Skip to content
Sign inCreate my book

Hindu calendar · San Francisco

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 2019

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2076 · San Francisco
PurnimantaAmanta
‹›
Search powered by Google Maps — choose from the list.
Use your current location for accurate timings. Only the nearest city is kept.
1Shukla Panchami from 23:10Panchami2Shukla Shashthi from 21:41ShashthiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Saptami from 21:05SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)4Shukla Ashtami from 21:20Ashtami5Shukla Navami from 22:24NavamiDurga Ashtami6Shukla Dashami from 00:08DashamiMaha Navami7Shukla Ekadashi from 02:20EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami8Shukla Dwadashi from 04:48DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi9Shukla Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi10Shukla Trayodashi from 07:21TrayodashiPradosh Vrat11Shukla Chaturdashi from 09:50Chaturdashi12Shukla Purnima from 12:06PurnimaSharad Purnima13Krishna Pratipada from 14:07PratipadaAshwin Purnima14Krishna Dwitiya from 15:51Dwitiya15Krishna Tritiya from 17:15Tritiya16Krishna Chaturthi from 18:18ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi17Krishna Panchami from 18:58PanchamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Shashthi from 19:13Shashthi19Krishna Saptami from 19:00Saptami20Krishna Ashtami from 18:14Ashtami21Krishna Navami from 16:55Navami22Krishna Dashami from 15:02Dashami23Krishna Ekadashi from 12:39Ekadashi24Krishna Dwadashi from 09:48DwadashiRama Ekadashi25Krishna Chaturdashi from 03:16ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat26Krishna Amavasya from 23:53AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri27Shukla Pratipada from 20:38PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya28Shukla Dwitiya from 17:43DwitiyaGovardhan Puja29Shukla Tritiya from 15:17TritiyaBhai Dooj30Shukla Chaturthi from 13:31Chaturthi31Shukla Panchami from 12:31Panchami
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 2019

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 2 Oct, 21:41 GMT-7 → 3 Oct, 21:05 GMT-7
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 4 Oct, 21:20 GMT-7 → 5 Oct, 22:24 GMT-7
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Navami: 5 Oct, 22:24 GMT-7 → 7 Oct, 00:08 GMT-7
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 7 Oct, 00:08 GMT-7 → 8 Oct, 02:20 GMT-7
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 8 Oct, 02:20 GMT-7 → 9 Oct, 04:48 GMT-7
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 10 Oct, 07:21 GMT-7 → 11 Oct, 09:50 GMT-7
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 12 Oct, 12:06 GMT-7 → 13 Oct, 14:07 GMT-7
  9. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Purnima: 12 Oct, 12:06 GMT-7 → 13 Oct, 14:07 GMT-7
  10. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 16 Oct, 18:18 GMT-7 → 17 Oct, 18:58 GMT-7
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 16 Oct, 18:18 GMT-7 → 17 Oct, 18:58 GMT-7
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 12:32 GMT-7
  13. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 23 Oct, 12:39 GMT-7 → 24 Oct, 09:48 GMT-7
  14. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 06:38 GMT-7 → 26 Oct, 03:16 GMT-7
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 06:38 GMT-7 → 26 Oct, 03:16 GMT-7
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 26 Oct, 03:16 GMT-7 → 26 Oct, 23:53 GMT-7
  17. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Amavasya: 26 Oct, 23:53 GMT-7 → 27 Oct, 20:39 GMT-7
  18. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Amavasya: 26 Oct, 23:53 GMT-7 → 27 Oct, 20:39 GMT-7
  19. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 27 Oct, 20:39 GMT-7 → 28 Oct, 17:43 GMT-7
  20. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 28 Oct, 17:43 GMT-7 → 29 Oct, 15:17 GMT-7