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October 2044

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2101 · Houston
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1Shukla Ekadashi from 16:26Ekadashi2Shukla Dwadashi from 18:15DwadashiGandhi JayantiPapankusha Ekadashi3Shukla Trayodashi from 19:31TrayodashiPradosh Vrat4Shukla Chaturdashi from 20:09Chaturdashi5Shukla Purnima from 20:07PurnimaSharad Purnima6Krishna Pratipada from 19:29PratipadaAshwin Purnima7Krishna Dwitiya from 18:19Dwitiya8Krishna Tritiya from 16:43Tritiya9Krishna Chaturthi from 14:48ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi10Krishna Panchami from 12:40Panchami11Krishna Shashthi from 10:26Shashthi12Krishna Saptami from 08:10Saptami13Krishna Navami from 03:49Navami14Krishna Dashami from 01:49Dashami15Krishna Ekadashi from 00:00Ekadashi16Krishna Dwadashi from 22:22DwadashiRama Ekadashi17Krishna Trayodashi from 20:57TrayodashiTula Sankranti18Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:49ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+119Krishna Amavasya from 19:01AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja20Shukla Pratipada from 18:36PratipadaKartika Amavasya21Shukla Dwitiya from 18:38DwitiyaGovardhan Puja22Shukla Tritiya from 19:12TritiyaBhai Dooj23Shukla Chaturthi from 20:20Chaturthi24Shukla Panchami from 22:00Panchami25Shukla Shashthi from 00:08Shashthi26Shukla Saptami from 02:36SaptamiChhath Puja27Shukla Ashtami from 05:11Ashtami28Shukla Ashtami (continues)Ashtami29Shukla Navami from 07:39Navami30Shukla Dashami from 09:44Dashami31Shukla Ekadashi from 11:13Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2044

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 1 Oct, 16:26 GMT-5 → 2 Oct, 18:15 GMT-5
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 3 Oct, 19:31 GMT-5 → 4 Oct, 20:09 GMT-5
  4. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 5 Oct, 20:07 GMT-5 → 6 Oct, 19:29 GMT-5
  5. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Purnima: 5 Oct, 20:07 GMT-5 → 6 Oct, 19:29 GMT-5
  6. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Oct, 14:48 GMT-5 → 10 Oct, 12:40 GMT-5
  7. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Oct, 14:48 GMT-5 → 10 Oct, 12:40 GMT-5
  8. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 16 Oct, 00:00 GMT-5 → 16 Oct, 22:22 GMT-5
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 00:16 GMT-5
  10. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 20:57 GMT-5 → 18 Oct, 19:49 GMT-5
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 20:57 GMT-5 → 18 Oct, 19:49 GMT-5
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 18 Oct, 19:49 GMT-5 → 19 Oct, 19:01 GMT-5
  13. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 19 Oct, 19:01 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 18:36 GMT-5
  14. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Amavasya: 19 Oct, 19:01 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 18:36 GMT-5
  15. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 20 Oct, 18:36 GMT-5 → 21 Oct, 18:38 GMT-5
  16. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 21 Oct, 18:38 GMT-5 → 22 Oct, 19:12 GMT-5
  17. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 26 Oct, 00:08 GMT-5 → 27 Oct, 02:36 GMT-5