Festivals and vrats — September 2017

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Date	Tithi at sunrise	Festival or vrat
02-09-2017 Saturday	Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada	Vrat Parivartini Ekadashi
03-09-2017 Sunday	Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
05-09-2017 Tuesday	Chaturdashi, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada	Festival Anant Chaturdashi
06-09-2017 Wednesday	Purnima, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada	Vrat Purnima
07-09-2017 Thursday	Pratipada, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Festival Pitru Paksha begins
09-09-2017 Saturday	Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise
16-09-2017 Saturday	Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Indira Ekadashi
17-09-2017 Sunday	Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Sankranti Kanya Sankranti · 00:40
18-09-2017 Monday	Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita)
20-09-2017 Wednesday	Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sarva Pitru AmavasyaVrat Amavasya
21-09-2017 Thursday	Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sharad Navratri begins
22-09-2017 Friday	Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 2
23-09-2017 Saturday	Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 3
24-09-2017 Sunday	Chaturthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 4
25-09-2017 Monday	Panchami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 5
26-09-2017 Tuesday	Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 6
27-09-2017 Wednesday	Saptami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 7
28-09-2017 Thursday	Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Durga AshtamiFestival Navratri, day 8
29-09-2017 Friday	Navami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Maha NavamiFestival Navratri, day 9
30-09-2017 Saturday	Dashami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Dussehra (Vijayadashami) · Observed in the afternoon (aparahna)

Every day of the month

Date	Tithi	Nakshatra	Sunrise	Sunset
01-09-2017	Dashami	Purva Ashadha	05:57	18:20
02-09-2017	Ekadashi	Purva Ashadha	05:57	18:19
03-09-2017	Dwadashi	Uttara Ashadha	05:57	18:18
04-09-2017	Trayodashi	Shravana	05:57	18:17
05-09-2017	Chaturdashi	Dhanishta	05:57	18:17
06-09-2017	Purnima	Shatabhisha	05:57	18:16
07-09-2017	Pratipada	Purva Bhadrapada	05:57	18:15
08-09-2017	Dwitiya	Uttara Bhadrapada	05:57	18:15
09-09-2017	Tritiya	Revati	05:57	18:14
10-09-2017	Chaturthi	Ashwini	05:57	18:13
11-09-2017	Shashthi	Bharani	05:57	18:13
12-09-2017	Saptami	Krittika	05:57	18:12
13-09-2017	Ashtami	Rohini	05:57	18:11
14-09-2017	Navami	Ardra	05:57	18:10
15-09-2017	Dashami	Punarvasu	05:57	18:10
16-09-2017	Ekadashi	Pushya	05:57	18:09
17-09-2017	Dwadashi	Ashlesha	05:57	18:08
18-09-2017	Trayodashi	Magha	05:57	18:08
19-09-2017	Chaturdashi	Purva Phalguni	05:57	18:07
20-09-2017	Amavasya	Uttara Phalguni	05:57	18:06
21-09-2017	Pratipada	Hasta	05:57	18:05
22-09-2017	Dwitiya	Chitra	05:57	18:05
23-09-2017	Tritiya	Swati	05:57	18:04
24-09-2017	Chaturthi	Vishakha	05:57	18:03
25-09-2017	Panchami	Anuradha	05:57	18:03
26-09-2017	Shashthi	Anuradha	05:57	18:02
27-09-2017	Saptami	Jyeshtha	05:57	18:01
28-09-2017	Ashtami	Mula	05:57	18:01
29-09-2017	Navami	Purva Ashadha	05:57	18:00
30-09-2017	Dashami	Uttara Ashadha	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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