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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2042

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2099 · Sydney
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1Krishna Tritiya from 13:11Tritiya2Krishna Chaturthi from 09:46ChaturthiGandhi JayantiSankashti Chaturthi3Krishna Panchami from 06:43Panchami4Krishna Saptami from 03:13Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 01:56Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 01:23Navami7Krishna Dashami from 01:32Dashami8Krishna Ekadashi from 02:20Ekadashi9Krishna Dwadashi from 03:44DwadashiIndira Ekadashi10Krishna Trayodashi from 05:37Trayodashi11Krishna Trayodashi (continues)TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Krishna Chaturdashi from 07:53ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya from 10:23Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada from 13:02PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya15Shukla Dwitiya from 15:43DwitiyaNavratri begins16Shukla Tritiya from 18:19Tritiya17Shukla Chaturthi from 20:43Chaturthi18Shukla Panchami from 22:48PanchamiTula Sankranti19Shukla Shashthi from 00:26Shashthi20Shukla Saptami from 01:30SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)21Shukla Ashtami from 01:56Ashtami22Shukla Navami from 01:38NavamiDurga Ashtami23Shukla Dashami from 00:37DashamiMaha Navami24Shukla Ekadashi from 22:52EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami25Shukla Dwadashi from 20:29DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi26Shukla Trayodashi from 17:33TrayodashiPradosh Vrat27Shukla Chaturdashi from 14:11Chaturdashi28Shukla Purnima from 10:33PurnimaSharad Purnima29Krishna Pratipada from 06:48PratipadaAshwin Purnima30Krishna Tritiya from 23:35Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 20:29ChaturthiKarwa 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.Krishna Chaturthi: 2 Oct, 09:46 GMT+10 → 3 Oct, 06:43 GMT+10
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 02:20 GMT+11 → 10 Oct, 03:44 GMT+11
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 05:37 GMT+11 → 12 Oct, 07:53 GMT+11
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Oct, 07:53 GMT+11 → 13 Oct, 10:23 GMT+11
  6. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 12:03 to 15:28 (peak 13:47). Sutak from 00:03: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 14 Oct, 12:03 GMT+11 → 14 Oct, 15:28 GMT+11 · sutak from 14 Oct, 00:03 GMT+11
  7. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Amavasya: 13 Oct, 10:23 GMT+11 → 14 Oct, 13:03 GMT+11
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 14 Oct, 13:03 GMT+11 → 15 Oct, 15:43 GMT+11
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 03:53 GMT+11
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 20 Oct, 00:26 GMT+11 → 21 Oct, 01:30 GMT+11
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 22 Oct, 01:56 GMT+11 → 23 Oct, 01:38 GMT+11
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Navami: 23 Oct, 01:38 GMT+11 → 24 Oct, 00:37 GMT+11
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 24 Oct, 00:37 GMT+11 → 24 Oct, 22:52 GMT+11
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 22:52 GMT+11 → 25 Oct, 20:29 GMT+11
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 17:33 GMT+11 → 27 Oct, 14:11 GMT+11
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 28 Oct, 10:33 GMT+11 → 29 Oct, 06:48 GMT+11
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 10:33 GMT+11 → 29 Oct, 06:48 GMT+11
  18. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 20:29 GMT+11 → 1 Nov, 17:55 GMT+11
  19. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 20:29 GMT+11 → 1 Nov, 17:55 GMT+11