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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2022

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2079 · Houston
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1Shukla Saptami from 10:17SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)2Shukla Ashtami from 08:17AshtamiGandhi JayantiDurga Ashtami3Shukla Dashami from 03:51DashamiMaha Navami4Shukla Ekadashi from 01:30EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami5Shukla Dwadashi from 23:10DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi6Shukla Trayodashi from 20:57TrayodashiPradosh Vrat7Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:55Chaturdashi8Shukla Purnima from 17:12PurnimaSharad PurnimaMilad-un-Nabi9Krishna Pratipada from 15:54PratipadaAshwin Purnima10Krishna Dwitiya from 15:09Dwitiya11Krishna Tritiya from 14:59Tritiya12Krishna Chaturthi from 15:29ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi13Krishna Panchami from 16:38Panchami14Krishna Shashthi from 18:22Shashthi15Krishna Saptami from 20:33Saptami16Krishna Ashtami from 23:00Ashtami17Krishna Navami from 01:28NavamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Dashami from 03:43Dashami19Krishna Ekadashi from 05:35Ekadashi20Krishna Dwadashi from 06:53DwadashiRama Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi22Krishna Trayodashi from 07:32TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat23Krishna Chaturdashi from 07:33ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri24Shukla Pratipada from 05:48PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 04:12DwitiyaPartial solar eclipseGovardhan Puja26Shukla Tritiya from 02:15TritiyaBhai Dooj27Shukla Chaturthi from 00:04Chaturthi28Shukla Panchami from 21:43Panchami29Shukla Shashthi from 19:20Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 16:58SaptamiChhath Puja31Shukla Ashtami from 14:41Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2022

  1. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Shashthi: 30 Sept, 12:05 GMT-5 → 1 Oct, 10:17 GMT-5
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Shukla Ashtami: 2 Oct, 08:17 GMT-5 → 3 Oct, 06:08 GMT-5
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Navami: 3 Oct, 06:08 GMT-5 → 4 Oct, 03:51 GMT-5
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 4 Oct, 03:51 GMT-5 → 5 Oct, 01:30 GMT-5
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 01:30 GMT-5 → 5 Oct, 23:10 GMT-5
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 6 Oct, 20:57 GMT-5 → 7 Oct, 18:55 GMT-5
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 8 Oct, 17:12 GMT-5 → 9 Oct, 15:54 GMT-5
  9. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Purnima: 8 Oct, 17:12 GMT-5 → 9 Oct, 15:54 GMT-5
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 12 Oct, 15:29 GMT-5 → 13 Oct, 16:38 GMT-5
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 12 Oct, 15:29 GMT-5 → 13 Oct, 16:38 GMT-5
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 08:53 GMT-5
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Oct, 05:35 GMT-5 → 21 Oct, 06:53 GMT-5
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 07:32 GMT-5 → 23 Oct, 07:33 GMT-5
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 07:32 GMT-5 → 23 Oct, 07:33 GMT-5
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Oct, 07:33 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 06:57 GMT-5
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Amavasya: 24 Oct, 06:57 GMT-5 → 25 Oct, 05:49 GMT-5
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Amavasya: 24 Oct, 06:57 GMT-5 → 25 Oct, 05:49 GMT-5
  20. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 25 Oct, 05:49 GMT-5 → 26 Oct, 04:12 GMT-5
  22. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 26 Oct, 04:12 GMT-5 → 27 Oct, 02:15 GMT-5
  23. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 29 Oct, 19:20 GMT-5 → 30 Oct, 16:58 GMT-5