Festivals and vrats — October 1938

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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This month

Date	Tithi at sunrise	Festival or vrat
01-10-1938 Saturday	Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Durga AshtamiFestival Navratri, day 8
03-10-1938 Monday	Navami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Maha NavamiFestival Dussehra (Vijayadashami) · Observed in the afternoon (aparahna)Festival Navratri, day 9
05-10-1938 Wednesday	Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Papankusha Ekadashi
06-10-1938 Thursday	Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
09-10-1938 Sunday	Purnima, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sharad PurnimaVrat Purnima
12-10-1938 Wednesday	Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Karwa Chauth · Observed at moonrise
17-10-1938 Monday	Navami, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Sankranti Tula Sankranti · 06:37
19-10-1938 Wednesday	Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Vrat Rama Ekadashi
20-10-1938 Thursday	Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Dhanteras · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
21-10-1938 Friday	Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita)
22-10-1938 Saturday	Chaturdashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Narak Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Festival Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
23-10-1938 Sunday	Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Vrat Amavasya
24-10-1938 Monday	Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Kartika	Festival Govardhan Puja
25-10-1938 Tuesday	Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Kartika	Festival Bhai Dooj
29-10-1938 Saturday	Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Kartika	Festival Chhath Puja · Observed at dusk (pradosh)

Every day of the month

Date	Tithi	Nakshatra	Sunrise	Sunset
01-10-1938	Ashtami	Mula	05:57	17:59
02-10-1938	Ashtami	Purva Ashadha	05:57	17:58
03-10-1938	Navami	Uttara Ashadha	05:58	17:58
04-10-1938	Dashami	Shravana	05:58	17:57
05-10-1938	Ekadashi	Dhanishta	05:58	17:56
06-10-1938	Dwadashi	Shatabhisha	05:58	17:56
07-10-1938	Trayodashi	Purva Bhadrapada	05:58	17:55
08-10-1938	Chaturdashi	Uttara Bhadrapada	05:58	17:54
09-10-1938	Purnima	Revati	05:58	17:54
10-10-1938	Pratipada	Ashwini	05:58	17:53
11-10-1938	Dwitiya	Bharani	05:58	17:52
12-10-1938	Tritiya	Krittika	05:58	17:52
13-10-1938	Chaturthi	Rohini	05:58	17:51
14-10-1938	Panchami	Mrigashira	05:58	17:51
15-10-1938	Shashthi	Ardra	05:58	17:50
16-10-1938	Ashtami	Punarvasu	05:59	17:50
17-10-1938	Navami	Pushya	05:59	17:49
18-10-1938	Dashami	Ashlesha	05:59	17:48
19-10-1938	Ekadashi	Magha	05:59	17:48
20-10-1938	Dwadashi	Purva Phalguni	05:59	17:47
21-10-1938	Trayodashi	Uttara Phalguni	05:59	17:47
22-10-1938	Chaturdashi	Hasta	06:00	17:46
23-10-1938	Amavasya	Chitra	06:00	17:46
24-10-1938	Pratipada	Swati	06:00	17:45
25-10-1938	Dwitiya	Vishakha	06:00	17:45
26-10-1938	Tritiya	Anuradha	06:00	17:45
27-10-1938	Chaturthi	Jyeshtha	06:01	17:44
28-10-1938	Panchami	Mula	06:01	17:44
29-10-1938	Shashthi	Purva Ashadha	06:01	17:43
30-10-1938	Saptami	Uttara Ashadha	06:01	17:43
31-10-1938	Ashtami	Shravana	06:02	17:43

Months are named the purnimanta way used across North India; the dark fortnight belongs to the month that follows the Purnima. A festival is kept on the day its tithi stands at the moment it is observed — sunrise for most, dusk for Diwali and Holika Dahan, midnight for Janmashtami and Shivaratri, moonrise for Karwa Chauth — and local custom sometimes differs by a day. Ask your family priest when in doubt.

Festivals and vrats — October 1938

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