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October 1977

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2034 · Dallas
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1Krishna Panchami from 08:00Panchami2Krishna Shashthi from 10:18ShashthiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Saptami from 12:46Saptami4Krishna Ashtami from 15:12Ashtami5Krishna Navami from 17:23Navami6Krishna Dashami from 19:07Dashami7Krishna Ekadashi from 20:14Ekadashi8Krishna Dwadashi from 20:38DwadashiIndira Ekadashi9Krishna Trayodashi from 20:19TrayodashiPradosh Vrat10Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:18ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri11Krishna Amavasya from 17:40Amavasya12Shukla Pratipada from 15:30PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya13Shukla Dwitiya from 12:57DwitiyaNavratri begins14Shukla Tritiya from 10:09Tritiya15Shukla Panchami from 04:18Panchami16Shukla Shashthi from 01:31ShashthiTula Sankranti17Shukla Saptami from 22:58SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)18Shukla Ashtami from 20:44Ashtami19Shukla Navami from 18:53NavamiDurga Ashtami20Shukla Dashami from 17:28DashamiMaha Navami21Shukla Ekadashi from 16:31EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami22Shukla Dwadashi from 16:01DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi23Shukla Trayodashi from 16:00TrayodashiPradosh Vrat24Shukla Chaturdashi from 16:25Chaturdashi25Shukla Purnima from 17:17PurnimaSharad Purnima26Krishna Pratipada from 18:35PratipadaAshwin Purnima27Krishna Dwitiya from 20:16Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 22:18Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 00:38Chaturthi30Krishna Panchami from 02:08PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi31Krishna Shashthi from 04:40Shashthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1977

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 7 Oct, 20:14 GMT-5 → 8 Oct, 20:38 GMT-5
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Oct, 20:19 GMT-5 → 10 Oct, 19:18 GMT-5
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 10 Oct, 19:18 GMT-5 → 11 Oct, 17:40 GMT-5
  5. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 15:00 to 17:00 (peak 16:02). Sutak from 03:00: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 12 Oct, 15:00 GMT-5 → 12 Oct, 17:00 GMT-5 · sutak from 12 Oct, 03:00 GMT-5
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Amavasya: 11 Oct, 17:40 GMT-5 → 12 Oct, 15:31 GMT-5
  7. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 12 Oct, 15:31 GMT-5 → 13 Oct, 12:57 GMT-5
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 16 Oct, 19:54 GMT-5
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 17 Oct, 01:31 GMT-5 → 17 Oct, 22:58 GMT-5
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 18 Oct, 20:44 GMT-5 → 19 Oct, 18:53 GMT-5
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Navami: 19 Oct, 18:53 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 17:28 GMT-5
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 20 Oct, 17:28 GMT-5 → 21 Oct, 16:31 GMT-5
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 16:31 GMT-5 → 22 Oct, 16:01 GMT-5
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 16:00 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 16:25 GMT-5
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 25 Oct, 17:17 GMT-5 → 26 Oct, 18:35 GMT-5
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Purnima: 25 Oct, 17:17 GMT-5 → 26 Oct, 18:35 GMT-5
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 30 Oct, 00:38 GMT-5 → 31 Oct, 02:08 GMT-6
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 30 Oct, 00:38 GMT-5 → 31 Oct, 02:08 GMT-6