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October 2051

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2108 · Karachi

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1Krishna Trayodashi from 19:37Trayodashi 2Krishna Chaturdashi from 21:19ChaturdashiGandhi JayantiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+1 3Krishna Amavasya from 23:23Amavasya 4Shukla Pratipada from 01:46PratipadaAshwin Amavasya 5Shukla Dwitiya from 04:21DwitiyaPartial solar eclipseNavratri begins 6Shukla Dwitiya (continues)Dwitiya 7Shukla Tritiya from 07:02Tritiya 8Shukla Chaturthi from 09:42Chaturthi 9Shukla Panchami from 12:11Panchami 10Shukla Shashthi from 14:19Shashthi 11Shukla Saptami from 15:58SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)12Shukla Ashtami from 16:58Ashtami 13Shukla Navami from 17:13NavamiDurga Ashtami 14Shukla Dashami from 16:42DashamiMaha Navami 15Shukla Ekadashi from 15:23EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami 16Shukla Dwadashi from 13:20DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi 17Shukla Trayodashi from 10:40TrayodashiPradosh Vrat 18Shukla Chaturdashi from 07:29ChaturdashiTula Sankranti 19Krishna Pratipada from 00:12PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima 20Krishna Dwitiya from 20:26DwitiyaTotal lunar eclipse 21Krishna Tritiya from 16:48Tritiya 22Krishna Chaturthi from 13:27ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi 23Krishna Panchami from 10:33Panchami 24Krishna Shashthi from 08:15Shashthi 25Krishna Saptami from 06:38Saptami 26Krishna Navami from 05:42Navami 27Krishna Dashami from 06:23Dashami 28Krishna Dashami (continues)Dashami 29Krishna Ekadashi from 07:44Ekadashi 30Krishna Dwadashi from 09:40DwadashiRama Ekadashi 31Krishna Trayodashi from 11:59TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat

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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2051

Mon, 2 Oct
Gandhi JayantiNational
The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mon, 2 Oct
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 1 Oct, 19:37 GMT+5 → 2 Oct, 21:19 GMT+5
Mon, 2 Oct
Masik ShivaratriVrats
The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 2 Oct, 21:19 GMT+5 → 3 Oct, 23:23 GMT+5
Wed, 4 Oct
Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Amavasya: 3 Oct, 23:23 GMT+5 → 5 Oct, 01:47 GMT+5
Thu, 5 Oct
Partial solar eclipseEclipses
Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
Thu, 5 Oct
Navratri beginsHindu festivals
Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 5 Oct, 01:47 GMT+5 → 6 Oct, 04:21 GMT+5
Wed, 11 Oct
Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 10 Oct, 14:19 GMT+5 → 11 Oct, 15:58 GMT+5
Fri, 13 Oct
Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 12 Oct, 16:58 GMT+5 → 13 Oct, 17:13 GMT+5
Sat, 14 Oct
Maha NavamiHindu festivals
The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Navami: 13 Oct, 17:13 GMT+5 → 14 Oct, 16:42 GMT+5
Sun, 15 Oct
Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 14 Oct, 16:42 GMT+5 → 15 Oct, 15:23 GMT+5
Mon, 16 Oct
Papankusha EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 15 Oct, 15:23 GMT+5 → 16 Oct, 13:20 GMT+5
Tue, 17 Oct
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 10:40 GMT+5 → 18 Oct, 07:29 GMT+5
Wed, 18 Oct
Tula SankrantiVrats
The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 05:15 GMT+5
Thu, 19 Oct
Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Purnima: 19 Oct, 03:57 GMT+5 → 20 Oct, 00:12 GMT+5
Thu, 19 Oct
Ashwin PurnimaVrats
The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Purnima: 19 Oct, 03:57 GMT+5 → 20 Oct, 00:12 GMT+5
Fri, 20 Oct
Total lunar eclipseEclipses
Visible here, 22:27 to 01:52 (peak 00:10). Sutak from 13:27: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 19 Oct, 22:27 GMT+5 → 20 Oct, 01:52 GMT+5 · sutak from 19 Oct, 13:27 GMT+5
Sun, 22 Oct
Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 13:27 GMT+5 → 23 Oct, 10:33 GMT+5
Sun, 22 Oct
Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 13:27 GMT+5 → 23 Oct, 10:33 GMT+5
Mon, 30 Oct
Rama EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 29 Oct, 07:44 GMT+5 → 30 Oct, 09:40 GMT+5
Tue, 31 Oct
DhanterasHindu festivals
The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 11:59 GMT+5 → 1 Nov, 14:35 GMT+5
Tue, 31 Oct
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 11:59 GMT+5 → 1 Nov, 14:35 GMT+5