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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2042

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2099 · Shimla
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1Krishna Tritiya from 08:41Tritiya2Krishna Panchami from 02:13PanchamiGandhi JayantiSankashti Chaturthi3Krishna Shashthi from 23:40Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 21:43Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 20:26Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 19:53Navami7Krishna Dashami from 20:02Dashami8Krishna Ekadashi from 20:50Ekadashi9Krishna Dwadashi from 22:14DwadashiIndira Ekadashi10Krishna Trayodashi from 00:07Trayodashi11Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:23ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat12Krishna Amavasya from 04:53AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya (continues)AmavasyaAshwin Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada from 07:32PratipadaAnnular solar eclipse15Shukla Dwitiya from 10:13DwitiyaNavratri begins16Shukla Tritiya from 12:49Tritiya17Shukla Chaturthi from 15:13ChaturthiTula Sankranti18Shukla Panchami from 17:18Panchami19Shukla Shashthi from 18:56Shashthi20Shukla Saptami from 20:00SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)21Shukla Ashtami from 20:26Ashtami22Shukla Navami from 20:08NavamiDurga Ashtami23Shukla Dashami from 19:07DashamiMaha Navami24Shukla Ekadashi from 17:22EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami25Shukla Dwadashi from 14:59DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi26Shukla Trayodashi from 12:03TrayodashiPradosh Vrat27Shukla Chaturdashi from 08:41Chaturdashi28Krishna Pratipada from 01:18PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima29Krishna Dwitiya from 21:35Dwitiya30Krishna Tritiya from 18:05Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 14:59ChaturthiKarwa 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, 05:16 IST → 3 Oct, 02:13 IST
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 8 Oct, 20:50 IST → 9 Oct, 22:14 IST
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 00:07 IST → 12 Oct, 02:23 IST
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Oct, 02:23 IST → 13 Oct, 04:53 IST
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Amavasya: 13 Oct, 04:53 IST → 14 Oct, 07:33 IST
  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 14 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 14 Oct, 07:33 IST → 15 Oct, 10:13 IST
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 22:23 IST
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 19 Oct, 18:56 IST → 20 Oct, 20:00 IST
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 21 Oct, 20:26 IST → 22 Oct, 20:08 IST
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Navami: 22 Oct, 20:08 IST → 23 Oct, 19:07 IST
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 23 Oct, 19:07 IST → 24 Oct, 17:22 IST
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 17:22 IST → 25 Oct, 14:59 IST
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 12:03 IST → 27 Oct, 08:41 IST
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 05:03 IST → 29 Oct, 01:18 IST
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 05:03 IST → 29 Oct, 01:18 IST
  18. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 14:59 IST → 1 Nov, 12:25 IST
  19. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 14:59 IST → 1 Nov, 12:25 IST