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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2031

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2088 · Chicago
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1Krishna Dwitiya from 12:21Dwitiya2Krishna Tritiya from 11:22TritiyaGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Chaturthi from 11:03ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi4Krishna Panchami from 11:29Panchami5Krishna Shashthi from 12:38Shashthi6Krishna Saptami from 14:24Saptami7Krishna Ashtami from 16:37Ashtami8Krishna Navami from 19:04Navami9Krishna Dashami from 21:31Dashami10Krishna Ekadashi from 23:45Ekadashi11Krishna Dwadashi from 01:34DwadashiIndira Ekadashi12Krishna Trayodashi from 02:52Trayodashi13Krishna Chaturdashi from 03:35ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat14Krishna Amavasya from 03:43AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri15Shukla Pratipada from 03:20PratipadaAshwin Amavasya16Shukla Dwitiya from 02:29DwitiyaNavratri begins17Shukla Tritiya from 01:15TritiyaTula Sankranti18Shukla Chaturthi from 23:42Chaturthi19Shukla Panchami from 21:54Panchami20Shukla Shashthi from 19:56Shashthi21Shukla Saptami from 17:51SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)22Shukla Ashtami from 15:41Ashtami23Shukla Navami from 13:30NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami24Shukla Dashami from 11:21DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami25Shukla Ekadashi from 09:16Ekadashi26Shukla Dwadashi from 07:19DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi27Shukla Chaturdashi from 04:10ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat28Shukla Purnima from 03:07Purnima29Krishna Pratipada from 02:32PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima30Krishna Dwitiya from 02:29DwitiyaPenumbral lunar eclipse31Krishna Tritiya from 03:00Tritiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2031

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 3 Oct, 11:03 GMT-5 → 4 Oct, 11:29 GMT-5
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 10 Oct, 23:45 GMT-5 → 12 Oct, 01:34 GMT-5
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Oct, 02:52 GMT-5 → 14 Oct, 03:35 GMT-5
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Oct, 03:35 GMT-5 → 15 Oct, 03:43 GMT-5
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Amavasya: 15 Oct, 03:43 GMT-5 → 16 Oct, 03:21 GMT-5
  7. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 16 Oct, 03:21 GMT-5 → 17 Oct, 02:29 GMT-5
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 16:19 GMT-5
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 20 Oct, 19:56 GMT-5 → 21 Oct, 17:51 GMT-5
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 22 Oct, 15:41 GMT-5 → 23 Oct, 13:30 GMT-5
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 23 Oct, 13:30 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 11:21 GMT-5
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 24 Oct, 11:21 GMT-5 → 25 Oct, 09:16 GMT-5
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 25 Oct, 09:16 GMT-5 → 26 Oct, 07:19 GMT-5
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 05:36 GMT-5 → 28 Oct, 04:10 GMT-5
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Purnima: 29 Oct, 03:07 GMT-5 → 30 Oct, 02:32 GMT-5
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Purnima: 29 Oct, 03:07 GMT-5 → 30 Oct, 02:32 GMT-5
  17. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here