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October 2018

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2075 · Port Louis
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1Krishna Ashtami from 02:39Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 00:47NavamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Dashami from 22:40Dashami4Krishna Ekadashi from 20:19Ekadashi5Krishna Dwadashi from 17:47DwadashiIndira Ekadashi6Krishna Trayodashi from 15:10TrayodashiPradosh Vrat7Krishna Chaturdashi from 12:32ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri8Krishna Amavasya from 10:02Amavasya9Shukla Pratipada from 07:46PratipadaAshwin Amavasya10Shukla Dwitiya from 05:55DwitiyaNavratri begins11Shukla Chaturthi from 03:58Chaturthi12Shukla Panchami from 04:04Panchami13Shukla Shashthi from 04:58Shashthi14Shukla Shashthi (continues)ShashthiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)15Shukla Saptami from 06:35Saptami16Shukla Ashtami from 08:46Ashtami17Shukla Navami from 11:20NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha NavamiTula Sankranti+118Shukla Dashami from 13:59Dashami19Shukla Ekadashi from 16:27EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami20Shukla Dwadashi from 18:31DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi21Shukla Trayodashi from 20:01Trayodashi22Shukla Chaturdashi from 20:53ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat23Shukla Purnima from 21:06Purnima24Krishna Pratipada from 20:45PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima25Krishna Dwitiya from 19:54Dwitiya26Krishna Tritiya from 18:39Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 17:08ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Panchami from 15:24Panchami29Krishna Shashthi from 13:33Shashthi30Krishna Saptami from 11:38Saptami31Krishna Ashtami from 09:40Ashtami
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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, 20:19 GMT+4 → 5 Oct, 17:47 GMT+4
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Oct, 15:10 GMT+4 → 7 Oct, 12:32 GMT+4
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Oct, 12:32 GMT+4 → 8 Oct, 10:02 GMT+4
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Amavasya: 8 Oct, 10:02 GMT+4 → 9 Oct, 07:47 GMT+4
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 9 Oct, 07:47 GMT+4 → 10 Oct, 05:55 GMT+4
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 14 Oct, 04:58 GMT+4 → 15 Oct, 06:35 GMT+4
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 16 Oct, 08:46 GMT+4 → 17 Oct, 11:20 GMT+4
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 17 Oct, 11:20 GMT+4 → 18 Oct, 13:59 GMT+4
  10. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 17:14 GMT+4
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 18 Oct, 13:59 GMT+4 → 19 Oct, 16:27 GMT+4
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 19 Oct, 16:27 GMT+4 → 20 Oct, 18:31 GMT+4
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Oct, 20:01 GMT+4 → 22 Oct, 20:53 GMT+4
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Purnima: 23 Oct, 21:06 GMT+4 → 24 Oct, 20:45 GMT+4
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Purnima: 23 Oct, 21:06 GMT+4 → 24 Oct, 20:45 GMT+4
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 17:08 GMT+4 → 28 Oct, 15:24 GMT+4
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 17:08 GMT+4 → 28 Oct, 15:24 GMT+4