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October 2051

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2108 · Leicester
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1Krishna Trayodashi from 15:37TrayodashiPradosh Vrat2Krishna Chaturdashi from 17:19ChaturdashiGandhi JayantiMasik Shivaratri3Krishna Amavasya from 19:23Amavasya4Shukla Pratipada from 21:46PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya5Shukla Dwitiya from 00:21DwitiyaNavratri begins6Shukla Tritiya from 03:02Tritiya7Shukla Chaturthi from 05:42Chaturthi8Shukla Chaturthi (continues)Chaturthi9Shukla Panchami from 08:11Panchami10Shukla Shashthi from 10:19Shashthi11Shukla Saptami from 11:58SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)12Shukla Ashtami from 12:58Ashtami13Shukla Navami from 13:13NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami14Shukla Dashami from 12:42DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami15Shukla Ekadashi from 11:23Ekadashi16Shukla Dwadashi from 09:20DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi17Shukla Chaturdashi from 03:29ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat18Shukla Purnima from 23:57PurnimaTula Sankranti19Krishna Pratipada from 20:12PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+120Krishna Dwitiya from 16:26Dwitiya21Krishna Tritiya from 12:48Tritiya22Krishna Chaturthi from 09:27ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi23Krishna Shashthi from 04:15Shashthi24Krishna Saptami from 02:38Saptami25Krishna Ashtami from 01:46Ashtami26Krishna Navami from 01:42Navami27Krishna Dashami from 02:23Dashami28Krishna Ekadashi from 02:44Ekadashi29Krishna Dwadashi from 04:40DwadashiRama Ekadashi30Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi31Krishna Trayodashi from 06:59TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2051

  1. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 1 Oct, 15:37 GMT+1 → 2 Oct, 17:19 GMT+1
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 2 Oct, 17:19 GMT+1 → 3 Oct, 19:23 GMT+1
  4. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Amavasya: 3 Oct, 19:23 GMT+1 → 4 Oct, 21:47 GMT+1
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 4 Oct, 21:47 GMT+1 → 6 Oct, 00:21 GMT+1
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 10 Oct, 10:19 GMT+1 → 11 Oct, 11:58 GMT+1
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 12 Oct, 12:58 GMT+1 → 13 Oct, 13:13 GMT+1
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 13 Oct, 13:13 GMT+1 → 14 Oct, 12:42 GMT+1
  10. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 14 Oct, 12:42 GMT+1 → 15 Oct, 11:23 GMT+1
  11. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 15 Oct, 11:23 GMT+1 → 16 Oct, 09:20 GMT+1
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 06:40 GMT+1 → 18 Oct, 03:29 GMT+1
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 01:15 GMT+1
  14. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 18:27 to 21:52 (peak 20:10). Sutak from 09:27: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 19 Oct, 18:27 GMT+1 → 19 Oct, 21:52 GMT+1 · sutak from 19 Oct, 09:27 GMT+1
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Purnima: 18 Oct, 23:57 GMT+1 → 19 Oct, 20:12 GMT+1
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Purnima: 18 Oct, 23:57 GMT+1 → 19 Oct, 20:12 GMT+1
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 09:27 GMT+1 → 23 Oct, 06:33 GMT+1
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 09:27 GMT+1 → 23 Oct, 06:33 GMT+1
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 29 Oct, 02:44 GMT → 30 Oct, 04:40 GMT
  20. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 06:59 GMT → 1 Nov, 09:35 GMT
  21. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 06:59 GMT → 1 Nov, 09:35 GMT