Bengali Calendar
October 2014: Bengali dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Bangabda 1421.
October 2014
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Ashshin 14 Shukla Saptami Mula
2
Ashshin 15 Shukla Ashtami Purva Ashadha Durga Ashtami
3
Ashshin 16 Shukla Navami Uttara Ashadha Maha Navami Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
4
Ashshin 17 Shukla Dashami Shravana Papankusha Ekadashi
5
Ashshin 18 Shukla Dwadashi Dhanishta
6
Ashshin 19 Shukla Trayodashi Shatabhisha Soma Pradosham
7
Ashshin 20 Shukla Chaturdashi Purva Bhadrapada Sharad Purnima Ashwin Purnima
8
Ashshin 21 Purnima Uttara Bhadrapada
9
Ashshin 22 Krishna Pratipada Revati
10
Ashshin 23 Krishna Dwitiya Bharani
11
Ashshin 24 Krishna Tritiya Krittika Karwa Chauth Sankashti Chaturthi
12
Ashshin 25 Krishna Chaturthi Rohini
13
Ashshin 26 Krishna Panchami Mrigashira
14
Ashshin 27 Krishna Shashthi Mrigashira
15
Ashshin 28 Krishna Saptami Ardra Ahoi Ashtami
16
Ashshin 29 Krishna Ashtami Punarvasu
17
Ashshin 30 Krishna Navami Pushya
18
Kartik 1 Krishna Dashami Ashlesha Tula Sankranti
19
Kartik 2 Krishna Ekadashi Magha Rama Ekadashi
20
Kartik 3 Krishna Dwadashi Purva Phalguni
21
Kartik 4 Krishna Trayodashi Uttara Phalguni Dhanteras Bhauma Pradosham
22
Kartik 5 Krishna Chaturdashi Hasta Narak Chaturdashi Masik Shivaratri
23
Kartik 6 Amavasya Chitra Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) Ashwin Amavasya
24
Kartik 7 Shukla Pratipada Swati Govardhan Puja
25
Kartik 8 Shukla Dwitiya Vishakha Bhai Dooj
26
Kartik 9 Shukla Tritiya Anuradha
27
Kartik 10 Shukla Chaturthi Jyeshtha
28
Kartik 11 Shukla Panchami Mula
29
Kartik 12 Shukla Shashthi Purva Ashadha Chhath Puja
30
Kartik 13 Shukla Saptami Uttara Ashadha
31
Kartik 14 Shukla Ashtami Shravana
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Festivals and vrats this month
| Date | Observance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 02 Oct Thursday | Durga Ashtami | Ashwin Shukla Ashtami, 01 Oct, 13:49 to 02 Oct, 12:08 |
| 03 Oct Friday | Maha Navami | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 02 Oct, 12:08 to 03 Oct, 09:58 |
| 03 Oct Friday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 03 Oct, 09:58 to 04 Oct, 07:24 |
| 04 Oct Saturday | Papankusha Ekadashi | Ekadashi 04 Oct, 07:24 to 05 Oct, 04:32; Parana on 05 Oct from 09:46 to 13:20 |
| 06 Oct Monday | Soma Pradosham | Shukla Trayodashi 06 Oct, 01:27 to 06 Oct, 22:18 |
| 07 Oct Tuesday | Sharad Purnima | Ashwin Purnima, 07 Oct, 19:13 to 08 Oct, 16:20 |
| 07 Oct Tuesday | Ashwin Purnima | Purnima 07 Oct, 19:13 to 08 Oct, 16:20 |
| 11 Oct Saturday | Karwa Chauth | Ashwin Krishna Chaturthi, 11 Oct, 10:18 to 12 Oct, 09:33 |
| 11 Oct Saturday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Krishna Chaturthi 11 Oct, 10:18 to 12 Oct, 09:33; moonrise 20:15 |
| 15 Oct Wednesday | Ahoi Ashtami | Ashwin Krishna Ashtami, 15 Oct, 11:45 to 16 Oct, 13:45 |
| 18 Oct Saturday | Tula Sankranti | The Sun enters Libra at 17 Oct 2014, 18:10; after sunset, so observed the next day |
| 19 Oct Sunday | Rama Ekadashi | Ekadashi 18 Oct, 18:39 to 19 Oct, 21:08; Parana on 20 Oct from 06:24 to 13:14 |
| 21 Oct Tuesday | Dhanteras | Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi, 20 Oct, 23:22 to 22 Oct, 01:12 |
| 21 Oct Tuesday | Bhauma Pradosham | Krishna Trayodashi 20 Oct, 23:22 to 22 Oct, 01:12 |
| 22 Oct Wednesday | Narak Chaturdashi | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 22 Oct, 01:12 to 23 Oct, 02:35 |
| 22 Oct Wednesday | Masik Shivaratri | Krishna Chaturdashi 22 Oct, 01:12 to 23 Oct, 02:35 |
| 23 Oct Thursday | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Ashwin Amavasya, 23 Oct, 02:35 to 24 Oct, 03:26 |
| 23 Oct Thursday | Ashwin Amavasya | Amavasya 23 Oct, 02:35 to 24 Oct, 03:26 |
| 24 Oct Friday | Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada, 24 Oct, 03:26 to 25 Oct, 03:47 |
| 25 Oct Saturday | Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, 25 Oct, 03:47 to 26 Oct, 03:39 |
| 29 Oct Wednesday | Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi, 29 Oct, 00:47 to 29 Oct, 23:10 |
Times are local to New Delhi, Delhi, India, worked out with the sidereal (Lahiri) zodiac. Sunrise and sunset are for the upper edge of the Sun with normal refraction.