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October 2049

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2106 · Houston
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1Shukla Shashthi from 20:23Shashthi2Shukla Saptami from 19:09SaptamiGandhi JayantiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)3Shukla Ashtami from 17:34Ashtami4Shukla Navami from 15:37NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami5Shukla Dashami from 13:22DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami6Shukla Ekadashi from 10:51Ekadashi7Shukla Dwadashi from 08:09DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi8Shukla Chaturdashi from 02:38ChaturdashiMuharram (Ashura)Pradosh Vrat9Shukla Purnima from 00:05Purnima10Krishna Pratipada from 21:52PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima11Krishna Dwitiya from 20:08Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 18:59Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 18:32ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 18:50Panchami15Krishna Shashthi from 19:52Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 21:32Saptami17Krishna Ashtami from 23:43AshtamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Navami from 02:09Navami19Krishna Dashami from 04:39Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 06:57Ekadashi21Krishna Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiRama Ekadashi22Krishna Dwadashi from 08:52Dwadashi23Krishna Trayodashi from 10:18TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat24Krishna Chaturdashi from 11:10ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri25Krishna Amavasya from 11:28AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja26Shukla Pratipada from 11:14PratipadaKartika Amavasya27Shukla Dwitiya from 10:33DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj28Shukla Tritiya from 09:28Tritiya29Shukla Chaturthi from 08:03Chaturthi30Shukla Shashthi from 04:31Shashthi31Shukla Saptami from 02:30SaptamiChhath Puja
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2049

  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 1 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 1 Oct, 20:23 GMT-5 → 2 Oct, 19:09 GMT-5
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 3 Oct, 17:34 GMT-5 → 4 Oct, 15:37 GMT-5
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 4 Oct, 15:37 GMT-5 → 5 Oct, 13:22 GMT-5
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 5 Oct, 13:22 GMT-5 → 6 Oct, 10:51 GMT-5
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 6 Oct, 10:51 GMT-5 → 7 Oct, 08:09 GMT-5
  7. Muharram (Ashura)Other faithsExpected
    A day of remembrance on the 10th of Muharram.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.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 8 Oct, 05:22 GMT-5 → 9 Oct, 02:38 GMT-5
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Purnima: 10 Oct, 00:05 GMT-5 → 10 Oct, 21:52 GMT-5
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Purnima: 10 Oct, 00:05 GMT-5 → 10 Oct, 21:52 GMT-5
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Oct, 18:32 GMT-5 → 14 Oct, 18:50 GMT-5
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Oct, 18:32 GMT-5 → 14 Oct, 18:50 GMT-5
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 06:57 GMT-5
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 06:57 GMT-5 → 22 Oct, 08:52 GMT-5
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 10:18 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 11:10 GMT-5
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 10:18 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 11:10 GMT-5
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 24 Oct, 11:10 GMT-5 → 25 Oct, 11:28 GMT-5
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 25 Oct, 11:28 GMT-5 → 26 Oct, 11:15 GMT-5
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Amavasya: 25 Oct, 11:28 GMT-5 → 26 Oct, 11:15 GMT-5
  20. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 26 Oct, 11:15 GMT-5 → 27 Oct, 10:33 GMT-5
  21. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 27 Oct, 10:33 GMT-5 → 28 Oct, 09:28 GMT-5
  22. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 31 Oct, 04:31 GMT-5 → 1 Nov, 02:30 GMT-5