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October 1978

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2035 · Dallas
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1Shukla Pratipada from 01:40PratipadaAshwin Amavasya2Shukla Dwitiya from 01:41DwitiyaPartial solar eclipseGandhi JayantiNavratri begins+13Shukla Tritiya from 01:13Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 00:20Chaturthi5Shukla Panchami from 23:04Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 21:30Shashthi7Shukla Saptami from 19:42SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)8Shukla Ashtami from 17:41Ashtami9Shukla Navami from 15:32NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami10Shukla Dashami from 13:16DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami11Shukla Ekadashi from 10:58Ekadashi12Shukla Dwadashi from 08:41DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi13Shukla Chaturdashi from 04:25ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat14Shukla Purnima from 02:36Purnima15Krishna Pratipada from 01:09PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima16Krishna Dwitiya from 00:08Dwitiya17Krishna Tritiya from 23:40TritiyaTula Sankranti18Krishna Chaturthi from 23:48Chaturthi19Krishna Panchami from 00:35PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi20Krishna Shashthi from 01:59Shashthi21Krishna Saptami from 03:57Saptami22Krishna Ashtami from 06:18Ashtami23Krishna Ashtami (continues)Ashtami24Krishna Navami from 08:50Navami25Krishna Dashami from 11:17Dashami26Krishna Ekadashi from 13:27Ekadashi27Krishna Dwadashi from 15:06DwadashiRama Ekadashi28Krishna Trayodashi from 16:07TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat29Krishna Chaturdashi from 15:26ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri30Krishna Amavasya from 15:05AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja31Shukla Pratipada from 14:06PratipadaKartika Amavasya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1978

  1. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Amavasya: 1 Oct, 01:08 GMT-5 → 2 Oct, 01:41 GMT-5
  2. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  3. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  4. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 2 Oct, 01:41 GMT-5 → 3 Oct, 01:41 GMT-5
  5. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 6 Oct, 21:30 GMT-5 → 7 Oct, 19:42 GMT-5
  6. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 8 Oct, 17:41 GMT-5 → 9 Oct, 15:32 GMT-5
  7. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 9 Oct, 15:32 GMT-5 → 10 Oct, 13:16 GMT-5
  8. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 10 Oct, 13:16 GMT-5 → 11 Oct, 10:58 GMT-5
  9. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 11 Oct, 10:58 GMT-5 → 12 Oct, 08:41 GMT-5
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 13 Oct, 06:28 GMT-5 → 14 Oct, 04:25 GMT-5
  11. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Purnima: 15 Oct, 02:36 GMT-5 → 16 Oct, 01:09 GMT-5
  12. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Purnima: 15 Oct, 02:36 GMT-5 → 16 Oct, 01:09 GMT-5
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 02:06 GMT-5
  14. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 23:48 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 00:35 GMT-5
  15. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 23:48 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 00:35 GMT-5
  16. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 26 Oct, 13:27 GMT-5 → 27 Oct, 15:06 GMT-5
  17. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 28 Oct, 16:07 GMT-5 → 29 Oct, 15:26 GMT-6
  18. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 28 Oct, 16:07 GMT-5 → 29 Oct, 15:26 GMT-6
  19. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 29 Oct, 15:26 GMT-6 → 30 Oct, 15:05 GMT-6
  20. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 30 Oct, 15:05 GMT-6 → 31 Oct, 14:07 GMT-6
  21. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Amavasya: 30 Oct, 15:05 GMT-6 → 31 Oct, 14:07 GMT-6