Skip to content
Sign inCreate my book

Hindu calendar · Los Angeles

Festivals, vrats and holidays

Every date is calculated for your city’s sunrise and time zone, so the days and times are the ones that apply where you are.

October 2008

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Los Angeles
PurnimantaAmanta
‹›
Search powered by Google Maps — choose from the list.
Use your current location for accurate timings. Only the nearest city is kept.
1Shukla Chaturthi from 03:44ChaturthiEid al-Fitr2Shukla Panchami from 05:35PanchamiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Panchami (continues)Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 07:50Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 10:20SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)6Shukla Ashtami from 12:52Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 15:11NavamiDurga Ashtami8Shukla Dashami from 17:03DashamiMaha Navami9Shukla Ekadashi from 18:17EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami10Shukla Dwadashi from 18:44DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 18:23TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Shukla Chaturdashi from 17:14Chaturdashi13Shukla Purnima from 15:25PurnimaSharad Purnima14Krishna Pratipada from 13:02PratipadaAshwin Purnima15Krishna Dwitiya from 10:15Dwitiya16Krishna Tritiya from 07:14TritiyaTula Sankranti17Krishna Panchami from 01:08PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi18Krishna Shashthi from 22:21Shashthi19Krishna Saptami from 19:52Saptami20Krishna Ashtami from 17:47Ashtami21Krishna Navami from 16:08Navami22Krishna Dashami from 14:56Dashami23Krishna Ekadashi from 14:09Ekadashi24Krishna Dwadashi from 13:48DwadashiRama Ekadashi25Krishna Trayodashi from 13:50TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat26Krishna Chaturdashi from 14:15ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri27Krishna Amavasya from 15:02AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja28Shukla Pratipada from 16:13PratipadaKartika Amavasya29Shukla Dwitiya from 17:48DwitiyaGovardhan Puja30Shukla Tritiya from 19:47TritiyaBhai Dooj31Shukla Chaturthi from 22:06Chaturthi
TodayEach day shows the tithi that begins on it (sunrise to the next sunrise), with its start time. Open a day for its full panchang.

Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2008

  1. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 4 Oct, 07:50 GMT-7 → 5 Oct, 10:20 GMT-7
  4. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 6 Oct, 12:52 GMT-7 → 7 Oct, 15:11 GMT-7
  5. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Navami: 7 Oct, 15:11 GMT-7 → 8 Oct, 17:03 GMT-7
  6. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 8 Oct, 17:03 GMT-7 → 9 Oct, 18:17 GMT-7
  7. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 18:17 GMT-7 → 10 Oct, 18:44 GMT-7
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 18:23 GMT-7 → 12 Oct, 17:14 GMT-7
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 13 Oct, 15:25 GMT-7 → 14 Oct, 13:02 GMT-7
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 13 Oct, 15:25 GMT-7 → 14 Oct, 13:02 GMT-7
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 16 Oct, 16:50 GMT-7
  12. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 04:09 GMT-7 → 18 Oct, 01:08 GMT-7
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 04:09 GMT-7 → 18 Oct, 01:08 GMT-7
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 23 Oct, 14:09 GMT-7 → 24 Oct, 13:48 GMT-7
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 13:50 GMT-7 → 26 Oct, 14:15 GMT-7
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 13:50 GMT-7 → 26 Oct, 14:15 GMT-7
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 26 Oct, 14:15 GMT-7 → 27 Oct, 15:02 GMT-7
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 27 Oct, 15:02 GMT-7 → 28 Oct, 16:14 GMT-7
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Amavasya: 27 Oct, 15:02 GMT-7 → 28 Oct, 16:14 GMT-7
  20. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 28 Oct, 16:14 GMT-7 → 29 Oct, 17:48 GMT-7
  21. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 29 Oct, 17:48 GMT-7 → 30 Oct, 19:47 GMT-7