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October 1988
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1Krishna Saptami from 16:36Saptami2Krishna Ashtami from 16:38Ashtami3Krishna Navami from 17:29Navami4Krishna Dashami from 19:04Dashami5Krishna Ekadashi from 21:12Ekadashi6Krishna Dwadashi from 23:43Dwadashi7Krishna Trayodashi from 02:25Trayodashi8Krishna Chaturdashi from 05:05Chaturdashi9Krishna Chaturdashi (continues)Chaturdashi10Krishna Amavasya from 07:35Amavasya11Shukla Pratipada from 09:48Pratipada12Shukla Dwitiya from 11:40Dwitiya13Shukla Tritiya from 13:08Tritiya14Shukla Chaturthi from 14:10Chaturthi15Shukla Panchami from 14:45Panchami16Shukla Shashthi from 14:52Shashthi17Shukla Saptami from 14:30Saptami18Shukla Ashtami from 13:38Ashtami19Shukla Navami from 12:15Navami20Shukla Dashami from 10:23Dashami21Shukla Ekadashi from 08:04Ekadashi22Shukla Trayodashi from 02:18Trayodashi23Shukla Chaturdashi from 23:04Chaturdashi24Shukla Purnima from 19:47Purnima25Krishna Pratipada from 16:35Pratipada26Krishna Dwitiya from 13:38Dwitiya27Krishna Tritiya from 11:07Tritiya28Krishna Chaturthi from 09:11Chaturthi29Krishna Panchami from 07:58Panchami30Krishna Shashthi from 07:33Shashthi31Krishna Saptami from 08:00Saptami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1988
- Gandhi JayantiNationalThe birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Indira EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 21:12 GMT+12 → 6 Oct, 23:43 GMT+12
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 8 Oct, 02:25 GMT+12 → 9 Oct, 05:05 GMT+12
- Masik ShivaratriVratsThe monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 Oct, 05:05 GMT+12 → 10 Oct, 07:35 GMT+12
- Ashwin AmavasyaVratsThe new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Amavasya: 10 Oct, 07:35 GMT+12 → 11 Oct, 09:49 GMT+12
- Navratri beginsHindu festivalsNine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 11 Oct, 09:49 GMT+12 → 12 Oct, 11:40 GMT+12
- Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)RegionalBengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 16 Oct, 14:52 GMT+12 → 17 Oct, 14:30 GMT+12
- Tula SankrantiVratsThe Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 08:39 GMT+12
- Durga AshtamiHindu festivalsThe eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 18 Oct, 13:38 GMT+12 → 19 Oct, 12:15 GMT+12
- Maha NavamiHindu festivalsThe ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 19 Oct, 12:15 GMT+12 → 20 Oct, 10:23 GMT+12
- Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivalsThe victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 20 Oct, 10:23 GMT+12 → 21 Oct, 08:04 GMT+12
- Papankusha EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 08:04 GMT+12 → 22 Oct, 05:20 GMT+12
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 02:18 GMT+12 → 23 Oct, 23:04 GMT+12
- Sharad PurnimaHindu festivalsThe harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 24 Oct, 19:47 GMT+12 → 25 Oct, 16:35 GMT+12
- Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpectedThe birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
- Ashwin PurnimaVratsThe full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Purnima: 24 Oct, 19:47 GMT+12 → 25 Oct, 16:35 GMT+12
- Karwa ChauthHindu festivalsMarried women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Oct, 09:11 GMT+12 → 29 Oct, 07:58 GMT+12
- Sankashti ChaturthiVratsA fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Oct, 09:11 GMT+12 → 29 Oct, 07:58 GMT+12