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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2042

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2099 · Nairobi
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1Krishna Chaturthi from 02:46Chaturthi2Krishna Panchami from 23:43PanchamiGandhi JayantiSankashti Chaturthi3Krishna Shashthi from 21:10Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 19:13Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 17:56Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 17:23Navami7Krishna Dashami from 17:32Dashami8Krishna Ekadashi from 18:20Ekadashi9Krishna Dwadashi from 19:44DwadashiIndira Ekadashi10Krishna Trayodashi from 21:37Trayodashi11Krishna Chaturdashi from 23:53ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri12Krishna Amavasya from 02:23Amavasya13Shukla Pratipada from 05:02PratipadaAshwin Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada (continues)PratipadaAnnular solar eclipseNavratri begins15Shukla Dwitiya from 07:43Dwitiya16Shukla Tritiya from 10:19Tritiya17Shukla Chaturthi from 12:43ChaturthiTula Sankranti18Shukla Panchami from 14:48Panchami19Shukla Shashthi from 16:26Shashthi20Shukla Saptami from 17:30SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)21Shukla Ashtami from 17:56Ashtami22Shukla Navami from 17:38NavamiDurga Ashtami23Shukla Dashami from 16:37DashamiMaha Navami24Shukla Ekadashi from 14:52EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami25Shukla Dwadashi from 12:29DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi26Shukla Trayodashi from 09:33TrayodashiPradosh Vrat27Shukla Purnima from 02:33Purnima28Krishna Pratipada from 22:48PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima29Krishna Dwitiya from 19:05Dwitiya30Krishna Tritiya from 15:35Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 12:29ChaturthiKarwa 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, 02:46 GMT+3 → 2 Oct, 23:43 GMT+3
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 8 Oct, 18:20 GMT+3 → 9 Oct, 19:44 GMT+3
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 10 Oct, 21:37 GMT+3 → 11 Oct, 23:53 GMT+3
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 11 Oct, 23:53 GMT+3 → 13 Oct, 02:23 GMT+3
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Amavasya: 13 Oct, 02:23 GMT+3 → 14 Oct, 05:03 GMT+3
  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, 05:03 GMT+3 → 15 Oct, 07:43 GMT+3
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 19:53 GMT+3
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 19 Oct, 16:26 GMT+3 → 20 Oct, 17:30 GMT+3
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 21 Oct, 17:56 GMT+3 → 22 Oct, 17:38 GMT+3
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Navami: 22 Oct, 17:38 GMT+3 → 23 Oct, 16:37 GMT+3
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 23 Oct, 16:37 GMT+3 → 24 Oct, 14:52 GMT+3
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 14:52 GMT+3 → 25 Oct, 12:29 GMT+3
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 09:33 GMT+3 → 27 Oct, 06:11 GMT+3
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 02:33 GMT+3 → 28 Oct, 22:48 GMT+3
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 02:33 GMT+3 → 28 Oct, 22:48 GMT+3
  18. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 12:29 GMT+3 → 1 Nov, 09:55 GMT+3
  19. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 12:29 GMT+3 → 1 Nov, 09:55 GMT+3