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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1986

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2043 · Chandigarh
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1Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:47ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat2Krishna Amavasya from 01:52AmavasyaGandhi JayantiMasik Shivaratri3Shukla Pratipada from 00:24PratipadaAshwin Amavasya4Shukla Dwitiya from 22:31DwitiyaTotal solar eclipseNavratri begins5Shukla Tritiya from 20:18Tritiya6Shukla Chaturthi from 17:52Chaturthi7Shukla Panchami from 15:21Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 12:48Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 10:21SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)10Shukla Ashtami from 08:02AshtamiDurga Ashtami11Shukla Dashami from 04:07DashamiMaha Navami12Shukla Ekadashi from 02:36EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami13Shukla Dwadashi from 01:25DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi14Shukla Trayodashi from 00:37Trayodashi15Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:15ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat16Shukla Purnima from 00:19Purnima17Krishna Pratipada from 00:51PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin PurnimaTula Sankranti+118Krishna Dwitiya from 01:52DwitiyaTotal lunar eclipse19Krishna Tritiya from 03:22Tritiya20Krishna Chaturthi from 05:18Chaturthi21Krishna Chaturthi (continues)ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi22Krishna Panchami from 07:34Panchami23Krishna Shashthi from 10:03Shashthi24Krishna Saptami from 12:33Saptami25Krishna Ashtami from 14:53Ashtami26Krishna Navami from 16:50Navami27Krishna Dashami from 18:12Dashami28Krishna Ekadashi from 18:53Ekadashi29Krishna Dwadashi from 18:48DwadashiRama Ekadashi30Krishna Trayodashi from 17:57TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat31Krishna Chaturdashi from 16:23ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1986

  1. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Krishna Trayodashi: 1 Oct, 03:05 IST → 2 Oct, 02:47 IST
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 2 Oct, 02:47 IST → 3 Oct, 01:52 IST
  4. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Amavasya: 3 Oct, 01:52 IST → 4 Oct, 00:25 IST
  5. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 4 Oct, 00:25 IST → 4 Oct, 22:31 IST
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 12:48 IST → 9 Oct, 10:21 IST
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Shukla Ashtami: 10 Oct, 08:02 IST → 11 Oct, 05:57 IST
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Navami: 11 Oct, 05:57 IST → 12 Oct, 04:07 IST
  10. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 12 Oct, 04:07 IST → 13 Oct, 02:36 IST
  11. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Oct, 02:36 IST → 14 Oct, 01:25 IST
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 15 Oct, 00:37 IST → 16 Oct, 00:15 IST
  13. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 17 Oct, 00:19 IST → 18 Oct, 00:51 IST
  14. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 17 Oct, 00:19 IST → 18 Oct, 00:51 IST
  15. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 13:52 IST
  16. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 22:59 to 02:36 (peak 00:47). Sutak from 13:59: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 17 Oct, 22:59 IST → 18 Oct, 02:36 IST · sutak from 17 Oct, 13:59 IST
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Oct, 05:18 IST → 22 Oct, 07:34 IST
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Oct, 05:18 IST → 22 Oct, 07:34 IST
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 28 Oct, 18:53 IST → 29 Oct, 18:48 IST
  20. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 17:57 IST → 31 Oct, 16:23 IST
  21. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 17:57 IST → 31 Oct, 16:23 IST
  22. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Oct, 16:23 IST → 1 Nov, 14:12 IST