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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2040

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2097 · Sydney
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1Krishna Ekadashi from 08:48Ekadashi2Krishna Dwadashi from 11:01DwadashiGandhi JayantiIndira Ekadashi3Krishna Trayodashi from 12:51TrayodashiPradosh Vrat4Krishna Chaturdashi from 14:13ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri5Krishna Amavasya from 15:04Amavasya6Shukla Pratipada from 15:25PratipadaAshwin Amavasya7Shukla Dwitiya from 16:19DwitiyaNavratri beginsEid al-Fitr8Shukla Tritiya from 15:49Tritiya9Shukla Chaturthi from 14:58Chaturthi10Shukla Panchami from 13:48Panchami11Shukla Shashthi from 12:21Shashthi12Shukla Saptami from 10:39SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)13Shukla Ashtami from 08:43Ashtami14Shukla Navami from 06:35NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami15Shukla Ekadashi from 01:57EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami16Shukla Dwadashi from 23:33DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi17Shukla Trayodashi from 21:14TrayodashiPradosh VratTula Sankranti18Shukla Chaturdashi from 19:06Chaturdashi19Shukla Purnima from 17:15PurnimaSharad Purnima20Krishna Pratipada from 15:49PratipadaAshwin Purnima21Krishna Dwitiya from 14:54Dwitiya22Krishna Tritiya from 14:36Tritiya23Krishna Chaturthi from 14:58ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi24Krishna Panchami from 16:00Panchami25Krishna Shashthi from 17:38Shashthi26Krishna Saptami from 19:46Saptami27Krishna Ashtami from 22:11Ashtami28Krishna Navami from 00:41Navami29Krishna Dashami from 03:00Dashami30Krishna Ekadashi from 04:57Ekadashi31Krishna Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiRama Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2040

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 1 Oct, 08:48 GMT+10 → 2 Oct, 11:01 GMT+10
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 3 Oct, 12:51 GMT+10 → 4 Oct, 14:13 GMT+10
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 4 Oct, 14:13 GMT+10 → 5 Oct, 15:04 GMT+10
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Amavasya: 5 Oct, 15:04 GMT+10 → 6 Oct, 15:26 GMT+10
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 6 Oct, 15:26 GMT+10 → 7 Oct, 16:19 GMT+11
  7. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  8. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 11 Oct, 12:21 GMT+11 → 12 Oct, 10:39 GMT+11
  9. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 13 Oct, 08:43 GMT+11 → 14 Oct, 06:35 GMT+11
  10. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 14 Oct, 06:35 GMT+11 → 15 Oct, 04:19 GMT+11
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 15 Oct, 04:19 GMT+11 → 16 Oct, 01:57 GMT+11
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 16 Oct, 01:57 GMT+11 → 16 Oct, 23:33 GMT+11
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 21:14 GMT+11 → 18 Oct, 19:06 GMT+11
  14. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 15:35 GMT+11
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 19 Oct, 17:15 GMT+11 → 20 Oct, 15:49 GMT+11
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Purnima: 19 Oct, 17:15 GMT+11 → 20 Oct, 15:49 GMT+11
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 23 Oct, 14:58 GMT+11 → 24 Oct, 16:00 GMT+11
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 23 Oct, 14:58 GMT+11 → 24 Oct, 16:00 GMT+11
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 31 Oct, 04:57 GMT+11 → 1 Nov, 06:23 GMT+11