Hindu Calendar
October 2018: Hindu (Purnimanta) dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Vikram Samvat 2075.
October 2018
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Ashwin Krishna Saptami Mrigashira
2
Ashwin Krishna Ashtami Ardra
3
Ashwin Krishna Navami Punarvasu
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Ashwin Krishna Dashami Pushya
5
Ashwin Krishna Ekadashi Ashlesha Indira Ekadashi
6
Ashwin Krishna Dwadashi Magha Shani Pradosham
7
Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi Purva Phalguni Masik Shivaratri
8
Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi Uttara Phalguni Mahalaya Amavasya
9
Ashwin Krishna Amavasya Hasta Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana) Bhadrapada Amavasya
10
Ashwin Shukla Pratipada Chitra
11
Ashwin Shukla Tritiya Swati
12
Ashwin Shukla Chaturthi Vishakha
13
Ashwin Shukla Panchami Anuradha
14
Ashwin Shukla Panchami Jyeshtha
15
Ashwin Shukla Shashthi Mula
16
Ashwin Shukla Saptami Purva Ashadha
17
Ashwin Shukla Ashtami Uttara Ashadha Durga Ashtami
18
Ashwin Shukla Navami Shravana Maha Navami Tula Sankranti
19
Ashwin Shukla Dashami Dhanishta Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
20
Ashwin Shukla Ekadashi Shatabhisha Papankusha Ekadashi
21
Ashwin Shukla Dwadashi Purva Bhadrapada
22
Ashwin Shukla Trayodashi Purva Bhadrapada Soma Pradosham
23
Ashwin Shukla Chaturdashi Uttara Bhadrapada
24
Ashwin Shukla Purnima Revati Sharad Purnima Ashwin Purnima
25
Kartika Krishna Pratipada Ashwini
26
Kartika Krishna Dwitiya Bharani
27
Kartika Krishna Tritiya Krittika Karwa Chauth Sankashti Chaturthi
28
Kartika Krishna Chaturthi Rohini
29
Kartika Krishna Panchami Ardra
30
Kartika Krishna Shashthi Punarvasu
31
Kartika Krishna Saptami Pushya Ahoi Ashtami
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Festivals and vrats this month
| Date | Observance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct Friday | Indira Ekadashi | Ekadashi 04 Oct, 21:49 to 05 Oct, 19:17; Parana on 06 Oct from 06:16 to 13:19 |
| 06 Oct Saturday | Shani Pradosham | Krishna Trayodashi 06 Oct, 16:40 to 07 Oct, 14:02 |
| 07 Oct Sunday | Masik Shivaratri | Krishna Chaturdashi 07 Oct, 14:02 to 08 Oct, 11:32 |
| 08 Oct Monday | Mahalaya Amavasya | Bhadrapada Amavasya, 08 Oct, 11:32 to 09 Oct, 09:16 |
| 09 Oct Tuesday | Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana) | Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, 09 Oct, 09:16 to 10 Oct, 07:25 |
| 09 Oct Tuesday | Bhadrapada Amavasya | Amavasya 08 Oct, 11:32 to 09 Oct, 09:16 |
| 17 Oct Wednesday | Durga Ashtami | Ashwin Shukla Ashtami, 16 Oct, 10:16 to 17 Oct, 12:50 |
| 18 Oct Thursday | Maha Navami | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 17 Oct, 12:50 to 18 Oct, 15:29 |
| 18 Oct Thursday | Tula Sankranti | The Sun enters Libra at 17 Oct 2018, 18:44; after sunset, so observed the next day |
| 19 Oct Friday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 18 Oct, 15:29 to 19 Oct, 17:57 |
| 20 Oct Saturday | Papankusha Ekadashi | Ekadashi 19 Oct, 17:57 to 20 Oct, 20:01; Parana on 21 Oct from 06:25 to 13:13 |
| 22 Oct Monday | Soma Pradosham | Shukla Trayodashi 21 Oct, 21:31 to 22 Oct, 22:23 |
| 24 Oct Wednesday | Sharad Purnima | Ashwin Purnima, 23 Oct, 22:36 to 24 Oct, 22:15 |
| 24 Oct Wednesday | Ashwin Purnima | Purnima 23 Oct, 22:36 to 24 Oct, 22:15 |
| 27 Oct Saturday | Karwa Chauth | Ashwin Krishna Chaturthi, 27 Oct, 18:38 to 28 Oct, 16:54 |
| 27 Oct Saturday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Krishna Chaturthi 27 Oct, 18:38 to 28 Oct, 16:54; moonrise 19:56 |
| 31 Oct Wednesday | Ahoi Ashtami | Ashwin Krishna Ashtami, 31 Oct, 11:10 to 01 Nov, 09:10 |
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.