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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2042

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2099 · London
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1Krishna Chaturthi from 00:46Chaturthi2Krishna Panchami from 21:43PanchamiGandhi JayantiSankashti Chaturthi3Krishna Shashthi from 19:10Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 17:13Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 15:56Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 15:23Navami7Krishna Dashami from 15:32Dashami8Krishna Ekadashi from 16:20Ekadashi9Krishna Dwadashi from 17:44DwadashiIndira Ekadashi10Krishna Trayodashi from 19:37Trayodashi11Krishna Chaturdashi from 21:53ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri12Krishna Amavasya from 00:23Amavasya13Shukla Pratipada from 03:02PratipadaAshwin Amavasya14Shukla Dwitiya from 05:43DwitiyaAnnular solar eclipseNavratri begins15Shukla Dwitiya (continues)Dwitiya16Shukla Tritiya from 08:19Tritiya17Shukla Chaturthi from 10:43ChaturthiTula Sankranti18Shukla Panchami from 12:48Panchami19Shukla Shashthi from 14:26Shashthi20Shukla Saptami from 15:30SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)21Shukla Ashtami from 15:56Ashtami22Shukla Navami from 15:38NavamiDurga Ashtami23Shukla Dashami from 14:37DashamiMaha NavamiDussehra · Vijayadashami24Shukla Ekadashi from 12:52Ekadashi25Shukla Dwadashi from 10:29DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi26Shukla Chaturdashi from 03:11ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat27Shukla Purnima from 23:33Purnima28Krishna Pratipada from 19:48PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima29Krishna Dwitiya from 16:05Dwitiya30Krishna Tritiya from 12:35Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 09:29ChaturthiKarwa 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, 00:46 GMT+1 → 2 Oct, 21:43 GMT+1
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 8 Oct, 16:20 GMT+1 → 9 Oct, 17:44 GMT+1
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 10 Oct, 19:37 GMT+1 → 11 Oct, 21:53 GMT+1
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 11 Oct, 21:53 GMT+1 → 13 Oct, 00:23 GMT+1
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Amavasya: 13 Oct, 00:23 GMT+1 → 14 Oct, 03:03 GMT+1
  7. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 14 Oct, 03:03 GMT+1 → 15 Oct, 05:43 GMT+1
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 17:53 GMT+1
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 19 Oct, 14:26 GMT+1 → 20 Oct, 15:30 GMT+1
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 21 Oct, 15:56 GMT+1 → 22 Oct, 15:38 GMT+1
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Navami: 22 Oct, 15:38 GMT+1 → 23 Oct, 14:37 GMT+1
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 23 Oct, 14:37 GMT+1 → 24 Oct, 12:52 GMT+1
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 12:52 GMT+1 → 25 Oct, 10:29 GMT+1
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 06:33 GMT → 27 Oct, 03:11 GMT
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 27 Oct, 23:33 GMT → 28 Oct, 19:48 GMT
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 27 Oct, 23:33 GMT → 28 Oct, 19:48 GMT
  18. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 09:29 GMT → 1 Nov, 06:55 GMT
  19. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 09:29 GMT → 1 Nov, 06:55 GMT