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October 2024

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1Krishna Amavasya from 11:09Amavasya2Shukla Pratipada from 13:49PratipadaAnnular solar eclipseGandhi JayantiAshwin Amavasya+13Shukla Dwitiya from 16:28DwitiyaNavratri begins4Shukla Tritiya from 19:01Tritiya5Shukla Chaturthi from 21:19Chaturthi6Shukla Panchami from 23:17Panchami7Shukla Shashthi from 00:48Shashthi8Shukla Saptami from 01:44SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)9Shukla Ashtami from 02:02Ashtami10Shukla Navami from 01:37NavamiDurga Ashtami11Shukla Dashami from 00:28DashamiMaha Navami12Shukla Ekadashi from 22:39EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami13Shukla Dwadashi from 20:11DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi14Shukla Trayodashi from 17:12TrayodashiPradosh Vrat15Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:49Chaturdashi16Shukla Purnima from 10:10PurnimaSharad PurnimaAshwin PurnimaTula Sankranti+117Krishna Dwitiya from 02:45Dwitiya18Krishna Tritiya from 23:19Tritiya19Krishna Chaturthi from 20:16ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi20Krishna Panchami from 17:47Panchami21Krishna Shashthi from 15:59Shashthi22Krishna Saptami from 14:59Saptami23Krishna Ashtami from 14:49Ashtami24Krishna Navami from 15:28Navami25Krishna Dashami from 16:53Dashami26Krishna Ekadashi from 18:54Ekadashi27Krishna Dwadashi from 21:21DwadashiRama Ekadashi28Krishna Trayodashi from 00:02Trayodashi29Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:45ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat30Krishna Amavasya from 05:23AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri31Krishna Amavasya (continues)AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2024

  1. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Amavasya: 1 Oct, 11:09 GMT-5 → 2 Oct, 13:49 GMT-5
  4. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 2 Oct, 13:49 GMT-5 → 3 Oct, 16:28 GMT-5
  5. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 00:48 GMT-5 → 9 Oct, 01:44 GMT-5
  6. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 10 Oct, 02:02 GMT-5 → 11 Oct, 01:37 GMT-5
  7. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Navami: 11 Oct, 01:37 GMT-5 → 12 Oct, 00:28 GMT-5
  8. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 12 Oct, 00:28 GMT-5 → 12 Oct, 22:39 GMT-5
  9. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 12 Oct, 22:39 GMT-5 → 13 Oct, 20:11 GMT-5
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 17:12 GMT-5 → 15 Oct, 13:49 GMT-5
  11. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 16 Oct, 10:10 GMT-5 → 17 Oct, 06:26 GMT-5
  12. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 16 Oct, 10:10 GMT-5 → 17 Oct, 06:26 GMT-5
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 16 Oct, 21:12 GMT-5
  14. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 19 Oct, 20:16 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 17:47 GMT-5
  15. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 19 Oct, 20:16 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 17:47 GMT-5
  16. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 26 Oct, 18:54 GMT-5 → 27 Oct, 21:21 GMT-5
  17. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 29 Oct, 00:02 GMT-5 → 30 Oct, 02:45 GMT-5
  18. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 29 Oct, 00:02 GMT-5 → 30 Oct, 02:45 GMT-5
  19. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 30 Oct, 02:45 GMT-5 → 31 Oct, 05:23 GMT-5
  20. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Amavasya: 31 Oct, 05:23 GMT-5 → 1 Nov, 07:47 GMT-5
  21. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Amavasya: 31 Oct, 05:23 GMT-5 → 1 Nov, 07:47 GMT-5