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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1985

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2042 · Muscat
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1Krishna Tritiya from 08:30Tritiya2Krishna Chaturthi from 11:06ChaturthiGandhi JayantiSankashti Chaturthi3Krishna Panchami from 13:47Panchami4Krishna Shashthi from 16:22Shashthi5Krishna Saptami from 18:39Saptami6Krishna Ashtami from 20:25Ashtami7Krishna Navami from 21:31Navami8Krishna Dashami from 21:48Dashami9Krishna Ekadashi from 21:16Ekadashi10Krishna Dwadashi from 19:55DwadashiIndira Ekadashi11Krishna Trayodashi from 17:51TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Krishna Chaturdashi from 15:09ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya from 12:00Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada from 08:33PratipadaNavratri beginsAshwin Amavasya15Shukla Tritiya from 01:22Tritiya16Shukla Chaturthi from 21:59Chaturthi17Shukla Panchami from 18:54PanchamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Shashthi from 16:16Shashthi19Shukla Saptami from 14:10SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)20Shukla Ashtami from 12:42Ashtami21Shukla Navami from 11:53NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami22Shukla Dashami from 11:43DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami23Shukla Ekadashi from 12:12Ekadashi24Shukla Dwadashi from 13:15DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi25Shukla Trayodashi from 14:49TrayodashiPradosh Vrat26Shukla Chaturdashi from 16:47Chaturdashi27Shukla Purnima from 19:05Purnima28Krishna Pratipada from 21:37PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+129Krishna Dwitiya from 00:17Dwitiya30Krishna Tritiya from 02:57Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 05:31Chaturthi
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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, 11:06 GST → 3 Oct, 13:47 GST
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 21:16 GST → 10 Oct, 19:55 GST
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 17:51 GST → 12 Oct, 15:09 GST
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Oct, 15:09 GST → 13 Oct, 12:00 GST
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Shukla Pratipada: 14 Oct, 08:33 GST → 15 Oct, 04:57 GST
  7. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Amavasya: 13 Oct, 12:00 GST → 14 Oct, 08:33 GST
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 06:12 GST
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 18 Oct, 16:16 GST → 19 Oct, 14:10 GST
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 20 Oct, 12:42 GST → 21 Oct, 11:53 GST
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 21 Oct, 11:53 GST → 22 Oct, 11:43 GST
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 22 Oct, 11:43 GST → 23 Oct, 12:12 GST
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 23 Oct, 12:12 GST → 24 Oct, 13:15 GST
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 14:49 GST → 26 Oct, 16:47 GST
  15. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 19:54 to 23:30 (peak 21:42). Sutak from 10:54: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 28 Oct, 19:54 GST → 28 Oct, 23:30 GST · sutak from 28 Oct, 10:54 GST
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 27 Oct, 19:05 GST → 28 Oct, 21:37 GST
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 27 Oct, 19:05 GST → 28 Oct, 21:37 GST