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October 2018

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2075 · Dallas
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1Krishna Ashtami from 17:39Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 15:47NavamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Dashami from 13:40Dashami4Krishna Ekadashi from 11:19Ekadashi5Krishna Dwadashi from 08:47DwadashiIndira Ekadashi6Krishna Chaturdashi from 03:32ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat7Krishna Amavasya from 01:02AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri8Shukla Pratipada from 22:46PratipadaAshwin Amavasya9Shukla Dwitiya from 20:55DwitiyaNavratri begins10Shukla Tritiya from 19:36Tritiya11Shukla Chaturthi from 18:58Chaturthi12Shukla Panchami from 19:04Panchami13Shukla Shashthi from 19:58Shashthi14Shukla Saptami from 21:35SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)15Shukla Ashtami from 23:46Ashtami16Shukla Navami from 02:20NavamiDurga Ashtami17Shukla Dashami from 04:59DashamiMaha NavamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Ekadashi from 07:27EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami19Shukla Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiPapankusha Ekadashi20Shukla Dwadashi from 09:31Dwadashi21Shukla Trayodashi from 11:01TrayodashiPradosh Vrat22Shukla Chaturdashi from 11:53Chaturdashi23Shukla Purnima from 12:06PurnimaSharad Purnima24Krishna Pratipada from 11:45PratipadaAshwin Purnima25Krishna Dwitiya from 10:54Dwitiya26Krishna Tritiya from 09:39Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 08:08ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Shashthi from 04:33Shashthi29Krishna Saptami from 02:38Saptami30Krishna Ashtami from 00:40Ashtami31Krishna Navami from 22:40Navami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2018

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 4 Oct, 11:19 GMT-5 → 5 Oct, 08:47 GMT-5
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Oct, 06:10 GMT-5 → 7 Oct, 03:32 GMT-5
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Oct, 03:32 GMT-5 → 8 Oct, 01:02 GMT-5
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Amavasya: 8 Oct, 01:02 GMT-5 → 8 Oct, 22:47 GMT-5
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 8 Oct, 22:47 GMT-5 → 9 Oct, 20:55 GMT-5
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 13 Oct, 19:58 GMT-5 → 14 Oct, 21:35 GMT-5
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 15 Oct, 23:46 GMT-5 → 17 Oct, 02:20 GMT-5
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Navami: 17 Oct, 02:20 GMT-5 → 18 Oct, 04:59 GMT-5
  10. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 08:14 GMT-5
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 18 Oct, 04:59 GMT-5 → 19 Oct, 07:27 GMT-5
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 19 Oct, 07:27 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 09:31 GMT-5
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Oct, 11:01 GMT-5 → 22 Oct, 11:53 GMT-5
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 23 Oct, 12:06 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 11:45 GMT-5
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Purnima: 23 Oct, 12:06 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 11:45 GMT-5
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 08:08 GMT-5 → 28 Oct, 06:24 GMT-5
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 08:08 GMT-5 → 28 Oct, 06:24 GMT-5