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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2024

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2081 · Melbourne
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1Krishna Amavasya from 02:09Amavasya2Shukla Pratipada from 04:49PratipadaGandhi JayantiAshwin Amavasya3Shukla Pratipada (continues)PratipadaAnnular solar eclipseNavratri begins4Shukla Dwitiya from 07:28Dwitiya5Shukla Tritiya from 10:01Tritiya6Shukla Chaturthi from 13:19Chaturthi7Shukla Panchami from 15:17Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 16:48Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 17:44SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)10Shukla Ashtami from 18:02Ashtami11Shukla Navami from 17:37NavamiDurga Ashtami12Shukla Dashami from 16:28DashamiMaha NavamiDussehra · Vijayadashami13Shukla Ekadashi from 14:39Ekadashi14Shukla Dwadashi from 12:11DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi15Shukla Trayodashi from 09:12TrayodashiPradosh Vrat16Shukla Purnima from 02:10Purnima17Krishna Pratipada from 22:26PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin PurnimaTula Sankranti+118Krishna Dwitiya from 18:45Dwitiya19Krishna Tritiya from 15:19Tritiya20Krishna Chaturthi from 12:16ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi21Krishna Panchami from 09:47Panchami22Krishna Shashthi from 07:59Shashthi23Krishna Saptami from 06:59Saptami24Krishna Ashtami from 06:49Ashtami25Krishna Navami from 07:28Navami26Krishna Dashami from 08:53Dashami27Krishna Ekadashi from 10:54Ekadashi28Krishna Dwadashi from 13:21DwadashiRama Ekadashi29Krishna Trayodashi from 16:02TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat30Krishna Chaturdashi from 18:45ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri31Krishna Amavasya from 21:23Amavasya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2024

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Amavasya: 2 Oct, 02:09 GMT+10 → 3 Oct, 04:49 GMT+10
  3. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  4. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 3 Oct, 04:49 GMT+10 → 4 Oct, 07:28 GMT+10
  5. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 16:48 GMT+11 → 9 Oct, 17:44 GMT+11
  6. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 10 Oct, 18:02 GMT+11 → 11 Oct, 17:37 GMT+11
  7. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Navami: 11 Oct, 17:37 GMT+11 → 12 Oct, 16:28 GMT+11
  8. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 12 Oct, 16:28 GMT+11 → 13 Oct, 14:39 GMT+11
  9. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Oct, 14:39 GMT+11 → 14 Oct, 12:11 GMT+11
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 15 Oct, 09:12 GMT+11 → 16 Oct, 05:49 GMT+11
  11. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 17 Oct, 02:10 GMT+11 → 17 Oct, 22:26 GMT+11
  12. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 17 Oct, 02:10 GMT+11 → 17 Oct, 22:26 GMT+11
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 13:12 GMT+11
  14. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 12:16 GMT+11 → 21 Oct, 09:47 GMT+11
  15. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 12:16 GMT+11 → 21 Oct, 09:47 GMT+11
  16. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 27 Oct, 10:54 GMT+11 → 28 Oct, 13:21 GMT+11
  17. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 29 Oct, 16:02 GMT+11 → 30 Oct, 18:45 GMT+11
  18. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 29 Oct, 16:02 GMT+11 → 30 Oct, 18:45 GMT+11
  19. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 30 Oct, 18:45 GMT+11 → 31 Oct, 21:23 GMT+11