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October 2070

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2127 · Leicester
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1Krishna Trayodashi from 09:17TrayodashiPradosh Vrat2Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:25ChaturdashiGandhi JayantiMasik Shivaratri3Krishna Amavasya from 07:58Amavasya4Shukla Pratipada from 08:01PratipadaAnnular solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya5Shukla Dwitiya from 08:34DwitiyaNavratri begins6Shukla Tritiya from 09:39Tritiya7Shukla Chaturthi from 11:15Chaturthi8Shukla Panchami from 13:16Panchami9Shukla Shashthi from 15:37Shashthi10Shukla Saptami from 18:07SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)11Shukla Ashtami from 20:32Ashtami12Shukla Navami from 22:40NavamiDurga Ashtami13Shukla Dashami from 00:20DashamiMaha Navami14Shukla Ekadashi from 01:21EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami15Shukla Dwadashi from 01:39DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi16Shukla Trayodashi from 01:12Trayodashi17Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:03ChaturdashiPradosh VratTula Sankranti18Shukla Purnima from 22:16Purnima19Krishna Pratipada from 19:58PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+120Krishna Dwitiya from 17:17Dwitiya21Krishna Tritiya from 14:22Tritiya22Krishna Chaturthi from 11:20ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi23Krishna Panchami from 08:20Panchami24Krishna Saptami from 02:56Saptami25Krishna Ashtami from 00:43Ashtami26Krishna Navami from 21:57Navami27Krishna Dashami from 20:38Dashami28Krishna Ekadashi from 19:49Ekadashi29Krishna Dwadashi from 19:30DwadashiRama Ekadashi30Krishna Trayodashi from 19:38Trayodashi31Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:14ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+1
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2070

  1. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 1 Oct, 09:17 GMT+1 → 2 Oct, 08:25 GMT+1
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 2 Oct, 08:25 GMT+1 → 3 Oct, 07:58 GMT+1
  4. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Amavasya: 3 Oct, 07:58 GMT+1 → 4 Oct, 08:01 GMT+1
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 4 Oct, 08:01 GMT+1 → 5 Oct, 08:34 GMT+1
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 9 Oct, 15:37 GMT+1 → 10 Oct, 18:07 GMT+1
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 11 Oct, 20:32 GMT+1 → 12 Oct, 22:40 GMT+1
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Navami: 12 Oct, 22:40 GMT+1 → 14 Oct, 00:20 GMT+1
  10. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 14 Oct, 00:20 GMT+1 → 15 Oct, 01:21 GMT+1
  11. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 15 Oct, 01:21 GMT+1 → 16 Oct, 01:39 GMT+1
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 01:12 GMT+1 → 18 Oct, 00:03 GMT+1
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 22:07 GMT+1
  14. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 19:07 to 20:30 (peak 19:48). Sutak from 10:07: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 19 Oct, 19:07 GMT+1 → 19 Oct, 20:30 GMT+1 · sutak from 19 Oct, 10:07 GMT+1
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Purnima: 18 Oct, 22:16 GMT+1 → 19 Oct, 19:58 GMT+1
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Purnima: 18 Oct, 22:16 GMT+1 → 19 Oct, 19:58 GMT+1
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 11:20 GMT+1 → 23 Oct, 08:20 GMT+1
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 11:20 GMT+1 → 23 Oct, 08:20 GMT+1
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 28 Oct, 19:49 GMT → 29 Oct, 19:30 GMT
  20. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 19:38 GMT → 31 Oct, 20:14 GMT
  21. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 19:38 GMT → 31 Oct, 20:14 GMT
  22. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Oct, 20:14 GMT → 1 Nov, 21:16 GMT