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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1986

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2043 · Kuala Lumpur
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1Krishna Chaturdashi from 05:17ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat2Krishna Amavasya from 04:22AmavasyaGandhi JayantiMasik Shivaratri3Shukla Pratipada from 02:54PratipadaAshwin Amavasya4Shukla Dwitiya from 01:01DwitiyaTotal solar eclipseNavratri begins5Shukla Tritiya from 22:48Tritiya6Shukla Chaturthi from 20:22Chaturthi7Shukla Panchami from 17:51Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 15:18Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 12:51SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)10Shukla Ashtami from 10:32Ashtami11Shukla Navami from 08:27NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami12Shukla Ekadashi from 05:06EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami13Shukla Dwadashi from 03:55DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi14Shukla Trayodashi from 03:07Trayodashi15Shukla Chaturdashi from 02:45ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat16Shukla Purnima from 02:49Purnima17Krishna Pratipada from 03:21PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin PurnimaTula Sankranti+118Krishna Dwitiya from 04:22DwitiyaTotal lunar eclipse19Krishna Tritiya from 05:52Tritiya20Krishna Tritiya (continues)Tritiya21Krishna Chaturthi from 07:48ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi22Krishna Panchami from 10:04Panchami23Krishna Shashthi from 12:33Shashthi24Krishna Saptami from 15:03Saptami25Krishna Ashtami from 17:23Ashtami26Krishna Navami from 19:20Navami27Krishna Dashami from 20:42Dashami28Krishna Ekadashi from 21:23Ekadashi29Krishna Dwadashi from 21:18DwadashiRama Ekadashi30Krishna Trayodashi from 20:27TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat31Krishna Chaturdashi from 18:53ChaturdashiMasik 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, 05:35 GMT+8 → 2 Oct, 05:17 GMT+8
  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, 05:17 GMT+8 → 3 Oct, 04:22 GMT+8
  4. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Amavasya: 3 Oct, 04:22 GMT+8 → 4 Oct, 02:55 GMT+8
  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, 02:55 GMT+8 → 5 Oct, 01:01 GMT+8
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 15:18 GMT+8 → 9 Oct, 12:51 GMT+8
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 10 Oct, 10:32 GMT+8 → 11 Oct, 08:27 GMT+8
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 11 Oct, 08:27 GMT+8 → 12 Oct, 06:37 GMT+8
  10. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 12 Oct, 06:37 GMT+8 → 13 Oct, 05:06 GMT+8
  11. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Oct, 05:06 GMT+8 → 14 Oct, 03:55 GMT+8
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 15 Oct, 03:07 GMT+8 → 16 Oct, 02:45 GMT+8
  13. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 17 Oct, 02:49 GMT+8 → 18 Oct, 03:21 GMT+8
  14. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 17 Oct, 02:49 GMT+8 → 18 Oct, 03:21 GMT+8
  15. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 16:22 GMT+8
  16. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 01:29 to 05:06 (peak 03:17). Sutak from 16:29: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 18 Oct, 01:29 GMT+8 → 18 Oct, 05:06 GMT+8 · sutak from 17 Oct, 16:29 GMT+8
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Oct, 07:48 GMT+8 → 22 Oct, 10:04 GMT+8
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Oct, 07:48 GMT+8 → 22 Oct, 10:04 GMT+8
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 28 Oct, 21:23 GMT+8 → 29 Oct, 21:18 GMT+8
  20. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 20:27 GMT+8 → 31 Oct, 18:53 GMT+8
  21. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 20:27 GMT+8 → 31 Oct, 18:53 GMT+8
  22. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Oct, 18:53 GMT+8 → 1 Nov, 16:42 GMT+8