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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2069

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2126 · Houston
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1Krishna Dwitiya from 09:41Dwitiya2Krishna Chaturthi from 02:49ChaturthiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Panchami from 23:41PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi4Krishna Shashthi from 20:57Shashthi5Krishna Saptami from 18:41Saptami6Krishna Ashtami from 16:57Ashtami7Krishna Navami from 15:49Navami8Krishna Dashami from 15:18Dashami9Krishna Ekadashi from 15:22Ekadashi10Krishna Dwadashi from 15:59DwadashiIndira Ekadashi11Krishna Trayodashi from 17:08TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Krishna Chaturdashi from 18:44ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya from 20:44Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada from 23:03PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya15Shukla Dwitiya from 01:36DwitiyaNavratri begins16Shukla Tritiya from 04:17Tritiya17Shukla Chaturthi from 06:59ChaturthiTula Sankranti18Shukla Chaturthi (continues)Chaturthi19Shukla Panchami from 09:32Panchami20Shukla Shashthi from 11:46Shashthi21Shukla Saptami from 13:31SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)22Shukla Ashtami from 14:39Ashtami23Shukla Navami from 15:02NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami24Shukla Dashami from 14:38DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami25Shukla Ekadashi from 13:26Ekadashi26Shukla Dwadashi from 11:30DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi27Shukla Trayodashi from 08:54TrayodashiPradosh Vrat28Shukla Purnima from 02:17Purnima29Krishna Pratipada from 22:35PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+130Krishna Dwitiya from 18:49Dwitiya31Krishna Tritiya from 15:10Tritiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2069

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 3 Oct, 02:49 GMT-5 → 3 Oct, 23:41 GMT-5
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 15:22 GMT-5 → 10 Oct, 15:59 GMT-5
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 17:08 GMT-5 → 12 Oct, 18:44 GMT-5
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Oct, 18:44 GMT-5 → 13 Oct, 20:44 GMT-5
  6. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  7. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Amavasya: 13 Oct, 20:44 GMT-5 → 14 Oct, 23:03 GMT-5
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 14 Oct, 23:03 GMT-5 → 16 Oct, 01:36 GMT-5
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 09:57 GMT-5
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 20 Oct, 11:46 GMT-5 → 21 Oct, 13:31 GMT-5
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 22 Oct, 14:39 GMT-5 → 23 Oct, 15:02 GMT-5
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 23 Oct, 15:02 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 14:38 GMT-5
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 24 Oct, 14:38 GMT-5 → 25 Oct, 13:26 GMT-5
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 25 Oct, 13:26 GMT-5 → 26 Oct, 11:30 GMT-5
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 08:54 GMT-5 → 28 Oct, 05:47 GMT-5
  16. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 20:49 to 00:15 (peak 22:32). Sutak from 11:49: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 29 Oct, 20:49 GMT-5 → 30 Oct, 00:15 GMT-5 · sutak from 29 Oct, 11:49 GMT-5
  17. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Purnima: 29 Oct, 02:17 GMT-5 → 29 Oct, 22:35 GMT-5
  18. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Purnima: 29 Oct, 02:17 GMT-5 → 29 Oct, 22:35 GMT-5