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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1985

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2042 · Johannesburg
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1Krishna Tritiya from 06:30Tritiya2Krishna Chaturthi from 09:06ChaturthiGandhi JayantiSankashti Chaturthi3Krishna Panchami from 11:47Panchami4Krishna Shashthi from 14:22Shashthi5Krishna Saptami from 16:39Saptami6Krishna Ashtami from 18:25Ashtami7Krishna Navami from 19:31Navami8Krishna Dashami from 19:48Dashami9Krishna Ekadashi from 19:16Ekadashi10Krishna Dwadashi from 17:55DwadashiIndira Ekadashi11Krishna Trayodashi from 15:51TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Krishna Chaturdashi from 13:09ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya from 10:00Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada from 06:33PratipadaNavratri beginsAshwin Amavasya15Shukla Tritiya from 23:22Tritiya16Shukla Chaturthi from 19:59Chaturthi17Shukla Panchami from 16:54PanchamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Shashthi from 14:16Shashthi19Shukla Saptami from 12:10SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)20Shukla Ashtami from 10:42Ashtami21Shukla Navami from 09:53NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami22Shukla Dashami from 09:43DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami23Shukla Ekadashi from 10:12Ekadashi24Shukla Dwadashi from 11:15DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi25Shukla Trayodashi from 12:49TrayodashiPradosh Vrat26Shukla Chaturdashi from 14:47Chaturdashi27Shukla Purnima from 17:05PurnimaSharad Purnima28Krishna Pratipada from 19:37PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseAshwin Purnima29Krishna Dwitiya from 22:17Dwitiya30Krishna Tritiya from 00:57Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 03:31Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1985

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 2 Oct, 09:06 GMT+2 → 3 Oct, 11:47 GMT+2
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 19:16 GMT+2 → 10 Oct, 17:55 GMT+2
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 15:51 GMT+2 → 12 Oct, 13:09 GMT+2
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Oct, 13:09 GMT+2 → 13 Oct, 10:00 GMT+2
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Shukla Pratipada: 14 Oct, 06:33 GMT+2 → 15 Oct, 02:57 GMT+2
  7. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Amavasya: 13 Oct, 10:00 GMT+2 → 14 Oct, 06:33 GMT+2
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 04:12 GMT+2
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 18 Oct, 14:16 GMT+2 → 19 Oct, 12:10 GMT+2
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 20 Oct, 10:42 GMT+2 → 21 Oct, 09:53 GMT+2
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 21 Oct, 09:53 GMT+2 → 22 Oct, 09:43 GMT+2
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 22 Oct, 09:43 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 10:12 GMT+2
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 23 Oct, 10:12 GMT+2 → 24 Oct, 11:15 GMT+2
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 12:49 GMT+2 → 26 Oct, 14:47 GMT+2
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 27 Oct, 17:05 GMT+2 → 28 Oct, 19:37 GMT+2
  16. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 17:54 to 21:30 (peak 19:42). Sutak from 08:54: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 28 Oct, 17:54 GMT+2 → 28 Oct, 21:30 GMT+2 · sutak from 28 Oct, 08:54 GMT+2
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 27 Oct, 17:05 GMT+2 → 28 Oct, 19:37 GMT+2