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Tuesday, 18 October 2016

Kartika · Krishna paksha · Vikram Samvat 2073 Calculated

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Sunrise 7:36 amDaySunset 6:02 pm
  • Karwa ChauthMarried women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.
  • Sankashti ChaturthiA fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.
Tithi at sunriseKrishna TritiyaFrom 17 Oct, 21:53 to 18 Oct, 18:18, then Chaturthi
NakshatraKrittika18 Oct, 00:48 → 18 Oct, 22:02
Moon93% illuminatedMoon–Sun elongation 209.7°
Sunrise07:36Sunset18:02Moonrise19:55Moonset10:16

Across the day

Sunrise 07:36 → next sunrise 07:38

At 07:38An ordinary hour
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NakshatraRohini

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Five limbs · पञ्च अङ्ग

The five limbs of the day

१VaraMangalavara (Tuesday)
२TithiKrishna Tritiya→ 18:18
३NakshatraKrittika→ 22:02
४YogaSiddhi→ 09:19
५KaranaVanija→ 08:03
Yamaganda10:12–11:30Gulika kaal12:49–14:07Month (amanta)Ashwin

October 2016

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Leicester
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2016

  1. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Pratipada: 1 Oct, 01:12 GMT+1 → 2 Oct, 03:15 GMT+1
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 6 Oct, 13:02 GMT+1 → 7 Oct, 15:11 GMT+1
  4. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 8 Oct, 16:54 GMT+1 → 9 Oct, 18:01 GMT+1
  5. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Navami: 9 Oct, 18:01 GMT+1 → 10 Oct, 18:23 GMT+1
  6. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 10 Oct, 18:23 GMT+1 → 11 Oct, 17:58 GMT+1
  7. Muharram (Ashura)Other faithsExpected
    A day of remembrance on the 10th of Muharram.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  8. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 11 Oct, 17:58 GMT+1 → 12 Oct, 16:44 GMT+1
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 13 Oct, 14:45 GMT+1 → 14 Oct, 12:06 GMT+1
  10. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 15 Oct, 08:55 GMT+1 → 16 Oct, 05:23 GMT+1
  11. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 15 Oct, 08:55 GMT+1 → 16 Oct, 05:23 GMT+1
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 02:01 GMT+1
  13. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 18:18 GMT+1 → 19 Oct, 15:02 GMT+1
  14. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 18:18 GMT+1 → 19 Oct, 15:02 GMT+1
  15. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Oct, 08:43 GMT+1 → 26 Oct, 10:00 GMT+1
  16. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 11:45 GMT+1 → 28 Oct, 13:50 GMT+1
  17. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 11:45 GMT+1 → 28 Oct, 13:50 GMT+1
  18. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 Oct, 13:50 GMT+1 → 29 Oct, 16:10 GMT+1
  19. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 29 Oct, 16:10 GMT+1 → 30 Oct, 17:38 GMT
  20. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Amavasya: 29 Oct, 16:10 GMT+1 → 30 Oct, 17:38 GMT
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 30 Oct, 17:38 GMT → 31 Oct, 20:09 GMT

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