Festivals and vrats — October 2011

Delhi, India

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This month

Date	Tithi at sunrise	Festival or vrat
01-10-2011 Saturday	Panchami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 5
02-10-2011 Sunday	Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 6
03-10-2011 Monday	Saptami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 7
04-10-2011 Tuesday	Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Durga AshtamiFestival Navratri, day 8
05-10-2011 Wednesday	Navami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Maha NavamiFestival Navratri, day 9
06-10-2011 Thursday	Dashami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Dussehra (Vijayadashami) · Observed in the afternoon (aparahna)
07-10-2011 Friday	Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Papankusha Ekadashi
09-10-2011 Sunday	Trayodashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
11-10-2011 Tuesday	Purnima, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sharad PurnimaVrat Purnima
15-10-2011 Saturday	Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Karwa Chauth · Observed at moonrise
17-10-2011 Monday	Panchami, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Sankranti Tula Sankranti · 23:46
23-10-2011 Sunday	Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Vrat Rama Ekadashi
24-10-2011 Monday	Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Dhanteras · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Som Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
25-10-2011 Tuesday	Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Narak Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita)
26-10-2011 Wednesday	Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Amavasya
27-10-2011 Thursday	Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Kartika	Festival Govardhan Puja
28-10-2011 Friday	Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Kartika	Festival Bhai Dooj
31-10-2011 Monday	Panchami, Shukla Paksha Kartika	Festival Chhath Puja · Observed at dusk (pradosh)

Every day of the month

Date	Tithi	Nakshatra	Sunrise	Sunset
01-10-2011	Panchami	Anuradha	06:13	18:07
02-10-2011	Shashthi	Jyeshtha	06:14	18:06
03-10-2011	Saptami	Mula	06:14	18:05
04-10-2011	Ashtami	Purva Ashadha	06:15	18:04
05-10-2011	Navami	Uttara Ashadha	06:15	18:03
06-10-2011	Dashami	Shravana	06:16	18:02
07-10-2011	Ekadashi	Dhanishta	06:16	18:00
08-10-2011	Dwadashi	Dhanishta	06:17	17:59
09-10-2011	Trayodashi	Shatabhisha	06:17	17:58
10-10-2011	Chaturdashi	Purva Bhadrapada	06:18	17:57
11-10-2011	Purnima	Uttara Bhadrapada	06:18	17:56
12-10-2011	Purnima	Revati	06:19	17:55
13-10-2011	Pratipada	Ashwini	06:20	17:54
14-10-2011	Dwitiya	Bharani	06:20	17:53
15-10-2011	Tritiya	Krittika	06:21	17:52
16-10-2011	Chaturthi	Rohini	06:21	17:51
17-10-2011	Panchami	Mrigashira	06:22	17:50
18-10-2011	Shashthi	Mrigashira	06:23	17:49
19-10-2011	Saptami	Ardra	06:23	17:48
20-10-2011	Ashtami	Punarvasu	06:24	17:47
21-10-2011	Navami	Pushya	06:24	17:46
22-10-2011	Dashami	Ashlesha	06:25	17:45
23-10-2011	Ekadashi	Magha	06:26	17:44
24-10-2011	Dwadashi	Uttara Phalguni	06:26	17:43
25-10-2011	Trayodashi	Hasta	06:27	17:42
26-10-2011	Amavasya	Chitra	06:28	17:41
27-10-2011	Pratipada	Swati	06:28	17:40
28-10-2011	Dwitiya	Vishakha	06:29	17:39
29-10-2011	Tritiya	Anuradha	06:30	17:38
30-10-2011	Chaturthi	Jyeshtha	06:31	17:38
31-10-2011	Panchami	Mula	06:31	17:37

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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