Festivals and vrats — October 1940

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Date	Tithi at sunrise	Festival or vrat
01-10-1940 Tuesday	Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sarva Pitru AmavasyaVrat Amavasya
02-10-1940 Wednesday	Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sharad Navratri begins
03-10-1940 Thursday	Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 2
04-10-1940 Friday	Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 3Festival Navratri, day 4
05-10-1940 Saturday	Panchami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 5
06-10-1940 Sunday	Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 6
07-10-1940 Monday	Saptami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 7
08-10-1940 Tuesday	Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Durga AshtamiFestival Navratri, day 8
09-10-1940 Wednesday	Navami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Maha NavamiFestival Navratri, day 9
10-10-1940 Thursday	Dashami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Dussehra (Vijayadashami) · Observed in the afternoon (aparahna)
11-10-1940 Friday	Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Papankusha Ekadashi
13-10-1940 Sunday	Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
16-10-1940 Wednesday	Purnima, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sharad PurnimaVrat PurnimaSankranti Tula Sankranti · 18:54
20-10-1940 Sunday	Chaturthi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Karwa Chauth · Observed at moonrise
27-10-1940 Sunday	Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Vrat Rama Ekadashi
28-10-1940 Monday	Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Dhanteras · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Som Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
29-10-1940 Tuesday	Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita)
30-10-1940 Wednesday	Chaturdashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Narak Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Festival Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
31-10-1940 Thursday	Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Kartika	Festival Govardhan Puja

Every day of the month

Date	Tithi	Nakshatra	Sunrise	Sunset
01-10-1940	Amavasya	Uttara Phalguni	05:27	17:24
02-10-1940	Pratipada	Hasta	05:27	17:23
03-10-1940	Dwitiya	Swati	05:28	17:22
04-10-1940	Tritiya	Vishakha	05:28	17:21
05-10-1940	Panchami	Anuradha	05:28	17:20
06-10-1940	Shashthi	Jyeshtha	05:29	17:19
07-10-1940	Saptami	Mula	05:29	17:18
08-10-1940	Ashtami	Purva Ashadha	05:30	17:18
09-10-1940	Navami	Uttara Ashadha	05:30	17:17
10-10-1940	Dashami	Shravana	05:30	17:16
11-10-1940	Ekadashi	Dhanishta	05:31	17:15
12-10-1940	Dwadashi	Shatabhisha	05:31	17:14
13-10-1940	Dwadashi	Purva Bhadrapada	05:31	17:13
14-10-1940	Trayodashi	Purva Bhadrapada	05:32	17:12
15-10-1940	Chaturdashi	Uttara Bhadrapada	05:32	17:11
16-10-1940	Purnima	Revati	05:33	17:11
17-10-1940	Pratipada	Ashwini	05:33	17:10
18-10-1940	Dwitiya	Bharani	05:33	17:09
19-10-1940	Tritiya	Krittika	05:34	17:08
20-10-1940	Chaturthi	Rohini	05:34	17:07
21-10-1940	Panchami	Mrigashira	05:35	17:07
22-10-1940	Shashthi	Ardra	05:35	17:06
23-10-1940	Saptami	Punarvasu	05:36	17:05
24-10-1940	Ashtami	Pushya	05:36	17:04
25-10-1940	Navami	Ashlesha	05:37	17:04
26-10-1940	Dashami	Magha	05:37	17:03
27-10-1940	Ekadashi	Purva Phalguni	05:38	17:02
28-10-1940	Dwadashi	Uttara Phalguni	05:38	17:02
29-10-1940	Trayodashi	Hasta	05:39	17:01
30-10-1940	Chaturdashi	Chitra	05:39	17:00
31-10-1940	Pratipada	Swati	05:40	17:00

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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