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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2023

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2080 · Brampton
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1Krishna Chaturthi from 22:06Chaturthi2Krishna Panchami from 20:42PanchamiGandhi JayantiSankashti Chaturthi3Krishna Shashthi from 20:03Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 20:11Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 21:05Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 22:38Navami7Krishna Dashami from 00:43Dashami8Krishna Ekadashi from 03:07Ekadashi9Krishna Dwadashi from 05:39DwadashiIndira Ekadashi10Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi11Krishna Trayodashi from 08:07TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Krishna Chaturdashi from 10:24ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya from 12:21Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada from 13:55PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya15Shukla Dwitiya from 15:02DwitiyaNavratri begins16Shukla Tritiya from 15:43Tritiya17Shukla Chaturthi from 15:56ChaturthiTula Sankranti18Shukla Panchami from 15:42Panchami19Shukla Shashthi from 15:02Shashthi20Shukla Saptami from 13:55SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)21Shukla Ashtami from 12:23Ashtami22Shukla Navami from 10:29NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami23Shukla Dashami from 08:15DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami24Shukla Dwadashi from 03:02DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi25Shukla Trayodashi from 00:14Trayodashi26Shukla Chaturdashi from 21:27ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat27Shukla Purnima from 18:47PurnimaSharad Purnima28Krishna Pratipada from 16:23PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseAshwin Purnima29Krishna Dwitiya from 14:23Dwitiya30Krishna Tritiya from 12:53Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 12:00ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2023

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 1 Oct, 22:06 GMT-4 → 2 Oct, 20:42 GMT-4
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 03:07 GMT-4 → 10 Oct, 05:39 GMT-4
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 08:07 GMT-4 → 12 Oct, 10:24 GMT-4
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Oct, 10:24 GMT-4 → 13 Oct, 12:21 GMT-4
  6. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 11:54 to 14:24 (peak 13:08). Sutak from 23:54: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 14 Oct, 11:54 GMT-4 → 14 Oct, 14:24 GMT-4 · sutak from 13 Oct, 23:54 GMT-4
  7. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Amavasya: 13 Oct, 12:21 GMT-4 → 14 Oct, 13:55 GMT-4
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 14 Oct, 13:55 GMT-4 → 15 Oct, 15:02 GMT-4
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 15:59 GMT-4
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 19 Oct, 15:02 GMT-4 → 20 Oct, 13:55 GMT-4
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 21 Oct, 12:23 GMT-4 → 22 Oct, 10:29 GMT-4
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 22 Oct, 10:29 GMT-4 → 23 Oct, 08:15 GMT-4
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 23 Oct, 08:15 GMT-4 → 24 Oct, 05:44 GMT-4
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 05:44 GMT-4 → 25 Oct, 03:02 GMT-4
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 00:14 GMT-4 → 26 Oct, 21:27 GMT-4
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 27 Oct, 18:47 GMT-4 → 28 Oct, 16:23 GMT-4
  17. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  18. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 27 Oct, 18:47 GMT-4 → 28 Oct, 16:23 GMT-4
  19. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 12:00 GMT-4 → 1 Nov, 11:49 GMT-4
  20. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 12:00 GMT-4 → 1 Nov, 11:49 GMT-4