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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1986

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2043 · Auckland
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1Krishna Trayodashi from 09:35TrayodashiPradosh Vrat2Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:17ChaturdashiGandhi JayantiMasik Shivaratri3Krishna Amavasya from 08:22Amavasya4Shukla Pratipada from 06:54PratipadaTotal solar eclipseNavratri beginsAshwin Amavasya+15Shukla Tritiya from 02:48Tritiya6Shukla Chaturthi from 00:22Chaturthi7Shukla Panchami from 21:51Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 19:18Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 16:51SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)10Shukla Ashtami from 14:32Ashtami11Shukla Navami from 12:27NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami12Shukla Dashami from 10:37DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami13Shukla Ekadashi from 09:06Ekadashi14Shukla Dwadashi from 07:55DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi15Shukla Trayodashi from 07:07TrayodashiPradosh Vrat16Shukla Chaturdashi from 06:45Chaturdashi17Shukla Purnima from 06:49PurnimaSharad PurnimaTula Sankranti18Krishna Pratipada from 07:21PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseAshwin Purnima19Krishna Dwitiya from 08:22Dwitiya20Krishna Tritiya from 09:52Tritiya21Krishna Chaturthi from 11:48ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi22Krishna Panchami from 14:04Panchami23Krishna Shashthi from 16:33Shashthi24Krishna Saptami from 19:03Saptami25Krishna Ashtami from 21:23Ashtami26Krishna Navami from 00:20Navami27Krishna Dashami from 01:42Dashami28Krishna Ekadashi from 02:23Ekadashi29Krishna Dwadashi from 02:18DwadashiRama Ekadashi30Krishna Trayodashi from 01:27Trayodashi31Krishna Chaturdashi from 23:53ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+1
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1986

  1. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 1 Oct, 09:35 GMT+12 → 2 Oct, 09:17 GMT+12
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 2 Oct, 09:17 GMT+12 → 3 Oct, 08:22 GMT+12
  4. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Shukla Pratipada: 4 Oct, 06:55 GMT+12 → 5 Oct, 05:01 GMT+12
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Amavasya: 3 Oct, 08:22 GMT+12 → 4 Oct, 06:55 GMT+12
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 19:18 GMT+12 → 9 Oct, 16:51 GMT+12
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 10 Oct, 14:32 GMT+12 → 11 Oct, 12:27 GMT+12
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 11 Oct, 12:27 GMT+12 → 12 Oct, 10:37 GMT+12
  10. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 12 Oct, 10:37 GMT+12 → 13 Oct, 09:06 GMT+12
  11. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Oct, 09:06 GMT+12 → 14 Oct, 07:55 GMT+12
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 15 Oct, 07:07 GMT+12 → 16 Oct, 06:45 GMT+12
  13. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 17 Oct, 06:49 GMT+12 → 18 Oct, 07:21 GMT+12
  14. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 20:22 GMT+12
  15. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 05:29 to 09:06 (peak 07:17). Sutak from 20:29: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 18 Oct, 05:29 GMT+12 → 18 Oct, 09:06 GMT+12 · sutak from 17 Oct, 20:29 GMT+12
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Purnima: 17 Oct, 06:49 GMT+12 → 18 Oct, 07:21 GMT+12
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Oct, 11:48 GMT+12 → 22 Oct, 14:04 GMT+12
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Oct, 11:48 GMT+12 → 22 Oct, 14:04 GMT+12
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 29 Oct, 02:23 GMT+13 → 30 Oct, 02:18 GMT+13
  20. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 01:27 GMT+13 → 31 Oct, 23:53 GMT+13
  21. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 01:27 GMT+13 → 31 Oct, 23:53 GMT+13
  22. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Oct, 23:53 GMT+13 → 1 Nov, 21:42 GMT+13