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Hindu calendar · Abu Dhabi

Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2020

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2077 · Abu Dhabi
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1Krishna Pratipada from 01:05PratipadaAshwin Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 03:27DwitiyaGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Tritiya from 05:58Tritiya4Krishna Tritiya (continues)Tritiya5Krishna Chaturthi from 08:32ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Panchami from 11:02Panchami7Krishna Shashthi from 13:17Shashthi8Krishna Saptami from 15:07Saptami9Krishna Ashtami from 16:19Ashtami10Krishna Navami from 16:47Navami11Krishna Dashami from 16:23Dashami12Krishna Ekadashi from 15:09Ekadashi13Krishna Dwadashi from 13:06DwadashiParama Ekadashi14Krishna Trayodashi from 10:21TrayodashiPradosh Vrat15Krishna Chaturdashi from 07:03ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri16Shukla Pratipada from 23:31PratipadaKartika Amavasya17Shukla Dwitiya from 19:38DwitiyaNavratri beginsTula Sankranti18Shukla Tritiya from 15:57Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 12:38Chaturthi20Shukla Panchami from 09:49Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 07:38ShashthiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)22Shukla Ashtami from 05:27Ashtami23Shukla Navami from 05:29NavamiDurga Ashtami24Shukla Dashami from 06:12DashamiMaha Navami25Shukla Dashami (continues)DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami26Shukla Ekadashi from 07:30Ekadashi27Shukla Dwadashi from 09:16DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 11:24TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:46ChaturdashiMilad-un-Nabi30Shukla Purnima from 16:16PurnimaSharad Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 18:49PratipadaAshwin Purnima
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2020

  1. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Purnima: 30 Sept, 22:56 GST → 2 Oct, 01:05 GST
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Oct, 08:32 GST → 6 Oct, 11:02 GST
  4. Parama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 12 Oct, 15:09 GST → 13 Oct, 13:06 GST
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 10:21 GST → 15 Oct, 07:03 GST
  6. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Oct, 07:03 GST → 16 Oct, 03:22 GST
  7. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Amavasya: 16 Oct, 03:22 GST → 16 Oct, 23:31 GST
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 16 Oct, 23:31 GST → 17 Oct, 19:38 GST
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 05:35 GST
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Shukla Shashthi: 21 Oct, 07:38 GST → 22 Oct, 06:10 GST
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 23 Oct, 05:27 GST → 24 Oct, 05:29 GST
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Navami: 24 Oct, 05:29 GST → 25 Oct, 06:12 GST
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 25 Oct, 06:12 GST → 26 Oct, 07:30 GST
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 26 Oct, 07:30 GST → 27 Oct, 09:16 GST
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Oct, 11:24 GST → 29 Oct, 13:46 GST
  16. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  17. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 30 Oct, 16:16 GST → 31 Oct, 18:49 GST
  18. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Purnima: 30 Oct, 16:16 GST → 31 Oct, 18:49 GST