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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2023

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2080 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Tritiya from 09:57Tritiya2Krishna Chaturthi from 07:51ChaturthiGandhi JayantiSankashti Chaturthi3Krishna Panchami from 06:27Panchami4Krishna Saptami from 05:56Saptami5Krishna Saptami (continues)Saptami6Krishna Ashtami from 06:50Ashtami7Krishna Navami from 08:23Navami8Krishna Dashami from 10:28Dashami9Krishna Ekadashi from 12:52Ekadashi10Krishna Dwadashi from 15:24DwadashiIndira Ekadashi11Krishna Trayodashi from 17:52Trayodashi12Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:09ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya from 22:06Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada from 23:40PratipadaAnnular solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya15Shukla Dwitiya from 00:47DwitiyaNavratri begins16Shukla Tritiya from 01:28Tritiya17Shukla Chaturthi from 01:41Chaturthi18Shukla Panchami from 01:27PanchamiTula Sankranti19Shukla Shashthi from 00:47Shashthi20Shukla Saptami from 23:40SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)21Shukla Ashtami from 22:08Ashtami22Shukla Navami from 20:14NavamiDurga Ashtami23Shukla Dashami from 18:00DashamiMaha Navami24Shukla Ekadashi from 15:29EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami25Shukla Dwadashi from 12:47DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi26Shukla Trayodashi from 09:59TrayodashiPradosh Vrat27Shukla Chaturdashi from 07:12Chaturdashi28Krishna Pratipada from 02:08PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima29Krishna Dwitiya from 00:08DwitiyaPartial lunar eclipse30Krishna Tritiya from 22:38Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 21:45Chaturthi
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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.Krishna Chaturthi: 2 Oct, 07:51 GMT+5:45 → 3 Oct, 06:27 GMT+5:45
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 12:52 GMT+5:45 → 10 Oct, 15:24 GMT+5:45
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 17:52 GMT+5:45 → 12 Oct, 20:09 GMT+5:45
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Oct, 20:09 GMT+5:45 → 13 Oct, 22:06 GMT+5:45
  6. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  7. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Amavasya: 13 Oct, 22:06 GMT+5:45 → 14 Oct, 23:40 GMT+5:45
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 14 Oct, 23:40 GMT+5:45 → 16 Oct, 00:47 GMT+5:45
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 01:44 GMT+5:45
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 20 Oct, 00:47 GMT+5:45 → 20 Oct, 23:40 GMT+5:45
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 21 Oct, 22:08 GMT+5:45 → 22 Oct, 20:14 GMT+5:45
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Navami: 22 Oct, 20:14 GMT+5:45 → 23 Oct, 18:00 GMT+5:45
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 23 Oct, 18:00 GMT+5:45 → 24 Oct, 15:29 GMT+5:45
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 15:29 GMT+5:45 → 25 Oct, 12:47 GMT+5:45
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 09:59 GMT+5:45 → 27 Oct, 07:12 GMT+5:45
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 04:32 GMT+5:45 → 29 Oct, 02:08 GMT+5:45
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 04:32 GMT+5:45 → 29 Oct, 02:08 GMT+5:45
  18. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 01:19 to 02:38 (peak 01:58). Sutak from 16:19: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 29 Oct, 01:19 GMT+5:45 → 29 Oct, 02:38 GMT+5:45 · sutak from 28 Oct, 16:19 GMT+5:45