Festivals and vrats — October 2005

Dombivali, Thane, Maharashtra, India

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This month

Date	Tithi at sunrise	Festival or vrat
01-10-2005 Saturday	Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita)
03-10-2005 Monday	Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sarva Pitru AmavasyaVrat Amavasya
04-10-2005 Tuesday	Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sharad Navratri begins
05-10-2005 Wednesday	Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 2
06-10-2005 Thursday	Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 3
07-10-2005 Friday	Chaturthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 4
08-10-2005 Saturday	Panchami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 5
09-10-2005 Sunday	Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 6
10-10-2005 Monday	Saptami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 7
11-10-2005 Tuesday	Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Durga AshtamiFestival Navratri, day 8
12-10-2005 Wednesday	Navami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Maha NavamiFestival Dussehra (Vijayadashami) · Observed in the afternoon (aparahna)Festival Navratri, day 9
15-10-2005 Saturday	Trayodashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Shani Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
17-10-2005 Monday	Purnima, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sharad PurnimaVrat PurnimaSankranti Tula Sankranti · 10:46
20-10-2005 Thursday	Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Karwa Chauth · Observed at moonrise
28-10-2005 Friday	Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Vrat Rama Ekadashi
30-10-2005 Sunday	Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Dhanteras · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
31-10-2005 Monday	Chaturdashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Narak Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita)

Every day of the month

Date	Tithi	Nakshatra	Sunrise	Sunset
01-10-2005	Trayodashi	Purva Phalguni	06:28	18:26
02-10-2005	Chaturdashi	Uttara Phalguni	06:28	18:25
03-10-2005	Amavasya	Hasta	06:28	18:24
04-10-2005	Pratipada	Chitra	06:28	18:23
05-10-2005	Dwitiya	Chitra	06:29	18:22
06-10-2005	Tritiya	Swati	06:29	18:22
07-10-2005	Chaturthi	Vishakha	06:29	18:21
08-10-2005	Panchami	Anuradha	06:29	18:20
09-10-2005	Shashthi	Jyeshtha	06:30	18:19
10-10-2005	Saptami	Mula	06:30	18:18
11-10-2005	Ashtami	Uttara Ashadha	06:30	18:18
12-10-2005	Navami	Shravana	06:30	18:17
13-10-2005	Dashami	Dhanishta	06:31	18:16
14-10-2005	Dwadashi	Shatabhisha	06:31	18:15
15-10-2005	Trayodashi	Purva Bhadrapada	06:31	18:14
16-10-2005	Chaturdashi	Uttara Bhadrapada	06:31	18:14
17-10-2005	Purnima	Revati	06:32	18:13
18-10-2005	Pratipada	Ashwini	06:32	18:12
19-10-2005	Dwitiya	Bharani	06:32	18:12
20-10-2005	Tritiya	Krittika	06:33	18:11
21-10-2005	Chaturthi	Rohini	06:33	18:10
22-10-2005	Panchami	Mrigashira	06:33	18:10
23-10-2005	Shashthi	Ardra	06:34	18:09
24-10-2005	Saptami	Punarvasu	06:34	18:08
25-10-2005	Ashtami	Pushya	06:35	18:08
26-10-2005	Navami	Ashlesha	06:35	18:07
27-10-2005	Dashami	Magha	06:35	18:07
28-10-2005	Ekadashi	Magha	06:36	18:06
29-10-2005	Dwadashi	Purva Phalguni	06:36	18:05
30-10-2005	Trayodashi	Uttara Phalguni	06:37	18:05
31-10-2005	Chaturdashi	Hasta	06:37	18:04

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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