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October 2018
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1Krishna Saptami from 12:15Saptami2Krishna Ashtami from 10:39Ashtami3Krishna Navami from 08:47Navami4Krishna Dashami from 06:40Dashami5Krishna Dwadashi from 01:47Dwadashi6Krishna Trayodashi from 23:10Trayodashi7Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:32Chaturdashi8Krishna Amavasya from 18:02Amavasya9Shukla Pratipada from 15:46Pratipada10Shukla Dwitiya from 13:55Dwitiya11Shukla Tritiya from 12:36Tritiya12Shukla Chaturthi from 11:58Chaturthi13Shukla Panchami from 12:04Panchami14Shukla Shashthi from 12:58Shashthi15Shukla Saptami from 14:35Saptami16Shukla Ashtami from 16:46Ashtami17Shukla Navami from 19:20Navami18Shukla Dashami from 21:59Dashami19Shukla Ekadashi from 00:27Ekadashi20Shukla Dwadashi from 02:31Dwadashi21Shukla Trayodashi from 04:01Trayodashi22Shukla Chaturdashi from 04:53Chaturdashi23Shukla Purnima from 05:06Purnima24Krishna Pratipada from 04:45Pratipada25Krishna Dwitiya from 03:54Dwitiya26Krishna Tritiya from 02:39Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 01:08Chaturthi28Krishna Panchami from 23:24Panchami29Krishna Shashthi from 21:33Shashthi30Krishna Saptami from 19:38Saptami31Krishna Ashtami from 17:40Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2018
- Gandhi JayantiNationalThe birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Indira EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 04:19 GMT+12 → 6 Oct, 01:47 GMT+12
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Oct, 23:10 GMT+12 → 7 Oct, 20:32 GMT+12
- Masik ShivaratriVratsThe monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Oct, 20:32 GMT+12 → 8 Oct, 18:02 GMT+12
- Ashwin AmavasyaVratsThe new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Amavasya: 8 Oct, 18:02 GMT+12 → 9 Oct, 15:47 GMT+12
- Navratri beginsHindu festivalsNine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 9 Oct, 15:47 GMT+12 → 10 Oct, 13:55 GMT+12
- Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)RegionalBengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 14 Oct, 12:58 GMT+12 → 15 Oct, 14:35 GMT+12
- Durga AshtamiHindu festivalsThe eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 16 Oct, 16:46 GMT+12 → 17 Oct, 19:20 GMT+12
- Maha NavamiHindu festivalsThe ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Navami: 17 Oct, 19:20 GMT+12 → 18 Oct, 21:59 GMT+12
- Tula SankrantiVratsThe Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 01:14 GMT+12
- Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivalsThe victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 18 Oct, 21:59 GMT+12 → 20 Oct, 00:27 GMT+12
- Papankusha EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 20 Oct, 00:27 GMT+12 → 21 Oct, 02:31 GMT+12
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 04:01 GMT+12 → 23 Oct, 04:53 GMT+12
- Sharad PurnimaHindu festivalsThe harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Purnima: 24 Oct, 05:06 GMT+12 → 25 Oct, 04:45 GMT+12
- Ashwin PurnimaVratsThe full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Purnima: 24 Oct, 05:06 GMT+12 → 25 Oct, 04:45 GMT+12
- Karwa ChauthHindu festivalsMarried women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Oct, 01:08 GMT+12 → 28 Oct, 23:24 GMT+12
- Sankashti ChaturthiVratsA fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Oct, 01:08 GMT+12 → 28 Oct, 23:24 GMT+12