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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2022

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2079 · Sydney
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1Shukla Saptami from 01:17SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)2Shukla Ashtami from 00:17AshtamiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Navami from 22:08NavamiDurga Ashtami4Shukla Dashami from 19:51DashamiMaha Navami5Shukla Ekadashi from 17:30EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami6Shukla Dwadashi from 15:10DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi7Shukla Trayodashi from 12:57TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Chaturdashi from 10:55ChaturdashiMilad-un-Nabi9Shukla Purnima from 09:12PurnimaSharad Purnima10Krishna Pratipada from 07:54PratipadaAshwin Purnima11Krishna Dwitiya from 07:09Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 06:59Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 07:29ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 08:38Panchami15Krishna Shashthi from 10:22Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 12:33Saptami17Krishna Ashtami from 15:00Ashtami18Krishna Navami from 17:28NavamiTula Sankranti19Krishna Dashami from 19:43Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 21:35Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 22:53DwadashiRama Ekadashi22Krishna Trayodashi from 23:32Trayodashi23Krishna Chaturdashi from 23:33ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+124Krishna Amavasya from 22:57Amavasya25Shukla Pratipada from 21:48PratipadaPartial solar eclipseDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya+126Shukla Dwitiya from 20:12DwitiyaGovardhan Puja27Shukla Tritiya from 18:15TritiyaBhai Dooj28Shukla Chaturthi from 16:04Chaturthi29Shukla Panchami from 13:43Panchami30Shukla Shashthi from 11:20Shashthi31Shukla Saptami from 08:58SaptamiChhath Puja
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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: 1 Oct, 03:05 GMT+10 → 2 Oct, 01:17 GMT+10
  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: 3 Oct, 00:17 GMT+11 → 3 Oct, 22:08 GMT+11
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Navami: 3 Oct, 22:08 GMT+11 → 4 Oct, 19:51 GMT+11
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 4 Oct, 19:51 GMT+11 → 5 Oct, 17:30 GMT+11
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 17:30 GMT+11 → 6 Oct, 15:10 GMT+11
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 12:57 GMT+11 → 8 Oct, 10:55 GMT+11
  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.Purnima: 9 Oct, 09:12 GMT+11 → 10 Oct, 07:54 GMT+11
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Purnima: 9 Oct, 09:12 GMT+11 → 10 Oct, 07:54 GMT+11
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Oct, 07:29 GMT+11 → 14 Oct, 08:38 GMT+11
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Oct, 07:29 GMT+11 → 14 Oct, 08:38 GMT+11
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 00:53 GMT+11
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Oct, 21:35 GMT+11 → 21 Oct, 22:53 GMT+11
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 23:32 GMT+11 → 23 Oct, 23:33 GMT+11
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 23:32 GMT+11 → 23 Oct, 23:33 GMT+11
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Oct, 23:33 GMT+11 → 24 Oct, 22:57 GMT+11
  18. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  19. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Amavasya: 24 Oct, 22:57 GMT+11 → 25 Oct, 21:49 GMT+11
  20. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Amavasya: 24 Oct, 22:57 GMT+11 → 25 Oct, 21:49 GMT+11
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 25 Oct, 21:49 GMT+11 → 26 Oct, 20:12 GMT+11
  22. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 26 Oct, 20:12 GMT+11 → 27 Oct, 18:15 GMT+11
  23. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 30 Oct, 11:20 GMT+11 → 31 Oct, 08:58 GMT+11