Festivals and vrats — October 1986

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Date	Tithi at sunrise	Festival or vrat
01-10-1986 Wednesday	Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
02-10-1986 Thursday	Chaturdashi, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita)
03-10-1986 Friday	Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sarva Pitru AmavasyaVrat Amavasya
04-10-1986 Saturday	Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sharad Navratri begins
05-10-1986 Sunday	Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 2
06-10-1986 Monday	Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 3
07-10-1986 Tuesday	Chaturthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 4
08-10-1986 Wednesday	Panchami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 5
09-10-1986 Thursday	Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 6
10-10-1986 Friday	Saptami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 7
11-10-1986 Saturday	Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Durga AshtamiFestival Maha NavamiFestival Navratri, day 8Festival Navratri, day 9
12-10-1986 Sunday	Dashami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Dussehra (Vijayadashami) · Observed in the afternoon (aparahna)
13-10-1986 Monday	Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Papankusha Ekadashi
15-10-1986 Wednesday	Trayodashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
17-10-1986 Friday	Purnima, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sharad PurnimaVrat PurnimaSankranti Tula Sankranti · 13:52
21-10-1986 Tuesday	Chaturthi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Karwa Chauth · Observed at moonrise
29-10-1986 Wednesday	Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Vrat Rama Ekadashi
30-10-1986 Thursday	Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Dhanteras · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
31-10-1986 Friday	Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita)

Every day of the month

Date	Tithi	Nakshatra	Sunrise	Sunset
01-10-1986	Trayodashi	Magha	05:27	17:24
02-10-1986	Chaturdashi	Purva Phalguni	05:27	17:23
03-10-1986	Amavasya	Uttara Phalguni	05:28	17:22
04-10-1986	Pratipada	Hasta	05:28	17:21
05-10-1986	Dwitiya	Chitra	05:28	17:20
06-10-1986	Tritiya	Swati	05:29	17:20
07-10-1986	Chaturthi	Vishakha	05:29	17:19
08-10-1986	Panchami	Anuradha	05:29	17:18
09-10-1986	Shashthi	Mula	05:30	17:17
10-10-1986	Saptami	Purva Ashadha	05:30	17:16
11-10-1986	Ashtami	Uttara Ashadha	05:31	17:15
12-10-1986	Dashami	Shravana	05:31	17:14
13-10-1986	Ekadashi	Dhanishta	05:31	17:13
14-10-1986	Dwadashi	Shatabhisha	05:32	17:12
15-10-1986	Trayodashi	Purva Bhadrapada	05:32	17:11
16-10-1986	Chaturdashi	Uttara Bhadrapada	05:33	17:11
17-10-1986	Purnima	Revati	05:33	17:10
18-10-1986	Pratipada	Ashwini	05:33	17:09
19-10-1986	Dwitiya	Bharani	05:34	17:08
20-10-1986	Tritiya	Krittika	05:34	17:07
21-10-1986	Chaturthi	Krittika	05:35	17:07
22-10-1986	Chaturthi	Rohini	05:35	17:06
23-10-1986	Panchami	Mrigashira	05:36	17:05
24-10-1986	Shashthi	Ardra	05:36	17:04
25-10-1986	Saptami	Punarvasu	05:36	17:04
26-10-1986	Ashtami	Pushya	05:37	17:03
27-10-1986	Navami	Ashlesha	05:37	17:02
28-10-1986	Dashami	Magha	05:38	17:02
29-10-1986	Ekadashi	Purva Phalguni	05:38	17:01
30-10-1986	Dwadashi	Uttara Phalguni	05:39	17:00
31-10-1986	Trayodashi	Hasta	05:39	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.

Festivals and vrats — October 1986

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