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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1988

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2045 · San Francisco
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1Krishna Ashtami from 21:38Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 22:29NavamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Dashami from 00:04Dashami4Krishna Ekadashi from 02:12Ekadashi5Krishna Dwadashi from 04:43DwadashiIndira Ekadashi6Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi7Krishna Trayodashi from 07:25TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Krishna Chaturdashi from 10:05ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri9Krishna Amavasya from 12:35Amavasya10Shukla Pratipada from 14:48PratipadaAshwin Amavasya11Shukla Dwitiya from 16:40DwitiyaNavratri begins12Shukla Tritiya from 18:08Tritiya13Shukla Chaturthi from 19:10Chaturthi14Shukla Panchami from 19:45Panchami15Shukla Shashthi from 19:52Shashthi16Shukla Saptami from 19:30SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)Tula Sankranti17Shukla Ashtami from 18:38Ashtami18Shukla Navami from 17:15NavamiDurga Ashtami19Shukla Dashami from 15:23DashamiMaha NavamiDussehra · Vijayadashami20Shukla Ekadashi from 13:04Ekadashi21Shukla Dwadashi from 10:20DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi22Shukla Chaturdashi from 04:04ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat23Shukla Purnima from 00:47Purnima24Krishna Pratipada from 21:35PratipadaSharad PurnimaMilad-un-NabiAshwin Purnima+125Krishna Dwitiya from 18:38Dwitiya26Krishna Tritiya from 16:07Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 14:11ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Panchami from 12:58Panchami29Krishna Shashthi from 12:33Shashthi30Krishna Saptami from 12:00Saptami31Krishna Ashtami from 13:17Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1988

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 02:12 GMT-7 → 6 Oct, 04:43 GMT-7
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 07:25 GMT-7 → 8 Oct, 10:05 GMT-7
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 8 Oct, 10:05 GMT-7 → 9 Oct, 12:35 GMT-7
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Amavasya: 9 Oct, 12:35 GMT-7 → 10 Oct, 14:49 GMT-7
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 10 Oct, 14:49 GMT-7 → 11 Oct, 16:40 GMT-7
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 15 Oct, 19:52 GMT-7 → 16 Oct, 19:30 GMT-7
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 16 Oct, 13:39 GMT-7
  9. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 17 Oct, 18:38 GMT-7 → 18 Oct, 17:15 GMT-7
  10. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Navami: 18 Oct, 17:15 GMT-7 → 19 Oct, 15:23 GMT-7
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 19 Oct, 15:23 GMT-7 → 20 Oct, 13:04 GMT-7
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 20 Oct, 13:04 GMT-7 → 21 Oct, 10:20 GMT-7
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 07:18 GMT-7 → 23 Oct, 04:04 GMT-7
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Purnima: 24 Oct, 00:47 GMT-7 → 24 Oct, 21:35 GMT-7
  15. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Purnima: 24 Oct, 00:47 GMT-7 → 24 Oct, 21:35 GMT-7
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 14:11 GMT-7 → 28 Oct, 12:58 GMT-7
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 14:11 GMT-7 → 28 Oct, 12:58 GMT-7