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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1986

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2043 · Los Angeles
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1Krishna Chaturdashi from 14:17ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri2Krishna Amavasya from 13:22AmavasyaGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Pratipada from 11:54PratipadaTotal solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya4Shukla Dwitiya from 10:01DwitiyaNavratri begins5Shukla Tritiya from 07:48Tritiya6Shukla Panchami from 02:51Panchami7Shukla Shashthi from 00:18Shashthi8Shukla Saptami from 21:51SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)9Shukla Ashtami from 19:32Ashtami10Shukla Navami from 17:27NavamiDurga Ashtami11Shukla Dashami from 15:37DashamiMaha NavamiDussehra · Vijayadashami12Shukla Ekadashi from 14:06Ekadashi13Shukla Dwadashi from 12:55DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi14Shukla Trayodashi from 12:07TrayodashiPradosh Vrat15Shukla Chaturdashi from 11:45Chaturdashi16Shukla Purnima from 11:49PurnimaSharad Purnima17Krishna Pratipada from 12:21PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseAshwin PurnimaTula Sankranti+118Krishna Dwitiya from 13:22Dwitiya19Krishna Tritiya from 14:52Tritiya20Krishna Chaturthi from 16:48ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi21Krishna Panchami from 19:04Panchami22Krishna Shashthi from 21:33Shashthi23Krishna Saptami from 00:03Saptami24Krishna Ashtami from 02:23Ashtami25Krishna Navami from 03:20Navami26Krishna Dashami from 04:42Dashami27Krishna Ekadashi from 05:23Ekadashi28Krishna Dwadashi from 05:18DwadashiRama Ekadashi29Krishna Trayodashi from 04:27Trayodashi30Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:53ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat31Krishna Amavasya from 00:42AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1986

  1. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 1 Oct, 14:17 GMT-7 → 2 Oct, 13:22 GMT-7
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  4. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Amavasya: 2 Oct, 13:22 GMT-7 → 3 Oct, 11:55 GMT-7
  5. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 3 Oct, 11:55 GMT-7 → 4 Oct, 10:01 GMT-7
  6. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 00:18 GMT-7 → 8 Oct, 21:51 GMT-7
  7. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 9 Oct, 19:32 GMT-7 → 10 Oct, 17:27 GMT-7
  8. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Navami: 10 Oct, 17:27 GMT-7 → 11 Oct, 15:37 GMT-7
  9. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 11 Oct, 15:37 GMT-7 → 12 Oct, 14:06 GMT-7
  10. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 12 Oct, 14:06 GMT-7 → 13 Oct, 12:55 GMT-7
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 12:07 GMT-7 → 15 Oct, 11:45 GMT-7
  12. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 16 Oct, 11:49 GMT-7 → 17 Oct, 12:21 GMT-7
  13. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  14. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 16 Oct, 11:49 GMT-7 → 17 Oct, 12:21 GMT-7
  15. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 01:22 GMT-7
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 16:48 GMT-7 → 21 Oct, 19:04 GMT-7
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 16:48 GMT-7 → 21 Oct, 19:04 GMT-7
  18. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 28 Oct, 05:23 GMT-8 → 29 Oct, 05:18 GMT-8
  19. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 04:27 GMT-8 → 31 Oct, 02:53 GMT-8
  20. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 04:27 GMT-8 → 31 Oct, 02:53 GMT-8
  21. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Oct, 02:53 GMT-8 → 1 Nov, 00:42 GMT-8