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October 1987

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2044 · Dallas
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1Shukla Dashami from 14:17DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami2Shukla Ekadashi from 11:46EkadashiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Dwadashi from 09:07DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi4Shukla Chaturdashi from 03:49ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat5Shukla Purnima from 01:21Purnima6Krishna Pratipada from 23:12PratipadaPenumbral lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+17Krishna Dwitiya from 21:27Dwitiya8Krishna Tritiya from 20:14Tritiya9Krishna Chaturthi from 19:38ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi10Krishna Panchami from 19:43Panchami11Krishna Shashthi from 20:30Shashthi12Krishna Saptami from 21:57Saptami13Krishna Ashtami from 23:56Ashtami14Krishna Navami from 02:18Navami15Krishna Dashami from 04:49Dashami16Krishna Ekadashi from 07:14Ekadashi17Krishna Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiRama EkadashiTula Sankranti18Krishna Dwadashi from 09:22Dwadashi19Krishna Trayodashi from 11:01TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat20Krishna Chaturdashi from 12:06ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri21Krishna Amavasya from 12:35AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja22Shukla Pratipada from 12:27PratipadaKartika Amavasya23Shukla Dwitiya from 11:48DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj24Shukla Tritiya from 10:40Tritiya25Shukla Chaturthi from 08:10Chaturthi26Shukla Shashthi from 04:26Shashthi27Shukla Saptami from 02:22SaptamiChhath Puja28Shukla Ashtami from 00:14Ashtami29Shukla Navami from 22:06Navami30Shukla Dashami from 20:00Dashami31Shukla Ekadashi from 17:59Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1987

  1. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 1 Oct, 14:17 GMT-5 → 2 Oct, 11:46 GMT-5
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 2 Oct, 11:46 GMT-5 → 3 Oct, 09:07 GMT-5
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 4 Oct, 06:26 GMT-5 → 5 Oct, 03:49 GMT-5
  5. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  6. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Purnima: 6 Oct, 01:21 GMT-5 → 6 Oct, 23:12 GMT-5
  7. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Purnima: 6 Oct, 01:21 GMT-5 → 6 Oct, 23:12 GMT-5
  8. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Oct, 19:38 GMT-5 → 10 Oct, 19:43 GMT-5
  9. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Oct, 19:38 GMT-5 → 10 Oct, 19:43 GMT-5
  10. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Oct, 07:14 GMT-5 → 18 Oct, 09:22 GMT-5
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 09:37 GMT-5
  12. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Oct, 11:01 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 12:06 GMT-5
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Oct, 11:01 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 12:06 GMT-5
  14. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Oct, 12:06 GMT-5 → 21 Oct, 12:35 GMT-5
  15. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 21 Oct, 12:35 GMT-5 → 22 Oct, 12:28 GMT-5
  16. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Amavasya: 21 Oct, 12:35 GMT-5 → 22 Oct, 12:28 GMT-5
  17. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 22 Oct, 12:28 GMT-5 → 23 Oct, 11:48 GMT-5
  18. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 23 Oct, 11:48 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 10:40 GMT-5
  19. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 27 Oct, 04:26 GMT-6 → 28 Oct, 02:22 GMT-6