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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2005

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2062 · Suva
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1Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:12ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri2Krishna Amavasya from 21:02AmavasyaGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Pratipada from 22:27PratipadaAnnular solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya4Shukla Dwitiya from 23:26DwitiyaNavratri begins5Shukla Tritiya from 23:57Tritiya6Shukla Chaturthi from 00:01Chaturthi7Shukla Panchami from 23:37Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 22:48Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 21:34SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)10Shukla Ashtami from 19:57Ashtami11Shukla Navami from 17:59NavamiDurga Ashtami12Shukla Dashami from 15:42DashamiMaha Navami13Shukla Ekadashi from 13:12EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami14Shukla Dwadashi from 10:31DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi15Shukla Trayodashi from 07:46TrayodashiPradosh Vrat16Shukla Purnima from 02:30Purnima17Krishna Pratipada from 00:13PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin PurnimaTula Sankranti+118Krishna Dwitiya from 22:20DwitiyaPartial lunar eclipse19Krishna Tritiya from 20:59Tritiya20Krishna Chaturthi from 20:14ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi21Krishna Panchami from 20:11Panchami22Krishna Shashthi from 20:51Shashthi23Krishna Saptami from 22:12Saptami24Krishna Ashtami from 00:08Ashtami25Krishna Navami from 02:29Navami26Krishna Dashami from 05:01Dashami27Krishna Dashami (continues)Dashami28Krishna Ekadashi from 07:30Ekadashi29Krishna Dwadashi from 09:43DwadashiRama Ekadashi30Krishna Trayodashi from 11:30TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat31Krishna Chaturdashi from 12:44ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2005

  1. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 1 Oct, 19:12 GMT+12 → 2 Oct, 21:02 GMT+12
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  4. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Amavasya: 2 Oct, 21:02 GMT+12 → 3 Oct, 22:28 GMT+12
  5. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 3 Oct, 22:28 GMT+12 → 4 Oct, 23:26 GMT+12
  6. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 22:48 GMT+12 → 9 Oct, 21:34 GMT+12
  7. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 10 Oct, 19:57 GMT+12 → 11 Oct, 17:59 GMT+12
  8. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Navami: 11 Oct, 17:59 GMT+12 → 12 Oct, 15:42 GMT+12
  9. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 12 Oct, 15:42 GMT+12 → 13 Oct, 13:12 GMT+12
  10. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Oct, 13:12 GMT+12 → 14 Oct, 10:31 GMT+12
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 15 Oct, 07:46 GMT+12 → 16 Oct, 05:04 GMT+12
  12. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 17 Oct, 02:30 GMT+12 → 18 Oct, 00:13 GMT+12
  13. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 17 Oct, 02:30 GMT+12 → 18 Oct, 00:13 GMT+12
  14. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 17:15 GMT+12
  15. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 23:34 to 00:32 (peak 00:03). Sutak from 14:34: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 17 Oct, 23:34 GMT+12 → 18 Oct, 00:32 GMT+12 · sutak from 17 Oct, 14:34 GMT+12
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 20:14 GMT+12 → 21 Oct, 20:11 GMT+12
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 20:14 GMT+12 → 21 Oct, 20:11 GMT+12
  18. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 28 Oct, 07:30 GMT+12 → 29 Oct, 09:43 GMT+12
  19. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 11:30 GMT+12 → 31 Oct, 12:44 GMT+12
  20. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 11:30 GMT+12 → 31 Oct, 12:44 GMT+12
  21. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Oct, 12:44 GMT+12 → 1 Nov, 13:22 GMT+12