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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1986

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2043 · Nairobi
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1Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:17ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri2Krishna Amavasya from 23:22AmavasyaGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Pratipada from 21:54PratipadaTotal solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya4Shukla Dwitiya from 20:01DwitiyaNavratri begins5Shukla Tritiya from 17:48Tritiya6Shukla Chaturthi from 15:22Chaturthi7Shukla Panchami from 12:51Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 10:18Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 07:51SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)10Shukla Navami from 03:27NavamiDurga Ashtami11Shukla Dashami from 01:37DashamiMaha Navami12Shukla Ekadashi from 00:06EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami13Shukla Dwadashi from 22:55DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi14Shukla Trayodashi from 22:07Trayodashi15Shukla Chaturdashi from 21:45ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat16Shukla Purnima from 21:49Purnima17Krishna Pratipada from 22:21PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+218Krishna Dwitiya from 23:22Dwitiya19Krishna Tritiya from 00:52Tritiya20Krishna Chaturthi from 02:48Chaturthi21Krishna Panchami from 05:04PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi22Krishna Panchami (continues)Panchami23Krishna Shashthi from 07:33Shashthi24Krishna Saptami from 10:03Saptami25Krishna Ashtami from 12:23Ashtami26Krishna Navami from 14:20Navami27Krishna Dashami from 15:42Dashami28Krishna Ekadashi from 16:23Ekadashi29Krishna Dwadashi from 16:18DwadashiRama Ekadashi30Krishna Trayodashi from 15:27TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat31Krishna Chaturdashi from 13:53ChaturdashiMasik 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, 00:35 GMT+3 → 2 Oct, 00:17 GMT+3
  2. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 2 Oct, 00:17 GMT+3 → 2 Oct, 23:22 GMT+3
  3. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  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: 2 Oct, 23:22 GMT+3 → 3 Oct, 21:55 GMT+3
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 3 Oct, 21:55 GMT+3 → 4 Oct, 20:01 GMT+3
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 10:18 GMT+3 → 9 Oct, 07:51 GMT+3
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 10 Oct, 05:32 GMT+3 → 11 Oct, 03:27 GMT+3
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Navami: 11 Oct, 03:27 GMT+3 → 12 Oct, 01:37 GMT+3
  10. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 12 Oct, 01:37 GMT+3 → 13 Oct, 00:06 GMT+3
  11. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Oct, 00:06 GMT+3 → 13 Oct, 22:55 GMT+3
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 22:07 GMT+3 → 15 Oct, 21:45 GMT+3
  13. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 20:29 to 00:06 (peak 22:17). Sutak from 11:29: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 17 Oct, 20:29 GMT+3 → 18 Oct, 00:06 GMT+3 · sutak from 17 Oct, 11:29 GMT+3
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 16 Oct, 21:49 GMT+3 → 17 Oct, 22:21 GMT+3
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 16 Oct, 21:49 GMT+3 → 17 Oct, 22:21 GMT+3
  16. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 11:22 GMT+3
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Oct, 02:48 GMT+3 → 22 Oct, 05:04 GMT+3
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Oct, 02:48 GMT+3 → 22 Oct, 05:04 GMT+3
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 28 Oct, 16:23 GMT+3 → 29 Oct, 16:18 GMT+3
  20. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 15:27 GMT+3 → 31 Oct, 13:53 GMT+3
  21. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 15:27 GMT+3 → 31 Oct, 13:53 GMT+3
  22. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Oct, 13:53 GMT+3 → 1 Nov, 11:42 GMT+3