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October 2016: Indian national dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Saka 1938.

October 2016

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1 Ashvin 9 Shukla Pratipada Hasta Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana) 2 Ashvin 10 Shukla Pratipada Chitra 3 Ashvin 11 Shukla Dwitiya Swati 4 Ashvin 12 Shukla Tritiya Vishakha 5 Ashvin 13 Shukla Chaturthi Vishakha 6 Ashvin 14 Shukla Panchami Anuradha 7 Ashvin 15 Shukla Shashthi Jyeshtha 8 Ashvin 16 Shukla Saptami Mula 9 Ashvin 17 Shukla Ashtami Purva Ashadha Durga Ashtami 10 Ashvin 18 Shukla Navami Uttara Ashadha Maha Navami 11 Ashvin 19 Shukla Dashami Shravana Dussehra (Vijayadashami) 12 Ashvin 20 Shukla Ekadashi Dhanishta Papankusha Ekadashi 13 Ashvin 21 Shukla Dwadashi Shatabhisha Pradosham 14 Ashvin 22 Shukla Trayodashi Purva Bhadrapada 15 Ashvin 23 Shukla Chaturdashi Uttara Bhadrapada Sharad Purnima Ashwin Purnima 16 Ashvin 24 Purnima Revati 17 Ashvin 25 Krishna Dwitiya Ashwini Tula Sankranti 18 Ashvin 26 Krishna Tritiya Krittika 19 Ashvin 27 Krishna Chaturthi Rohini Karwa Chauth Sankashti Chaturthi 20 Ashvin 28 Krishna Panchami Mrigashira 21 Ashvin 29 Krishna Shashthi Ardra 22 Ashvin 30 Krishna Saptami Punarvasu Ahoi Ashtami 23 Kartika 1 Krishna Ashtami Pushya 24 Kartika 2 Krishna Navami Ashlesha 25 Kartika 3 Krishna Dashami Magha 26 Kartika 4 Krishna Ekadashi Purva Phalguni Rama Ekadashi 27 Kartika 5 Krishna Dwadashi Uttara Phalguni Dhanteras Pradosham 28 Kartika 6 Krishna Trayodashi Hasta Masik Shivaratri 29 Kartika 7 Krishna Chaturdashi Chitra Narak Chaturdashi 30 Kartika 8 Amavasya Chitra Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) Ashwin Amavasya 31 Kartika 9 Shukla Pratipada Swati Govardhan Puja

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Festivals and vrats this month

Date	Observance	Details
01 Oct Saturday	Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana)	Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, 01 Oct, 05:41 to 02 Oct, 07:45
09 Oct Sunday	Durga Ashtami	Ashwin Shukla Ashtami, 08 Oct, 21:24 to 09 Oct, 22:31
10 Oct Monday	Maha Navami	Ashwin Shukla Navami, 09 Oct, 22:31 to 10 Oct, 22:53
11 Oct Tuesday	Dussehra (Vijayadashami)	Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 10 Oct, 22:53 to 11 Oct, 22:28
12 Oct Wednesday	Papankusha Ekadashi	Ekadashi 11 Oct, 22:28 to 12 Oct, 21:14; Parana on 13 Oct from 06:20 to 13:16
13 Oct Thursday	Pradosham	Shukla Trayodashi 13 Oct, 19:15 to 14 Oct, 16:36
15 Oct Saturday	Sharad Purnima	Ashwin Purnima, 15 Oct, 13:25 to 16 Oct, 09:53
15 Oct Saturday	Ashwin Purnima	Purnima 15 Oct, 13:25 to 16 Oct, 09:53
17 Oct Monday	Tula Sankranti	The Sun enters Libra at 17 Oct 2016, 06:31
19 Oct Wednesday	Karwa Chauth	Ashwin Krishna Chaturthi, 18 Oct, 22:47 to 19 Oct, 19:32
19 Oct Wednesday	Sankashti Chaturthi	Krishna Chaturthi 18 Oct, 22:47 to 19 Oct, 19:32; moonrise 20:47
22 Oct Saturday	Ahoi Ashtami	Ashwin Krishna Ashtami, 22 Oct, 13:10 to 23 Oct, 12:28
26 Oct Wednesday	Rama Ekadashi	Ekadashi 25 Oct, 13:13 to 26 Oct, 14:30; Parana on 27 Oct from 06:29 to 13:11
27 Oct Thursday	Dhanteras	Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi, 27 Oct, 16:15 to 28 Oct, 18:20
27 Oct Thursday	Pradosham	Krishna Trayodashi 27 Oct, 16:15 to 28 Oct, 18:20
28 Oct Friday	Masik Shivaratri	Krishna Chaturdashi 28 Oct, 18:20 to 29 Oct, 20:40
29 Oct Saturday	Narak Chaturdashi	Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 28 Oct, 18:20 to 29 Oct, 20:40
30 Oct Sunday	Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)	Ashwin Amavasya, 29 Oct, 20:40 to 30 Oct, 23:08
30 Oct Sunday	Ashwin Amavasya	Amavasya 29 Oct, 20:40 to 30 Oct, 23:08
31 Oct Monday	Govardhan Puja	Kartika Shukla Pratipada, 30 Oct, 23:08 to 01 Nov, 01:39

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.