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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1986

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2043 · Muscat
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1Krishna Chaturdashi from 01:17ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat2Krishna Amavasya from 00:22AmavasyaGandhi JayantiMasik Shivaratri3Shukla Pratipada from 22:54PratipadaTotal solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya4Shukla Dwitiya from 21:01DwitiyaNavratri begins5Shukla Tritiya from 18:48Tritiya6Shukla Chaturthi from 16:22Chaturthi7Shukla Panchami from 13:51Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 11:18Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 08:51SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)10Shukla Ashtami from 06:32AshtamiDurga Ashtami11Shukla Dashami from 02:37DashamiMaha Navami12Shukla Ekadashi from 01:06EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami13Shukla Dwadashi from 23:55DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi14Shukla Trayodashi from 23:07Trayodashi15Shukla Chaturdashi from 22:45ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat16Shukla Purnima from 22:49Purnima17Krishna Pratipada from 23:21PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+218Krishna Dwitiya from 00:22Dwitiya19Krishna Tritiya from 01:52Tritiya20Krishna Chaturthi from 03:48Chaturthi21Krishna Panchami from 06:04PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi22Krishna Panchami (continues)Panchami23Krishna Shashthi from 08:33Shashthi24Krishna Saptami from 11:03Saptami25Krishna Ashtami from 13:23Ashtami26Krishna Navami from 15:20Navami27Krishna Dashami from 16:42Dashami28Krishna Ekadashi from 17:23Ekadashi29Krishna Dwadashi from 17:18DwadashiRama Ekadashi30Krishna Trayodashi from 16:27TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat31Krishna Chaturdashi from 14:53ChaturdashiMasik 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, 01:35 GST → 2 Oct, 01:17 GST
  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, 01:17 GST → 3 Oct, 00:22 GST
  4. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Amavasya: 3 Oct, 00:22 GST → 3 Oct, 22:55 GST
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 3 Oct, 22:55 GST → 4 Oct, 21:01 GST
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 11:18 GST → 9 Oct, 08:51 GST
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Shukla Ashtami: 10 Oct, 06:32 GST → 11 Oct, 04:27 GST
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Navami: 11 Oct, 04:27 GST → 12 Oct, 02:37 GST
  10. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 12 Oct, 02:37 GST → 13 Oct, 01:06 GST
  11. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Oct, 01:06 GST → 13 Oct, 23:55 GST
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 23:07 GST → 15 Oct, 22:45 GST
  13. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 21:29 to 01:06 (peak 23:17). Sutak from 12:29: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 17 Oct, 21:29 GST → 18 Oct, 01:06 GST · sutak from 17 Oct, 12:29 GST
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 16 Oct, 22:49 GST → 17 Oct, 23:21 GST
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 16 Oct, 22:49 GST → 17 Oct, 23:21 GST
  16. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 12:22 GST
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Oct, 03:48 GST → 22 Oct, 06:04 GST
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Oct, 03:48 GST → 22 Oct, 06:04 GST
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 28 Oct, 17:23 GST → 29 Oct, 17:18 GST
  20. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 16:27 GST → 31 Oct, 14:53 GST
  21. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 16:27 GST → 31 Oct, 14:53 GST
  22. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Oct, 14:53 GST → 1 Nov, 12:42 GST