Festivals and vrats — September 2009

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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This month

Date	Tithi at sunrise	Festival or vrat
01-09-2009 Tuesday	Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
03-09-2009 Thursday	Chaturdashi, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada	Festival Anant Chaturdashi
04-09-2009 Friday	Purnima, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada	Vrat Purnima
05-09-2009 Saturday	Pratipada, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Festival Pitru Paksha begins
08-09-2009 Tuesday	Chaturthi, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise
15-09-2009 Tuesday	Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Indira Ekadashi
16-09-2009 Wednesday	Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Sankranti Kanya Sankranti · 23:23
17-09-2009 Thursday	Chaturdashi, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita)
18-09-2009 Friday	Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sarva Pitru AmavasyaVrat Amavasya
19-09-2009 Saturday	Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sharad Navratri begins
20-09-2009 Sunday	Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 2
21-09-2009 Monday	Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 3
22-09-2009 Tuesday	Chaturthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 4
23-09-2009 Wednesday	Panchami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 5
24-09-2009 Thursday	Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 6
25-09-2009 Friday	Saptami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 7
26-09-2009 Saturday	Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Durga AshtamiFestival Navratri, day 8
27-09-2009 Sunday	Navami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Maha NavamiFestival Navratri, day 9
28-09-2009 Monday	Dashami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Dussehra (Vijayadashami) · Observed in the afternoon (aparahna)
29-09-2009 Tuesday	Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Papankusha Ekadashi

Every day of the month

Date	Tithi	Nakshatra	Sunrise	Sunset
01-09-2009	Dwadashi	Uttara Ashadha	05:57	18:20
02-09-2009	Trayodashi	Shravana	05:57	18:19
03-09-2009	Chaturdashi	Dhanishta	05:57	18:18
04-09-2009	Purnima	Shatabhisha	05:57	18:18
05-09-2009	Pratipada	Purva Bhadrapada	05:57	18:17
06-09-2009	Dwitiya	Uttara Bhadrapada	05:57	18:16
07-09-2009	Tritiya	Revati	05:57	18:15
08-09-2009	Chaturthi	Ashwini	05:57	18:15
09-09-2009	Panchami	Bharani	05:57	18:14
10-09-2009	Shashthi	Krittika	05:57	18:13
11-09-2009	Saptami	Rohini	05:57	18:13
12-09-2009	Ashtami	Mrigashira	05:57	18:12
13-09-2009	Navami	Ardra	05:57	18:11
14-09-2009	Dashami	Punarvasu	05:57	18:10
15-09-2009	Ekadashi	Pushya	05:57	18:10
16-09-2009	Dwadashi	Ashlesha	05:57	18:09
17-09-2009	Chaturdashi	Magha	05:57	18:08
18-09-2009	Amavasya	Purva Phalguni	05:57	18:08
19-09-2009	Pratipada	Uttara Phalguni	05:57	18:07
20-09-2009	Dwitiya	Hasta	05:57	18:06
21-09-2009	Tritiya	Chitra	05:57	18:05
22-09-2009	Chaturthi	Swati	05:57	18:05
23-09-2009	Panchami	Vishakha	05:57	18:04
24-09-2009	Shashthi	Anuradha	05:57	18:03
25-09-2009	Saptami	Jyeshtha	05:57	18:03
26-09-2009	Ashtami	Mula	05:57	18:02
27-09-2009	Navami	Purva Ashadha	05:57	18:01
28-09-2009	Dashami	Uttara Ashadha	05:57	18:01
29-09-2009	Ekadashi	Shravana	05:57	18:00
30-09-2009	Ekadashi	Dhanishta	05:57	17:59

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.

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