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October 2052

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1Shukla Navami from 09:34NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami2Shukla Dashami from 11:06DashamiGandhi JayantiDussehra · Vijayadashami3Shukla Ekadashi from 11:59Ekadashi4Shukla Dwadashi from 12:08DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi5Shukla Trayodashi from 11:33TrayodashiPradosh Vrat6Shukla Chaturdashi from 10:15Chaturdashi7Shukla Purnima from 08:19PurnimaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima8Krishna Dwitiya from 03:06DwitiyaPartial lunar eclipse9Krishna Tritiya from 00:05Tritiya10Krishna Chaturthi from 20:58Chaturthi11Krishna Panchami from 17:55PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi12Krishna Shashthi from 15:03Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 12:28Saptami14Krishna Ashtami from 10:17Ashtami15Krishna Navami from 08:33Navami16Krishna Ekadashi from 06:35Ekadashi17Krishna Dwadashi from 06:21DwadashiRama EkadashiTula Sankranti18Krishna Trayodashi from 06:37Trayodashi19Krishna Chaturdashi from 07:21ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat20Krishna Chaturdashi (continues)ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri21Krishna Amavasya from 08:30AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja22Shukla Pratipada from 10:03PratipadaKartika Amavasya23Shukla Dwitiya from 11:57DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj24Shukla Tritiya from 14:09Tritiya25Shukla Chaturthi from 16:35Chaturthi26Shukla Panchami from 19:08Panchami27Shukla Shashthi from 21:39Shashthi28Shukla Saptami from 23:58SaptamiChhath Puja29Shukla Ashtami from 01:53Ashtami30Shukla Navami from 03:14Navami31Shukla Dashami from 03:53Dashami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2052

  1. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Ashtami: 30 Sept, 07:31 GMT-5 → 1 Oct, 09:34 GMT-5
  2. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 1 Oct, 09:34 GMT-5 → 2 Oct, 11:06 GMT-5
  3. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  4. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 2 Oct, 11:06 GMT-5 → 3 Oct, 11:59 GMT-5
  5. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 3 Oct, 11:59 GMT-5 → 4 Oct, 12:08 GMT-5
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 5 Oct, 11:33 GMT-5 → 6 Oct, 10:15 GMT-5
  7. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 7 Oct, 08:19 GMT-5 → 8 Oct, 05:54 GMT-5
  8. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 7 Oct, 08:19 GMT-5 → 8 Oct, 05:54 GMT-5
  9. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 05:11 to 06:16 (peak 05:44). Sutak from 20:11: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 8 Oct, 05:11 GMT-5 → 8 Oct, 06:16 GMT-5 · sutak from 7 Oct, 20:11 GMT-5
  10. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Oct, 20:58 GMT-5 → 11 Oct, 17:55 GMT-5
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Oct, 20:58 GMT-5 → 11 Oct, 17:55 GMT-5
  12. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Oct, 06:35 GMT-5 → 18 Oct, 06:21 GMT-5
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 01:24 GMT-5
  14. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Oct, 06:37 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 07:21 GMT-5
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Oct, 06:37 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 07:21 GMT-5
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Oct, 07:21 GMT-5 → 21 Oct, 08:30 GMT-5
  17. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 21 Oct, 08:30 GMT-5 → 22 Oct, 10:03 GMT-5
  18. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Amavasya: 21 Oct, 08:30 GMT-5 → 22 Oct, 10:03 GMT-5
  19. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 22 Oct, 10:03 GMT-5 → 23 Oct, 11:57 GMT-5
  20. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 23 Oct, 11:57 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 14:09 GMT-5
  21. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 27 Oct, 21:39 GMT-5 → 28 Oct, 23:58 GMT-5