Skip to content
Sign inCreate my book

Hindu calendar · Durban

Festivals, vrats and holidays

Every date is calculated for your city’s sunrise and time zone, so the days and times are the ones that apply where you are.

October 2070

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2127 · Durban
PurnimantaAmanta
‹›
Search powered by Google Maps — choose from the list.
Use your current location for accurate timings. Only the nearest city is kept.
1Krishna Trayodashi from 10:17TrayodashiPradosh Vrat2Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:25ChaturdashiGandhi JayantiMasik Shivaratri3Krishna Amavasya from 08:58Amavasya4Shukla Pratipada from 09:01PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya5Shukla Dwitiya from 09:34DwitiyaNavratri begins6Shukla Tritiya from 10:39Tritiya7Shukla Chaturthi from 12:15Chaturthi8Shukla Panchami from 14:16Panchami9Shukla Shashthi from 16:37Shashthi10Shukla Saptami from 19:07SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)11Shukla Ashtami from 21:32Ashtami12Shukla Navami from 23:40NavamiDurga Ashtami13Shukla Dashami from 01:20DashamiMaha Navami14Shukla Ekadashi from 02:21EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami15Shukla Dwadashi from 02:39DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi16Shukla Trayodashi from 02:12Trayodashi17Shukla Chaturdashi from 01:03ChaturdashiPradosh VratTula Sankranti18Shukla Purnima from 23:16Purnima19Krishna Pratipada from 20:58PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+120Krishna Dwitiya from 18:17Dwitiya21Krishna Tritiya from 15:22Tritiya22Krishna Chaturthi from 12:20ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi23Krishna Panchami from 09:20Panchami24Krishna Shashthi from 06:30Shashthi25Krishna Ashtami from 01:43Ashtami26Krishna Navami from 23:57Navami27Krishna Dashami from 22:38Dashami28Krishna Ekadashi from 21:49Ekadashi29Krishna Dwadashi from 21:30DwadashiRama Ekadashi30Krishna Trayodashi from 21:38Trayodashi31Krishna Chaturdashi from 22:14ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+1
TodayEach day shows the tithi that begins on it (sunrise to the next sunrise), with its start time. Open a day for its full panchang.

Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2070

  1. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 1 Oct, 10:17 GMT+2 → 2 Oct, 09:25 GMT+2
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 2 Oct, 09:25 GMT+2 → 3 Oct, 08:58 GMT+2
  4. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 06:54 to 09:32 (peak 08:08). Sutak from 18:54: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 4 Oct, 06:54 GMT+2 → 4 Oct, 09:32 GMT+2 · sutak from 3 Oct, 18:54 GMT+2
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Amavasya: 3 Oct, 08:58 GMT+2 → 4 Oct, 09:01 GMT+2
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 4 Oct, 09:01 GMT+2 → 5 Oct, 09:34 GMT+2
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 9 Oct, 16:37 GMT+2 → 10 Oct, 19:07 GMT+2
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 11 Oct, 21:32 GMT+2 → 12 Oct, 23:40 GMT+2
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Navami: 12 Oct, 23:40 GMT+2 → 14 Oct, 01:20 GMT+2
  10. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 14 Oct, 01:20 GMT+2 → 15 Oct, 02:21 GMT+2
  11. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 15 Oct, 02:21 GMT+2 → 16 Oct, 02:39 GMT+2
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 02:12 GMT+2 → 18 Oct, 01:03 GMT+2
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 23:07 GMT+2
  14. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 20:07 to 21:30 (peak 20:48). Sutak from 11:07: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 19 Oct, 20:07 GMT+2 → 19 Oct, 21:30 GMT+2 · sutak from 19 Oct, 11:07 GMT+2
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Purnima: 18 Oct, 23:16 GMT+2 → 19 Oct, 20:58 GMT+2
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Purnima: 18 Oct, 23:16 GMT+2 → 19 Oct, 20:58 GMT+2
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 12:20 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 09:20 GMT+2
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 12:20 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 09:20 GMT+2
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 28 Oct, 21:49 GMT+2 → 29 Oct, 21:30 GMT+2
  20. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 21:38 GMT+2 → 31 Oct, 22:14 GMT+2
  21. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 21:38 GMT+2 → 31 Oct, 22:14 GMT+2
  22. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Oct, 22:14 GMT+2 → 1 Nov, 23:16 GMT+2