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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2020

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2077 · New York
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1Krishna Pratipada from 17:05PratipadaAshwin Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 19:27DwitiyaGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Tritiya from 21:58Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 00:32Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 03:02PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Shashthi from 05:17Shashthi7Krishna Shashthi (continues)Shashthi8Krishna Saptami from 07:07Saptami9Krishna Ashtami from 08:19Ashtami10Krishna Navami from 08:47Navami11Krishna Dashami from 08:23Dashami12Krishna Ekadashi from 07:09EkadashiParama Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 02:21Trayodashi14Krishna Chaturdashi from 23:03ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri15Krishna Amavasya from 19:22Amavasya16Shukla Pratipada from 15:31PratipadaKartika AmavasyaTula Sankranti17Shukla Dwitiya from 11:38DwitiyaNavratri begins18Shukla Tritiya from 07:57Tritiya19Shukla Panchami from 01:49Panchami20Shukla Shashthi from 23:38Shashthi21Shukla Saptami from 22:10SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)22Shukla Ashtami from 21:27Ashtami23Shukla Navami from 21:29NavamiDurga Ashtami24Shukla Dashami from 22:12DashamiMaha Navami25Shukla Ekadashi from 23:30EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami26Shukla Dwadashi from 01:16DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi27Shukla Trayodashi from 03:24Trayodashi28Shukla Chaturdashi from 05:46ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Chaturdashi (continues)ChaturdashiMilad-un-Nabi30Shukla Purnima from 08:16PurnimaSharad Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 10:49PratipadaAshwin 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, 14:56 GMT-4 → 1 Oct, 17:05 GMT-4
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Oct, 00:32 GMT-4 → 6 Oct, 03:02 GMT-4
  4. Parama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Krishna Ekadashi: 12 Oct, 07:09 GMT-4 → 13 Oct, 05:06 GMT-4
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 02:21 GMT-4 → 14 Oct, 23:03 GMT-4
  6. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Oct, 23:03 GMT-4 → 15 Oct, 19:22 GMT-4
  7. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Amavasya: 15 Oct, 19:22 GMT-4 → 16 Oct, 15:31 GMT-4
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 16 Oct, 21:35 GMT-4
  9. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 16 Oct, 15:31 GMT-4 → 17 Oct, 11:38 GMT-4
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 20 Oct, 23:38 GMT-4 → 21 Oct, 22:10 GMT-4
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 22 Oct, 21:27 GMT-4 → 23 Oct, 21:29 GMT-4
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Navami: 23 Oct, 21:29 GMT-4 → 24 Oct, 22:12 GMT-4
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 24 Oct, 22:12 GMT-4 → 25 Oct, 23:30 GMT-4
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 25 Oct, 23:30 GMT-4 → 27 Oct, 01:16 GMT-4
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Oct, 03:24 GMT-4 → 29 Oct, 05:46 GMT-4
  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, 08:16 GMT-4 → 31 Oct, 10:49 GMT-4
  18. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Purnima: 30 Oct, 08:16 GMT-4 → 31 Oct, 10:49 GMT-4