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October 1996

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Leicester
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1Krishna Shashthi from 21:42Shashthi2Krishna Saptami from 22:34SaptamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Ashtami from 00:05Ashtami4Krishna Navami from 02:08Navami5Krishna Dashami from 04:32Dashami6Krishna Ekadashi from 07:02Ekadashi7Krishna Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiIndira Ekadashi8Krishna Dwadashi from 09:27Dwadashi9Krishna Trayodashi from 11:35TrayodashiPradosh Vrat10Krishna Chaturdashi from 13:18ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri11Krishna Amavasya from 14:32Amavasya12Shukla Pratipada from 15:14PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya13Shukla Dwitiya from 15:25DwitiyaNavratri begins14Shukla Tritiya from 15:07Tritiya15Shukla Chaturthi from 14:23Chaturthi16Shukla Panchami from 13:16PanchamiTula Sankranti17Shukla Shashthi from 11:50Shashthi18Shukla Saptami from 10:07SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)19Shukla Ashtami from 08:11AshtamiDurga Ashtami20Shukla Dashami from 03:49DashamiMaha Navami21Shukla Ekadashi from 01:29EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami22Shukla Dwadashi from 23:09DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi23Shukla Trayodashi from 20:51Trayodashi24Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:42ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat25Shukla Purnima from 16:46PurnimaSharad Purnima26Krishna Pratipada from 15:11PratipadaAshwin Purnima27Krishna Dwitiya from 13:01Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 12:24Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 12:24ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi30Krishna Panchami from 13:03Panchami31Krishna Shashthi from 14:22Shashthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1996

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 7 Oct, 07:02 GMT+1 → 8 Oct, 09:27 GMT+1
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Oct, 11:35 GMT+1 → 10 Oct, 13:18 GMT+1
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 10 Oct, 13:18 GMT+1 → 11 Oct, 14:32 GMT+1
  5. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 13:55 to 16:28 (peak 15:14). Sutak from 01:55: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 12 Oct, 13:55 GMT+1 → 12 Oct, 16:28 GMT+1 · sutak from 12 Oct, 01:55 GMT+1
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Amavasya: 11 Oct, 14:32 GMT+1 → 12 Oct, 15:15 GMT+1
  7. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 12 Oct, 15:15 GMT+1 → 13 Oct, 15:25 GMT+1
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 16 Oct, 22:55 GMT+1
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 17 Oct, 11:50 GMT+1 → 18 Oct, 10:07 GMT+1
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Shukla Ashtami: 19 Oct, 08:11 GMT+1 → 20 Oct, 06:04 GMT+1
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Navami: 20 Oct, 06:04 GMT+1 → 21 Oct, 03:49 GMT+1
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 21 Oct, 03:49 GMT+1 → 22 Oct, 01:29 GMT+1
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 22 Oct, 01:29 GMT+1 → 22 Oct, 23:09 GMT+1
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 20:51 GMT+1 → 24 Oct, 18:42 GMT+1
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 25 Oct, 16:46 GMT+1 → 26 Oct, 15:11 GMT+1
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Purnima: 25 Oct, 16:46 GMT+1 → 26 Oct, 15:11 GMT+1
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 12:24 GMT → 30 Oct, 13:03 GMT
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 12:24 GMT → 30 Oct, 13:03 GMT