh Vrat18Shukla Chaturdashi from 06:29ChaturdashiTula Sankranti19Krishna Pratipada from 23:12PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+120Krishna Dwitiya from 19:26Dwitiya21Krishna Tritiya from 15:48Tritiya22Krishna Chaturthi from 12:27ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi23Krishna Panchami from 09:33Panchami24Krishna Shashthi from 07:15Shashthi25Krishna Ashtami from 04:46Ashtami26Krishna Navami from 04:42Navami27Krishna Dashami from 05:23Dashami28Krishna Dashami (continues)Dashami29Krishna Ekadashi from 06:44Ekadashi30Krishna Dwadashi from 08:40DwadashiRama Ekadashi31Krishna Trayodashi from 10:59TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2051

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 1 Oct, 18:37 GST → 2 Oct, 20:19 GST
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 2 Oct, 20:19 GST → 3 Oct, 22:23 GST
  4. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Amavasya: 3 Oct, 22:23 GST → 5 Oct, 00:47 GST
  5. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 5 Oct, 00:47 GST → 6 Oct, 03:21 GST
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 10 Oct, 13:19 GST → 11 Oct, 14:58 GST
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 12 Oct, 15:58 GST → 13 Oct, 16:13 GST
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Navami: 13 Oct, 16:13 GST → 14 Oct, 15:42 GST
  10. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 14 Oct, 15:42 GST → 15 Oct, 14:23 GST
  11. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 15 Oct, 14:23 GST → 16 Oct, 12:20 GST
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 09:40 GST → 18 Oct, 06:29 GST
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 04:15 GST
  14. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 21:27 to 00:52 (peak 23:10). Sutak from 12:27: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 19 Oct, 21:27 GST → 20 Oct, 00:52 GST · sutak from 19 Oct, 12:27 GST
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Purnima: 19 Oct, 02:57 GST → 19 Oct, 23:12 GST
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Purnima: 19 Oct, 02:57 GST → 19 Oct, 23:12 GST
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 12:27 GST → 23 Oct, 09:33 GST
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 12:27 GST → 23 Oct, 09:33 GST
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 29 Oct, 06:44 GST → 30 Oct, 08:40 GST
  20. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 10:59 GST → 1 Nov, 13:35 GST
  21. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 10:59 GST → 1 Nov, 13:35 GST