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October 2004

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2061 · Leicester
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1Krishna Chaturthi from 14:10ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi2Krishna Panchami from 15:27PanchamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Shashthi from 17:16Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 19:30Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 21:57Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 00:23Navami7Krishna Dashami from 02:35Dashami8Krishna Ekadashi from 04:19Ekadashi9Krishna Dwadashi from 05:29DwadashiIndira Ekadashi10Krishna Trayodashi from 06:00Trayodashi11Krishna Chaturdashi from 05:52ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat12Krishna Amavasya from 05:06AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri13Shukla Pratipada from 03:48PratipadaAshwin Amavasya14Shukla Dwitiya from 02:03DwitiyaPartial solar eclipseNavratri begins15Shukla Tritiya from 23:58Tritiya16Shukla Chaturthi from 21:39Chaturthi17Shukla Panchami from 19:13PanchamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Shashthi from 16:45Shashthi19Shukla Saptami from 14:20SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)20Shukla Ashtami from 12:03Ashtami21Shukla Navami from 09:57NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami22Shukla Dashami from 08:04DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami23Shukla Dwadashi from 05:12DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi24Shukla Trayodashi from 04:18Trayodashi25Shukla Chaturdashi from 03:47ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat26Shukla Purnima from 03:43Purnima27Krishna Pratipada from 04:07PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima28Krishna Dwitiya from 05:00DwitiyaTotal lunar eclipse29Krishna Tritiya from 06:23Tritiya30Krishna Tritiya (continues)Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 07:13ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2004

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 1 Oct, 14:10 GMT+1 → 2 Oct, 15:27 GMT+1
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 04:19 GMT+1 → 10 Oct, 05:29 GMT+1
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 06:00 GMT+1 → 12 Oct, 05:52 GMT+1
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Oct, 05:52 GMT+1 → 13 Oct, 05:06 GMT+1
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Amavasya: 13 Oct, 05:06 GMT+1 → 14 Oct, 03:48 GMT+1
  7. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 14 Oct, 03:48 GMT+1 → 15 Oct, 02:03 GMT+1
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 00:03 GMT+1
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 18 Oct, 16:45 GMT+1 → 19 Oct, 14:20 GMT+1
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 20 Oct, 12:03 GMT+1 → 21 Oct, 09:57 GMT+1
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 21 Oct, 09:57 GMT+1 → 22 Oct, 08:04 GMT+1
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 22 Oct, 08:04 GMT+1 → 23 Oct, 06:29 GMT+1
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 23 Oct, 06:29 GMT+1 → 24 Oct, 05:12 GMT+1
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 04:18 GMT+1 → 26 Oct, 03:47 GMT+1
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Purnima: 27 Oct, 03:43 GMT+1 → 28 Oct, 04:07 GMT+1
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Purnima: 27 Oct, 03:43 GMT+1 → 28 Oct, 04:07 GMT+1
  18. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 02:14 to 05:53 (peak 04:04). Sutak from 17:14: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 28 Oct, 02:14 GMT+1 → 28 Oct, 05:53 GMT+1 · sutak from 27 Oct, 17:14 GMT+1
  19. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 07:13 GMT → 1 Nov, 09:26 GMT
  20. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 07:13 GMT → 1 Nov, 09:26 GMT