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October 2018: Indian national dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Saka 1940.

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