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October 2005

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2062 · Dallas
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1Krishna Amavasya from 04:02AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri2Shukla Pratipada from 05:27PratipadaGandhi JayantiAshwin Amavasya3Shukla Dwitiya from 06:26DwitiyaAnnular solar eclipseNavratri begins4Shukla Tritiya from 06:57Tritiya5Shukla Chaturthi from 07:01Chaturthi6Shukla Panchami from 06:37Panchami7Shukla Shashthi from 05:48Shashthi8Shukla Saptami from 04:34SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)9Shukla Ashtami from 02:57Ashtami10Shukla Navami from 00:59NavamiDurga Ashtami11Shukla Dashami from 22:42DashamiMaha Navami12Shukla Ekadashi from 20:12EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami13Shukla Dwadashi from 17:31DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi14Shukla Trayodashi from 14:46TrayodashiPradosh Vrat15Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:04Chaturdashi16Shukla Purnima from 09:30PurnimaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima17Krishna Dwitiya from 05:20DwitiyaPartial lunar eclipseTula Sankranti18Krishna Tritiya from 03:59Tritiya19Krishna Chaturthi from 03:14Chaturthi20Krishna Panchami from 03:11PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi21Krishna Shashthi from 03:51Shashthi22Krishna Saptami from 05:12Saptami23Krishna Ashtami from 07:08Ashtami24Krishna Ashtami (continues)Ashtami25Krishna Navami from 09:29Navami26Krishna Dashami from 12:01Dashami27Krishna Ekadashi from 14:30Ekadashi28Krishna Dwadashi from 16:43DwadashiRama Ekadashi29Krishna Trayodashi from 18:30TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat30Krishna Chaturdashi from 18:44ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri31Krishna Amavasya from 19:22Amavasya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2005

  1. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Krishna Chaturdashi: 1 Oct, 02:12 GMT-5 → 2 Oct, 04:02 GMT-5
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Amavasya: 2 Oct, 04:02 GMT-5 → 3 Oct, 05:28 GMT-5
  4. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 3 Oct, 05:28 GMT-5 → 4 Oct, 06:26 GMT-5
  6. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 05:48 GMT-5 → 9 Oct, 04:34 GMT-5
  7. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 10 Oct, 02:57 GMT-5 → 11 Oct, 00:59 GMT-5
  8. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Navami: 11 Oct, 00:59 GMT-5 → 11 Oct, 22:42 GMT-5
  9. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 11 Oct, 22:42 GMT-5 → 12 Oct, 20:12 GMT-5
  10. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 12 Oct, 20:12 GMT-5 → 13 Oct, 17:31 GMT-5
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 14:46 GMT-5 → 15 Oct, 12:04 GMT-5
  12. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 16 Oct, 09:30 GMT-5 → 17 Oct, 07:13 GMT-5
  13. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 16 Oct, 09:30 GMT-5 → 17 Oct, 07:13 GMT-5
  14. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 06:34 to 07:32 (peak 07:03). Sutak from 21:34: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 17 Oct, 06:34 GMT-5 → 17 Oct, 07:32 GMT-5 · sutak from 16 Oct, 21:34 GMT-5
  15. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 00:15 GMT-5
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 03:14 GMT-5 → 21 Oct, 03:11 GMT-5
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 03:14 GMT-5 → 21 Oct, 03:11 GMT-5
  18. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 27 Oct, 14:30 GMT-5 → 28 Oct, 16:43 GMT-5
  19. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 29 Oct, 18:30 GMT-5 → 30 Oct, 18:44 GMT-6
  20. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 29 Oct, 18:30 GMT-5 → 30 Oct, 18:44 GMT-6
  21. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 30 Oct, 18:44 GMT-6 → 31 Oct, 19:22 GMT-6