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October 2046

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1Shukla Tritiya from 19:47Tritiya2Shukla Chaturthi from 16:25ChaturthiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Panchami from 13:36Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 11:27Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 10:07SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)6Shukla Ashtami from 09:37Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 09:56NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami8Shukla Dashami from 11:01DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami9Shukla Ekadashi from 12:43Ekadashi10Shukla Dwadashi from 14:51DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 17:15TrayodashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Pradosh Vrat12Shukla Chaturdashi from 19:46Chaturdashi13Shukla Purnima from 22:17Purnima14Krishna Pratipada from 00:41PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima15Krishna Dwitiya from 02:54Dwitiya16Krishna Tritiya from 04:55Tritiya17Krishna Chaturthi from 06:40ChaturthiTula Sankranti18Krishna Chaturthi (continues)ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi19Krishna Panchami from 08:04Panchami20Krishna Shashthi from 09:03Shashthi21Krishna Saptami from 09:32Saptami22Krishna Ashtami from 09:25Ashtami23Krishna Navami from 08:39Navami24Krishna Ekadashi from 05:06Ekadashi25Krishna Dwadashi from 02:24DwadashiRama Ekadashi26Krishna Trayodashi from 23:12Trayodashi27Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:41ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+128Krishna Amavasya from 14:58AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja29Shukla Pratipada from 11:16PratipadaKartika Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 07:46DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj31Shukla Chaturthi from 02:06Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2046

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 4 Oct, 11:27 GMT+1 → 5 Oct, 10:07 GMT+1
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 6 Oct, 09:37 GMT+1 → 7 Oct, 09:56 GMT+1
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 7 Oct, 09:56 GMT+1 → 8 Oct, 11:01 GMT+1
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 8 Oct, 11:01 GMT+1 → 9 Oct, 12:43 GMT+1
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 12:43 GMT+1 → 10 Oct, 14:51 GMT+1
  7. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 17:15 GMT+1 → 12 Oct, 19:46 GMT+1
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 13 Oct, 22:17 GMT+1 → 15 Oct, 00:41 GMT+1
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 13 Oct, 22:17 GMT+1 → 15 Oct, 00:41 GMT+1
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 18:33 GMT+1
  12. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 06:40 GMT+1 → 19 Oct, 08:04 GMT+1
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 06:40 GMT+1 → 19 Oct, 08:04 GMT+1
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Oct, 05:06 GMT+1 → 26 Oct, 02:24 GMT+1
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 23:12 GMT+1 → 27 Oct, 19:41 GMT+1
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 23:12 GMT+1 → 27 Oct, 19:41 GMT+1
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Oct, 19:41 GMT+1 → 28 Oct, 14:58 GMT
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 28 Oct, 14:58 GMT → 29 Oct, 11:17 GMT
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Amavasya: 28 Oct, 14:58 GMT → 29 Oct, 11:17 GMT
  20. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Oct, 11:17 GMT → 30 Oct, 07:46 GMT
  21. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 30 Oct, 07:46 GMT → 31 Oct, 04:39 GMT