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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2042

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2099 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Tritiya from 08:56Tritiya2Krishna Panchami from 02:28PanchamiGandhi JayantiSankashti Chaturthi3Krishna Shashthi from 23:55Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 21:58Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 20:41Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 20:08Navami7Krishna Dashami from 20:17Dashami8Krishna Ekadashi from 21:05Ekadashi9Krishna Dwadashi from 22:29DwadashiIndira Ekadashi10Krishna Trayodashi from 00:22Trayodashi11Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:38ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat12Krishna Amavasya from 05:08AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya (continues)AmavasyaAshwin Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada from 07:47PratipadaPartial solar eclipse15Shukla Dwitiya from 10:28DwitiyaNavratri begins16Shukla Tritiya from 13:04Tritiya17Shukla Chaturthi from 15:28ChaturthiTula Sankranti18Shukla Panchami from 17:33Panchami19Shukla Shashthi from 19:11Shashthi20Shukla Saptami from 20:15SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)21Shukla Ashtami from 20:41Ashtami22Shukla Navami from 20:23NavamiDurga Ashtami23Shukla Dashami from 19:22DashamiMaha Navami24Shukla Ekadashi from 17:37EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami25Shukla Dwadashi from 15:14DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi26Shukla Trayodashi from 12:18TrayodashiPradosh Vrat27Shukla Chaturdashi from 08:56Chaturdashi28Krishna Pratipada from 01:33PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima29Krishna Dwitiya from 21:50Dwitiya30Krishna Tritiya from 18:20Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 15:14ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2042

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 2 Oct, 05:31 GMT+5:45 → 3 Oct, 02:28 GMT+5:45
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 8 Oct, 21:05 GMT+5:45 → 9 Oct, 22:29 GMT+5:45
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 00:22 GMT+5:45 → 12 Oct, 02:38 GMT+5:45
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Oct, 02:38 GMT+5:45 → 13 Oct, 05:08 GMT+5:45
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Amavasya: 13 Oct, 05:08 GMT+5:45 → 14 Oct, 07:48 GMT+5:45
  7. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 04:50 to 06:41 (peak 05:43). Sutak from 16:50: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 14 Oct, 04:50 GMT+5:45 → 14 Oct, 06:41 GMT+5:45 · sutak from 13 Oct, 16:50 GMT+5:45
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 14 Oct, 07:48 GMT+5:45 → 15 Oct, 10:28 GMT+5:45
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 22:38 GMT+5:45
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 19 Oct, 19:11 GMT+5:45 → 20 Oct, 20:15 GMT+5:45
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 21 Oct, 20:41 GMT+5:45 → 22 Oct, 20:23 GMT+5:45
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Navami: 22 Oct, 20:23 GMT+5:45 → 23 Oct, 19:22 GMT+5:45
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 23 Oct, 19:22 GMT+5:45 → 24 Oct, 17:37 GMT+5:45
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 17:37 GMT+5:45 → 25 Oct, 15:14 GMT+5:45
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 12:18 GMT+5:45 → 27 Oct, 08:56 GMT+5:45
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 05:18 GMT+5:45 → 29 Oct, 01:33 GMT+5:45
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 05:18 GMT+5:45 → 29 Oct, 01:33 GMT+5:45
  18. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 15:14 GMT+5:45 → 1 Nov, 12:40 GMT+5:45
  19. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 15:14 GMT+5:45 → 1 Nov, 12:40 GMT+5:45