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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2051

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2108 · Nairobi
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1Krishna Trayodashi from 17:37TrayodashiPradosh Vrat2Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:19ChaturdashiGandhi JayantiMasik Shivaratri3Krishna Amavasya from 21:23Amavasya4Shukla Pratipada from 23:46PratipadaAshwin Amavasya5Shukla Dwitiya from 02:21DwitiyaPartial solar eclipseNavratri begins6Shukla Tritiya from 05:02Tritiya7Shukla Tritiya (continues)Tritiya8Shukla Chaturthi from 07:42Chaturthi9Shukla Panchami from 10:11Panchami10Shukla Shashthi from 12:19Shashthi11Shukla Saptami from 13:58SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)12Shukla Ashtami from 14:58Ashtami13Shukla Navami from 15:13NavamiDurga Ashtami14Shukla Dashami from 14:42DashamiMaha NavamiDussehra · Vijayadashami15Shukla Ekadashi from 13:23Ekadashi16Shukla Dwadashi from 11:20DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi17Shukla Trayodashi from 08:40TrayodashiPradosh Vrat18Shukla Purnima from 01:57PurnimaTula Sankranti19Krishna Pratipada from 22:12PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+120Krishna Dwitiya from 18:26Dwitiya21Krishna Tritiya from 14:48Tritiya22Krishna Chaturthi from 11:27ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi23Krishna Panchami from 08:33Panchami24Krishna Shashthi from 06:15Shashthi25Krishna Ashtami from 03:46Ashtami26Krishna Navami from 03:42Navami27Krishna Dashami from 04:23Dashami28Krishna Ekadashi from 05:44Ekadashi29Krishna Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiRama Ekadashi30Krishna Dwadashi from 07:40Dwadashi31Krishna Trayodashi from 09:59TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh 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, 17:37 GMT+3 → 2 Oct, 19:19 GMT+3
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 2 Oct, 19:19 GMT+3 → 3 Oct, 21:23 GMT+3
  4. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Amavasya: 3 Oct, 21:23 GMT+3 → 4 Oct, 23:47 GMT+3
  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: 4 Oct, 23:47 GMT+3 → 6 Oct, 02:21 GMT+3
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 10 Oct, 12:19 GMT+3 → 11 Oct, 13:58 GMT+3
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 12 Oct, 14:58 GMT+3 → 13 Oct, 15:13 GMT+3
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Navami: 13 Oct, 15:13 GMT+3 → 14 Oct, 14:42 GMT+3
  10. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 14 Oct, 14:42 GMT+3 → 15 Oct, 13:23 GMT+3
  11. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 15 Oct, 13:23 GMT+3 → 16 Oct, 11:20 GMT+3
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 08:40 GMT+3 → 18 Oct, 05:29 GMT+3
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 03:15 GMT+3
  14. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 20:27 to 23:52 (peak 22:10). Sutak from 11:27: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 19 Oct, 20:27 GMT+3 → 19 Oct, 23:52 GMT+3 · sutak from 19 Oct, 11:27 GMT+3
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Purnima: 19 Oct, 01:57 GMT+3 → 19 Oct, 22:12 GMT+3
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Purnima: 19 Oct, 01:57 GMT+3 → 19 Oct, 22:12 GMT+3
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 11:27 GMT+3 → 23 Oct, 08:33 GMT+3
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 11:27 GMT+3 → 23 Oct, 08:33 GMT+3
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 29 Oct, 05:44 GMT+3 → 30 Oct, 07:40 GMT+3
  20. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 09:59 GMT+3 → 1 Nov, 12:35 GMT+3
  21. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 09:59 GMT+3 → 1 Nov, 12:35 GMT+3