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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2022

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2079 · Johannesburg
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1Shukla Saptami from 17:17SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)2Shukla Ashtami from 15:17AshtamiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Navami from 13:08NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami4Shukla Dashami from 10:51DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami5Shukla Ekadashi from 08:30Ekadashi6Shukla Dwadashi from 06:10DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi7Shukla Chaturdashi from 01:55ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Purnima from 00:12PurnimaMilad-un-Nabi9Krishna Pratipada from 22:54PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima10Krishna Dwitiya from 22:09Dwitiya11Krishna Tritiya from 21:59Tritiya12Krishna Chaturthi from 22:29Chaturthi13Krishna Panchami from 23:38PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi14Krishna Shashthi from 01:22Shashthi15Krishna Saptami from 03:33Saptami16Krishna Saptami (continues)Saptami17Krishna Ashtami from 06:00AshtamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Navami from 08:28Navami19Krishna Dashami from 10:43Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 12:35Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 13:53DwadashiRama Ekadashi22Krishna Trayodashi from 14:32TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat23Krishna Chaturdashi from 14:33ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri24Krishna Amavasya from 13:57AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja25Shukla Pratipada from 12:48PratipadaPartial solar eclipseKartika Amavasya26Shukla Dwitiya from 11:12DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj27Shukla Tritiya from 09:15Tritiya28Shukla Chaturthi from 07:04Chaturthi29Shukla Shashthi from 02:20Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 23:58SaptamiChhath Puja31Shukla Ashtami from 21:41Ashtami
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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, 19:05 GMT+2 → 1 Oct, 17:17 GMT+2
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 2 Oct, 15:17 GMT+2 → 3 Oct, 13:08 GMT+2
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 3 Oct, 13:08 GMT+2 → 4 Oct, 10:51 GMT+2
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 4 Oct, 10:51 GMT+2 → 5 Oct, 08:30 GMT+2
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 08:30 GMT+2 → 6 Oct, 06:10 GMT+2
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 03:57 GMT+2 → 8 Oct, 01:55 GMT+2
  8. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Purnima: 9 Oct, 00:12 GMT+2 → 9 Oct, 22:54 GMT+2
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Purnima: 9 Oct, 00:12 GMT+2 → 9 Oct, 22:54 GMT+2
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 12 Oct, 22:29 GMT+2 → 13 Oct, 23:38 GMT+2
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 12 Oct, 22:29 GMT+2 → 13 Oct, 23:38 GMT+2
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 15:53 GMT+2
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Oct, 12:35 GMT+2 → 21 Oct, 13:53 GMT+2
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 14:32 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 14:33 GMT+2
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 14:32 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 14:33 GMT+2
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Oct, 14:33 GMT+2 → 24 Oct, 13:57 GMT+2
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 24 Oct, 13:57 GMT+2 → 25 Oct, 12:49 GMT+2
  19. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  20. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Amavasya: 24 Oct, 13:57 GMT+2 → 25 Oct, 12:49 GMT+2
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 25 Oct, 12:49 GMT+2 → 26 Oct, 11:12 GMT+2
  22. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 26 Oct, 11:12 GMT+2 → 27 Oct, 09:15 GMT+2
  23. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 30 Oct, 02:20 GMT+2 → 30 Oct, 23:58 GMT+2