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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2022

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2079 · San Francisco
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1Shukla Saptami from 08:17SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)2Shukla Navami from 04:08NavamiGandhi JayantiDurga Ashtami3Shukla Dashami from 01:51DashamiMaha Navami4Shukla Ekadashi from 23:30EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami5Shukla Dwadashi from 21:10DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi6Shukla Trayodashi from 18:57TrayodashiPradosh Vrat7Shukla Chaturdashi from 16:55Chaturdashi8Shukla Purnima from 15:12PurnimaSharad PurnimaMilad-un-Nabi9Krishna Pratipada from 13:54PratipadaAshwin Purnima10Krishna Dwitiya from 13:09Dwitiya11Krishna Tritiya from 12:59Tritiya12Krishna Chaturthi from 13:29ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi13Krishna Panchami from 14:38Panchami14Krishna Shashthi from 16:22Shashthi15Krishna Saptami from 18:33Saptami16Krishna Ashtami from 21:00Ashtami17Krishna Navami from 23:28NavamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Dashami from 01:43Dashami19Krishna Ekadashi from 03:35Ekadashi20Krishna Dwadashi from 04:53DwadashiRama Ekadashi21Krishna Trayodashi from 05:32Trayodashi22Krishna Chaturdashi from 05:33ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat23Krishna Amavasya from 04:57AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri24Shukla Pratipada from 03:48PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 02:12DwitiyaPartial solar eclipseGovardhan Puja26Shukla Tritiya from 00:15TritiyaBhai Dooj27Shukla Chaturthi from 22:04Chaturthi28Shukla Panchami from 19:43Panchami29Shukla Shashthi from 17:20Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 14:58SaptamiChhath Puja31Shukla Ashtami from 12:41Ashtami
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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, 10:05 GMT-7 → 1 Oct, 08:17 GMT-7
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 2 Oct, 06:17 GMT-7 → 3 Oct, 04:08 GMT-7
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Navami: 3 Oct, 04:08 GMT-7 → 4 Oct, 01:51 GMT-7
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 4 Oct, 01:51 GMT-7 → 4 Oct, 23:30 GMT-7
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 4 Oct, 23:30 GMT-7 → 5 Oct, 21:10 GMT-7
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 6 Oct, 18:57 GMT-7 → 7 Oct, 16:55 GMT-7
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 8 Oct, 15:12 GMT-7 → 9 Oct, 13:54 GMT-7
  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, 15:12 GMT-7 → 9 Oct, 13:54 GMT-7
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 12 Oct, 13:29 GMT-7 → 13 Oct, 14:38 GMT-7
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 12 Oct, 13:29 GMT-7 → 13 Oct, 14:38 GMT-7
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 06:53 GMT-7
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Oct, 03:35 GMT-7 → 21 Oct, 04:53 GMT-7
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 05:32 GMT-7 → 23 Oct, 05:33 GMT-7
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 05:32 GMT-7 → 23 Oct, 05:33 GMT-7
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Oct, 05:33 GMT-7 → 24 Oct, 04:57 GMT-7
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Amavasya: 24 Oct, 04:57 GMT-7 → 25 Oct, 03:49 GMT-7
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Amavasya: 24 Oct, 04:57 GMT-7 → 25 Oct, 03:49 GMT-7
  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, 03:49 GMT-7 → 26 Oct, 02:12 GMT-7
  22. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 26 Oct, 02:12 GMT-7 → 27 Oct, 00:15 GMT-7
  23. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 29 Oct, 17:20 GMT-7 → 30 Oct, 14:58 GMT-7