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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2051

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2108 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Trayodashi from 20:22Trayodashi2Krishna Chaturdashi from 22:04ChaturdashiGandhi JayantiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+13Krishna Amavasya from 00:08Amavasya4Shukla Pratipada from 02:31PratipadaAshwin Amavasya5Shukla Dwitiya from 05:06DwitiyaPartial solar eclipseNavratri begins6Shukla Dwitiya (continues)Dwitiya7Shukla Tritiya from 07:47Tritiya8Shukla Chaturthi from 10:27Chaturthi9Shukla Panchami from 12:56Panchami10Shukla Shashthi from 15:04Shashthi11Shukla Saptami from 16:43SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)12Shukla Ashtami from 17:43Ashtami13Shukla Navami from 17:58NavamiDurga Ashtami14Shukla Dashami from 17:27DashamiMaha Navami15Shukla Ekadashi from 16:08EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami16Shukla Dwadashi from 14:05DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi17Shukla Trayodashi from 11:25TrayodashiPradosh Vrat18Shukla Chaturdashi from 08:14ChaturdashiTula Sankranti19Krishna Pratipada from 00:57PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima20Krishna Dwitiya from 21:11DwitiyaTotal lunar eclipse21Krishna Tritiya from 17:33Tritiya22Krishna Chaturthi from 14:12ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi23Krishna Panchami from 11:18Panchami24Krishna Shashthi from 09:00Shashthi25Krishna Saptami from 07:23Saptami26Krishna Ashtami from 06:31Ashtami27Krishna Navami from 06:27Navami28Krishna Dashami from 07:08Dashami29Krishna Ekadashi from 08:29Ekadashi30Krishna Dwadashi from 10:25DwadashiRama Ekadashi31Krishna Trayodashi from 12:44TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2051

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 1 Oct, 20:22 GMT+5:45 → 2 Oct, 22:04 GMT+5:45
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 2 Oct, 22:04 GMT+5:45 → 4 Oct, 00:08 GMT+5:45
  4. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Amavasya: 4 Oct, 00:08 GMT+5:45 → 5 Oct, 02:32 GMT+5:45
  5. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 5 Oct, 02:32 GMT+5:45 → 6 Oct, 05:06 GMT+5:45
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 10 Oct, 15:04 GMT+5:45 → 11 Oct, 16:43 GMT+5:45
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 12 Oct, 17:43 GMT+5:45 → 13 Oct, 17:58 GMT+5:45
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Navami: 13 Oct, 17:58 GMT+5:45 → 14 Oct, 17:27 GMT+5:45
  10. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 14 Oct, 17:27 GMT+5:45 → 15 Oct, 16:08 GMT+5:45
  11. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 15 Oct, 16:08 GMT+5:45 → 16 Oct, 14:05 GMT+5:45
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 11:25 GMT+5:45 → 18 Oct, 08:14 GMT+5:45
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 06:00 GMT+5:45
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Purnima: 19 Oct, 04:42 GMT+5:45 → 20 Oct, 00:57 GMT+5:45
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Purnima: 19 Oct, 04:42 GMT+5:45 → 20 Oct, 00:57 GMT+5:45
  16. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 23:12 to 02:37 (peak 00:55). Sutak from 14:12: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 19 Oct, 23:12 GMT+5:45 → 20 Oct, 02:37 GMT+5:45 · sutak from 19 Oct, 14:12 GMT+5:45
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 14:12 GMT+5:45 → 23 Oct, 11:18 GMT+5:45
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 14:12 GMT+5:45 → 23 Oct, 11:18 GMT+5:45
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 29 Oct, 08:29 GMT+5:45 → 30 Oct, 10:25 GMT+5:45
  20. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 12:44 GMT+5:45 → 1 Nov, 15:20 GMT+5:45
  21. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 12:44 GMT+5:45 → 1 Nov, 15:20 GMT+5:45