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October 2042

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2099 · Vancouver
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1Krishna Chaturthi from 16:46ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi2Krishna Panchami from 13:43PanchamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Shashthi from 11:10Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 09:13Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 07:56Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 07:23Navami7Krishna Dashami from 07:32Dashami8Krishna Ekadashi from 08:20Ekadashi9Krishna Dwadashi from 09:44DwadashiIndira Ekadashi10Krishna Trayodashi from 11:37TrayodashiPradosh Vrat11Krishna Chaturdashi from 13:53ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri12Krishna Amavasya from 16:23Amavasya13Shukla Pratipada from 19:02PratipadaAnnular solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya14Shukla Dwitiya from 21:43DwitiyaNavratri begins15Shukla Tritiya from 00:19Tritiya16Shukla Chaturthi from 02:43Chaturthi17Shukla Panchami from 04:48PanchamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Shashthi from 06:26Shashthi19Shukla Saptami from 07:30SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)20Shukla Saptami (continues)Saptami21Shukla Ashtami from 07:56AshtamiDurga Ashtami22Shukla Dashami from 06:37DashamiMaha Navami23Shukla Ekadashi from 04:52EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami24Shukla Dwadashi from 02:29DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi25Shukla Trayodashi from 23:33Trayodashi26Shukla Chaturdashi from 20:11ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat27Shukla Purnima from 16:33PurnimaSharad Purnima28Krishna Pratipada from 12:48PratipadaAshwin Purnima29Krishna Dwitiya from 09:05Dwitiya30Krishna Chaturthi from 02:29Chaturthi31Krishna Panchami from 23:55PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2042

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 1 Oct, 16:46 GMT-7 → 2 Oct, 13:43 GMT-7
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 8 Oct, 08:20 GMT-7 → 9 Oct, 09:44 GMT-7
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 10 Oct, 11:37 GMT-7 → 11 Oct, 13:53 GMT-7
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 11 Oct, 13:53 GMT-7 → 12 Oct, 16:23 GMT-7
  6. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  7. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Amavasya: 12 Oct, 16:23 GMT-7 → 13 Oct, 19:03 GMT-7
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 13 Oct, 19:03 GMT-7 → 14 Oct, 21:43 GMT-7
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 09:53 GMT-7
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 19 Oct, 06:26 GMT-7 → 20 Oct, 07:30 GMT-7
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Shukla Ashtami: 21 Oct, 07:56 GMT-7 → 22 Oct, 07:38 GMT-7
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Navami: 22 Oct, 07:38 GMT-7 → 23 Oct, 06:37 GMT-7
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 23 Oct, 06:37 GMT-7 → 24 Oct, 04:52 GMT-7
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 04:52 GMT-7 → 25 Oct, 02:29 GMT-7
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 23:33 GMT-7 → 26 Oct, 20:11 GMT-7
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 27 Oct, 16:33 GMT-7 → 28 Oct, 12:48 GMT-7
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 27 Oct, 16:33 GMT-7 → 28 Oct, 12:48 GMT-7
  18. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 02:29 GMT-7 → 31 Oct, 23:55 GMT-7
  19. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 02:29 GMT-7 → 31 Oct, 23:55 GMT-7