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October 2024

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2081 · Auckland
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1Krishna Amavasya from 05:09AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri2Krishna Amavasya (continues)AmavasyaGandhi JayantiAshwin Amavasya3Shukla Pratipada from 07:49PratipadaPartial solar eclipse4Shukla Dwitiya from 10:28DwitiyaNavratri begins5Shukla Tritiya from 13:01Tritiya6Shukla Chaturthi from 15:19Chaturthi7Shukla Panchami from 17:17Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 18:48Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 19:44SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)10Shukla Ashtami from 20:02Ashtami11Shukla Navami from 19:37NavamiDurga Ashtami12Shukla Dashami from 18:28DashamiMaha Navami13Shukla Ekadashi from 16:39EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami14Shukla Dwadashi from 14:11DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi15Shukla Trayodashi from 11:12TrayodashiPradosh Vrat16Shukla Chaturdashi from 07:49Chaturdashi17Krishna Pratipada from 00:26PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin PurnimaTula Sankranti+118Krishna Dwitiya from 20:45Dwitiya19Krishna Tritiya from 17:19Tritiya20Krishna Chaturthi from 14:16ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi21Krishna Panchami from 11:47Panchami22Krishna Shashthi from 09:59Shashthi23Krishna Saptami from 08:59Saptami24Krishna Ashtami from 08:49Ashtami25Krishna Navami from 09:28Navami26Krishna Dashami from 10:53Dashami27Krishna Ekadashi from 12:54Ekadashi28Krishna Dwadashi from 15:21DwadashiRama Ekadashi29Krishna Trayodashi from 18:02TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat30Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:45ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri31Krishna Amavasya from 23:23Amavasya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2024

  1. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Krishna Chaturdashi: 1 Oct, 02:36 GMT+13 → 2 Oct, 05:09 GMT+13
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Amavasya: 2 Oct, 05:09 GMT+13 → 3 Oct, 07:49 GMT+13
  4. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 06:43 to 07:10 (peak 06:56). Sutak from 18:43: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 3 Oct, 06:43 GMT+13 → 3 Oct, 07:10 GMT+13 · sutak from 2 Oct, 18:43 GMT+13
  5. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 3 Oct, 07:49 GMT+13 → 4 Oct, 10:28 GMT+13
  6. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 18:48 GMT+13 → 9 Oct, 19:44 GMT+13
  7. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 10 Oct, 20:02 GMT+13 → 11 Oct, 19:37 GMT+13
  8. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Navami: 11 Oct, 19:37 GMT+13 → 12 Oct, 18:28 GMT+13
  9. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 12 Oct, 18:28 GMT+13 → 13 Oct, 16:39 GMT+13
  10. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Oct, 16:39 GMT+13 → 14 Oct, 14:11 GMT+13
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 15 Oct, 11:12 GMT+13 → 16 Oct, 07:49 GMT+13
  12. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 17 Oct, 04:10 GMT+13 → 18 Oct, 00:26 GMT+13
  13. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 17 Oct, 04:10 GMT+13 → 18 Oct, 00:26 GMT+13
  14. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 15:12 GMT+13
  15. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 14:16 GMT+13 → 21 Oct, 11:47 GMT+13
  16. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 14:16 GMT+13 → 21 Oct, 11:47 GMT+13
  17. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 27 Oct, 12:54 GMT+13 → 28 Oct, 15:21 GMT+13
  18. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 29 Oct, 18:02 GMT+13 → 30 Oct, 20:45 GMT+13
  19. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 29 Oct, 18:02 GMT+13 → 30 Oct, 20:45 GMT+13
  20. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 30 Oct, 20:45 GMT+13 → 31 Oct, 23:23 GMT+13