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October 2051

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2108 · Sydney
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1Krishna Trayodashi from 01:37Trayodashi2Krishna Chaturdashi from 03:19ChaturdashiGandhi JayantiPradosh Vrat3Krishna Amavasya from 05:23AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri4Krishna Amavasya (continues)AmavasyaAshwin Amavasya5Shukla Pratipada from 07:46PratipadaPartial solar eclipse6Shukla Dwitiya from 10:21DwitiyaNavratri begins7Shukla Tritiya from 13:02Tritiya8Shukla Chaturthi from 15:42Chaturthi9Shukla Panchami from 18:11Panchami10Shukla Shashthi from 20:19Shashthi11Shukla Saptami from 21:58SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)12Shukla Ashtami from 22:58Ashtami13Shukla Navami from 23:13NavamiDurga Ashtami14Shukla Dashami from 22:42DashamiMaha Navami15Shukla Ekadashi from 21:23EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami16Shukla Dwadashi from 19:20DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi17Shukla Trayodashi from 16:40TrayodashiPradosh Vrat18Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:29ChaturdashiTula Sankranti19Shukla Purnima from 09:57PurnimaSharad Purnima20Krishna Pratipada from 06:12PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseAshwin Purnima21Krishna Tritiya from 22:48Tritiya22Krishna Chaturthi from 19:27ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi23Krishna Panchami from 16:33Panchami24Krishna Shashthi from 14:15Shashthi25Krishna Saptami from 12:38Saptami26Krishna Ashtami from 11:46Ashtami27Krishna Navami from 11:42Navami28Krishna Dashami from 12:23Dashami29Krishna Ekadashi from 13:44Ekadashi30Krishna Dwadashi from 15:40DwadashiRama Ekadashi31Krishna Trayodashi from 17:59TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh 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: 2 Oct, 01:37 GMT+11 → 3 Oct, 03:19 GMT+11
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 3 Oct, 03:19 GMT+11 → 4 Oct, 05:23 GMT+11
  4. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Amavasya: 4 Oct, 05:23 GMT+11 → 5 Oct, 07:47 GMT+11
  5. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 06:03 to 07:28 (peak 06:44). Sutak from 18:03: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 5 Oct, 06:03 GMT+11 → 5 Oct, 07:28 GMT+11 · sutak from 4 Oct, 18:03 GMT+11
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 5 Oct, 07:47 GMT+11 → 6 Oct, 10:21 GMT+11
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 10 Oct, 20:19 GMT+11 → 11 Oct, 21:58 GMT+11
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 12 Oct, 22:58 GMT+11 → 13 Oct, 23:13 GMT+11
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Navami: 13 Oct, 23:13 GMT+11 → 14 Oct, 22:42 GMT+11
  10. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 14 Oct, 22:42 GMT+11 → 15 Oct, 21:23 GMT+11
  11. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 15 Oct, 21:23 GMT+11 → 16 Oct, 19:20 GMT+11
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 16:40 GMT+11 → 18 Oct, 13:29 GMT+11
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 11:15 GMT+11
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 19 Oct, 09:57 GMT+11 → 20 Oct, 06:12 GMT+11
  15. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 04:27 to 07:52 (peak 06:10). Sutak from 19:27: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 20 Oct, 04:27 GMT+11 → 20 Oct, 07:52 GMT+11 · sutak from 19 Oct, 19:27 GMT+11
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Purnima: 19 Oct, 09:57 GMT+11 → 20 Oct, 06:12 GMT+11
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 19:27 GMT+11 → 23 Oct, 16:33 GMT+11
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 19:27 GMT+11 → 23 Oct, 16:33 GMT+11
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 29 Oct, 13:44 GMT+11 → 30 Oct, 15:40 GMT+11
  20. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 17:59 GMT+11 → 1 Nov, 20:35 GMT+11
  21. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 17:59 GMT+11 → 1 Nov, 20:35 GMT+11