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October 1988

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2045 · Toronto
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1Krishna Ashtami from 00:38Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 01:29NavamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Dashami from 03:04Dashami4Krishna Ekadashi from 05:12Ekadashi5Krishna Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiIndira Ekadashi6Krishna Dwadashi from 07:43Dwadashi7Krishna Trayodashi from 10:25TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Krishna Chaturdashi from 13:05ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri9Krishna Amavasya from 15:35Amavasya10Shukla Pratipada from 17:48PratipadaAshwin Amavasya11Shukla Dwitiya from 19:40DwitiyaNavratri begins12Shukla Tritiya from 21:08Tritiya13Shukla Chaturthi from 22:10Chaturthi14Shukla Panchami from 22:45Panchami15Shukla Shashthi from 22:52Shashthi16Shukla Saptami from 22:30SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)Tula Sankranti17Shukla Ashtami from 21:38Ashtami18Shukla Navami from 20:15NavamiDurga Ashtami19Shukla Dashami from 18:23DashamiMaha Navami20Shukla Ekadashi from 16:04EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami21Shukla Dwadashi from 13:20DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi22Shukla Trayodashi from 10:18TrayodashiPradosh Vrat23Shukla Purnima from 03:47Purnima24Krishna Pratipada from 00:35PratipadaSharad PurnimaMilad-un-NabiAshwin Purnima+125Krishna Dwitiya from 21:38Dwitiya26Krishna Tritiya from 19:07Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 17:11ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Panchami from 15:58Panchami29Krishna Shashthi from 15:33Shashthi30Krishna Saptami from 15:00Saptami31Krishna Ashtami from 16:17Ashtami
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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, 05:12 GMT-4 → 6 Oct, 07:43 GMT-4
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 10:25 GMT-4 → 8 Oct, 13:05 GMT-4
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 8 Oct, 13:05 GMT-4 → 9 Oct, 15:35 GMT-4
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Amavasya: 9 Oct, 15:35 GMT-4 → 10 Oct, 17:49 GMT-4
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 10 Oct, 17:49 GMT-4 → 11 Oct, 19:40 GMT-4
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 15 Oct, 22:52 GMT-4 → 16 Oct, 22:30 GMT-4
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 16 Oct, 16:39 GMT-4
  9. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 17 Oct, 21:38 GMT-4 → 18 Oct, 20:15 GMT-4
  10. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Navami: 18 Oct, 20:15 GMT-4 → 19 Oct, 18:23 GMT-4
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 19 Oct, 18:23 GMT-4 → 20 Oct, 16:04 GMT-4
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 20 Oct, 16:04 GMT-4 → 21 Oct, 13:20 GMT-4
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 10:18 GMT-4 → 23 Oct, 07:04 GMT-4
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Purnima: 24 Oct, 03:47 GMT-4 → 25 Oct, 00:35 GMT-4
  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, 03:47 GMT-4 → 25 Oct, 00:35 GMT-4
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 17:11 GMT-4 → 28 Oct, 15:58 GMT-4
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 17:11 GMT-4 → 28 Oct, 15:58 GMT-4