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October 1986

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2043 · New Jersey (Edison)

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1Krishna Chaturdashi from 17:17ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri 2Krishna Amavasya from 16:22AmavasyaGandhi Jayanti 3Shukla Pratipada from 14:54PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya 4Shukla Dwitiya from 13:01DwitiyaNavratri begins 5Shukla Tritiya from 10:48Tritiya 6Shukla Chaturthi from 08:22Chaturthi 7Shukla Shashthi from 03:18Shashthi 8Shukla Saptami from 00:51SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)9Shukla Ashtami from 22:32Ashtami 10Shukla Navami from 20:27NavamiDurga Ashtami 11Shukla Dashami from 18:37DashamiMaha Navami 12Shukla Ekadashi from 17:06EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami 13Shukla Dwadashi from 15:55DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi 14Shukla Trayodashi from 15:07TrayodashiPradosh Vrat 15Shukla Chaturdashi from 14:45Chaturdashi 16Shukla Purnima from 14:49PurnimaSharad Purnima 17Krishna Pratipada from 15:21PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseAshwin PurnimaTula Sankranti+1 18Krishna Dwitiya from 16:22Dwitiya 19Krishna Tritiya from 17:52Tritiya 20Krishna Chaturthi from 19:48Chaturthi 21Krishna Panchami from 22:04PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi 22Krishna Shashthi from 00:33Shashthi 23Krishna Saptami from 03:03Saptami 24Krishna Ashtami from 05:23Ashtami 25Krishna Navami from 06:20Navami 26Krishna Navami (continues)Navami 27Krishna Dashami from 07:42Dashami 28Krishna Ekadashi from 08:23Ekadashi 29Krishna Dwadashi from 08:18DwadashiRama Ekadashi 30Krishna Trayodashi from 07:27TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat 31Krishna Amavasya from 03:42AmavasyaMasik 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, 17:17 GMT-4 → 2 Oct, 16:22 GMT-4
Thu, 2 Oct
Gandhi JayantiNational
The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Fri, 3 Oct
Partial solar eclipseEclipses
Visible here, 14:00 to 16:27 (peak 15:16). Sutak from 02:00: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 3 Oct, 14:00 GMT-4 → 3 Oct, 16:27 GMT-4 · sutak from 3 Oct, 02:00 GMT-4
Fri, 3 Oct
Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Amavasya: 2 Oct, 16:22 GMT-4 → 3 Oct, 14:55 GMT-4
Sat, 4 Oct
Navratri beginsHindu festivals
Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 3 Oct, 14:55 GMT-4 → 4 Oct, 13:01 GMT-4
Wed, 8 Oct
Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 03:18 GMT-4 → 9 Oct, 00:51 GMT-4
Fri, 10 Oct
Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 9 Oct, 22:32 GMT-4 → 10 Oct, 20:27 GMT-4
Sat, 11 Oct
Maha NavamiHindu festivals
The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Navami: 10 Oct, 20:27 GMT-4 → 11 Oct, 18:37 GMT-4
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, 18:37 GMT-4 → 12 Oct, 17:06 GMT-4
Mon, 13 Oct
Papankusha EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 12 Oct, 17:06 GMT-4 → 13 Oct, 15:55 GMT-4
Tue, 14 Oct
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 15:07 GMT-4 → 15 Oct, 14:45 GMT-4
Thu, 16 Oct
Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 16 Oct, 14:49 GMT-4 → 17 Oct, 15:21 GMT-4
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, 14:49 GMT-4 → 17 Oct, 15:21 GMT-4
Fri, 17 Oct
Tula SankrantiVrats
The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 04:22 GMT-4
Tue, 21 Oct
Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 19:48 GMT-4 → 21 Oct, 22:04 GMT-4
Tue, 21 Oct
Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 19:48 GMT-4 → 21 Oct, 22:04 GMT-4
Wed, 29 Oct
Rama EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 28 Oct, 08:23 GMT-5 → 29 Oct, 08:18 GMT-5
Thu, 30 Oct
DhanterasHindu festivals
The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 07:27 GMT-5 → 31 Oct, 05:53 GMT-5
Thu, 30 Oct
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 07:27 GMT-5 → 31 Oct, 05:53 GMT-5
Fri, 31 Oct
Masik ShivaratriVrats
The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Oct, 05:53 GMT-5 → 1 Nov, 03:42 GMT-5