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October 1986

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2043 · Dallas

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1Krishna Chaturdashi from 16:17ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri 2Krishna Amavasya from 15:22AmavasyaGandhi Jayanti 3Shukla Pratipada from 13:54PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya 4Shukla Dwitiya from 12:01DwitiyaNavratri begins 5Shukla Tritiya from 09:48Tritiya 6Shukla Panchami from 04:51Panchami 7Shukla Shashthi from 02:18Shashthi 8Shukla Saptami from 23:51SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)9Shukla Ashtami from 21:32Ashtami 10Shukla Navami from 19:27NavamiDurga Ashtami 11Shukla Dashami from 17:37DashamiMaha Navami 12Shukla Ekadashi from 16:06EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami 13Shukla Dwadashi from 14:55DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi 14Shukla Trayodashi from 14:07TrayodashiPradosh Vrat 15Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:45Chaturdashi 16Shukla Purnima from 13:49PurnimaSharad Purnima 17Krishna Pratipada from 14:21PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseAshwin PurnimaTula Sankranti+1 18Krishna Dwitiya from 15:22Dwitiya 19Krishna Tritiya from 16:52Tritiya 20Krishna Chaturthi from 18:48ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi 21Krishna Panchami from 21:04Panchami 22Krishna Shashthi from 23:33Shashthi 23Krishna Saptami from 02:03Saptami 24Krishna Ashtami from 04:23Ashtami 25Krishna Navami from 05:20Navami 26Krishna Navami (continues)Navami 27Krishna Dashami from 06:42Dashami 28Krishna Ekadashi from 07:23Ekadashi 29Krishna Dwadashi from 07:18DwadashiRama Ekadashi 30Krishna Chaturdashi from 04:53ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat 31Krishna Amavasya from 02:42AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri

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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1986

Wed, 1 Oct
Masik ShivaratriVrats
The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 1 Oct, 16:17 GMT-5 → 2 Oct, 15:22 GMT-5
Thu, 2 Oct
Gandhi JayantiNational
The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Fri, 3 Oct
Partial solar eclipseEclipses
Visible here, 13:05 to 14:57 (peak 14:01). Sutak from 01:05: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 3 Oct, 13:05 GMT-5 → 3 Oct, 14:57 GMT-5 · sutak from 3 Oct, 01:05 GMT-5
Fri, 3 Oct
Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Amavasya: 2 Oct, 15:22 GMT-5 → 3 Oct, 13:55 GMT-5
Sat, 4 Oct
Navratri beginsHindu festivals
Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 3 Oct, 13:55 GMT-5 → 4 Oct, 12:01 GMT-5
Wed, 8 Oct
Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 02:18 GMT-5 → 8 Oct, 23:51 GMT-5
Fri, 10 Oct
Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 9 Oct, 21:32 GMT-5 → 10 Oct, 19:27 GMT-5
Sat, 11 Oct
Maha NavamiHindu festivals
The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Navami: 10 Oct, 19:27 GMT-5 → 11 Oct, 17:37 GMT-5
Sun, 12 Oct
Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 11 Oct, 17:37 GMT-5 → 12 Oct, 16:06 GMT-5
Mon, 13 Oct
Papankusha EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 12 Oct, 16:06 GMT-5 → 13 Oct, 14:55 GMT-5
Tue, 14 Oct
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 14:07 GMT-5 → 15 Oct, 13:45 GMT-5
Thu, 16 Oct
Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 16 Oct, 13:49 GMT-5 → 17 Oct, 14:21 GMT-5
Fri, 17 Oct
Total lunar eclipseEclipses
Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
Fri, 17 Oct
Ashwin PurnimaVrats
The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 16 Oct, 13:49 GMT-5 → 17 Oct, 14:21 GMT-5
Fri, 17 Oct
Tula SankrantiVrats
The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 03:22 GMT-5
Mon, 20 Oct
Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 18:48 GMT-5 → 21 Oct, 21:04 GMT-5
Mon, 20 Oct
Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 18:48 GMT-5 → 21 Oct, 21:04 GMT-5
Wed, 29 Oct
Rama EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 28 Oct, 07:23 GMT-6 → 29 Oct, 07:18 GMT-6
Thu, 30 Oct
DhanterasHindu festivals
The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 06:27 GMT-6 → 31 Oct, 04:53 GMT-6
Thu, 30 Oct
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 06:27 GMT-6 → 31 Oct, 04:53 GMT-6
Fri, 31 Oct
Masik ShivaratriVrats
The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Oct, 04:53 GMT-6 → 1 Nov, 02:42 GMT-6