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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2051

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2108 · Durban
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1Krishna Trayodashi from 16:37TrayodashiPradosh Vrat2Krishna Chaturdashi from 18:19ChaturdashiGandhi JayantiMasik Shivaratri3Krishna Amavasya from 20:23Amavasya4Shukla Pratipada from 22:46PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya5Shukla Dwitiya from 01:21DwitiyaNavratri begins6Shukla Tritiya from 04:02Tritiya7Shukla Tritiya (continues)Tritiya8Shukla Chaturthi from 06:42Chaturthi9Shukla Panchami from 09:11Panchami10Shukla Shashthi from 11:19Shashthi11Shukla Saptami from 12:58SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)12Shukla Ashtami from 13:58Ashtami13Shukla Navami from 14:13NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami14Shukla Dashami from 13:42DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami15Shukla Ekadashi from 12:23Ekadashi16Shukla Dwadashi from 10:20DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi17Shukla Trayodashi from 07:40TrayodashiPradosh Vrat18Shukla Purnima from 00:57PurnimaTula Sankranti19Krishna Pratipada from 21:12PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+120Krishna Dwitiya from 17:26Dwitiya21Krishna Tritiya from 13:48Tritiya22Krishna Chaturthi from 10:27ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi23Krishna Panchami from 07:33Panchami24Krishna Shashthi from 05:15Shashthi25Krishna Ashtami from 02:46Ashtami26Krishna Navami from 02:42Navami27Krishna Dashami from 03:23Dashami28Krishna Ekadashi from 04:44Ekadashi29Krishna Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiRama Ekadashi30Krishna Dwadashi from 06:40Dwadashi31Krishna Trayodashi from 08:59TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2051

  1. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 1 Oct, 16:37 GMT+2 → 2 Oct, 18:19 GMT+2
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 2 Oct, 18:19 GMT+2 → 3 Oct, 20:23 GMT+2
  4. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Amavasya: 3 Oct, 20:23 GMT+2 → 4 Oct, 22:47 GMT+2
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 4 Oct, 22:47 GMT+2 → 6 Oct, 01:21 GMT+2
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 10 Oct, 11:19 GMT+2 → 11 Oct, 12:58 GMT+2
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 12 Oct, 13:58 GMT+2 → 13 Oct, 14:13 GMT+2
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 13 Oct, 14:13 GMT+2 → 14 Oct, 13:42 GMT+2
  10. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 14 Oct, 13:42 GMT+2 → 15 Oct, 12:23 GMT+2
  11. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 15 Oct, 12:23 GMT+2 → 16 Oct, 10:20 GMT+2
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 07:40 GMT+2 → 18 Oct, 04:29 GMT+2
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 02:15 GMT+2
  14. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 19:27 to 22:52 (peak 21:10). Sutak from 10:27: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 19 Oct, 19:27 GMT+2 → 19 Oct, 22:52 GMT+2 · sutak from 19 Oct, 10:27 GMT+2
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Purnima: 19 Oct, 00:57 GMT+2 → 19 Oct, 21:12 GMT+2
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Purnima: 19 Oct, 00:57 GMT+2 → 19 Oct, 21:12 GMT+2
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 10:27 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 07:33 GMT+2
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 10:27 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 07:33 GMT+2
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 29 Oct, 04:44 GMT+2 → 30 Oct, 06:40 GMT+2
  20. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 08:59 GMT+2 → 1 Nov, 11:35 GMT+2
  21. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 08:59 GMT+2 → 1 Nov, 11:35 GMT+2