Festivals and vrats — October 2016
Lucknow, Lucknow District, Uttar Pradesh, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 01-10-2016 Saturday |
Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Ashwin |
Festival Sharad Navratri begins |
| 03-10-2016 Monday |
Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Ashwin |
Festival Navratri, day 2 |
| 04-10-2016 Tuesday |
Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Ashwin |
Festival Navratri, day 3 |
| 05-10-2016 Wednesday |
Chaturthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin |
Festival Navratri, day 4 |
| 06-10-2016 Thursday |
Panchami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin |
Festival Navratri, day 5 |
| 07-10-2016 Friday |
Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin |
Festival Navratri, day 6 |
| 08-10-2016 Saturday |
Saptami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin |
Festival Navratri, day 7 |
| 09-10-2016 Sunday |
Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin |
Festival Durga AshtamiFestival Navratri, day 8 |
| 10-10-2016 Monday |
Navami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin |
Festival Maha NavamiFestival Navratri, day 9 |
| 11-10-2016 Tuesday |
Dashami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin |
Festival Dussehra (Vijayadashami) · Observed in the afternoon (aparahna) |
| 12-10-2016 Wednesday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin |
Vrat Papankusha Ekadashi |
| 16-10-2016 Sunday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Ashwin |
Festival Sharad PurnimaVrat Purnima |
| 17-10-2016 Monday |
Pratipada, Krishna Paksha Kartika |
Sankranti Tula Sankranti · 06:31 |
| 18-10-2016 Tuesday |
Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Kartika |
Festival Karwa Chauth · Observed at moonrise |
| 26-10-2016 Wednesday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika |
Vrat Rama Ekadashi |
| 27-10-2016 Thursday |
Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika |
Festival Dhanteras · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 28-10-2016 Friday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika |
Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 29-10-2016 Saturday |
Chaturdashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika |
Festival Narak Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) |
| 30-10-2016 Sunday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Kartika |
Festival Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Amavasya |
| 31-10-2016 Monday |
Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Kartika |
Festival Govardhan Puja |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-10-2016 | Pratipada | Hasta | 05:58 | 17:52 |
| 02-10-2016 | Pratipada | Chitra | 05:59 | 17:51 |
| 03-10-2016 | Dwitiya | Swati | 05:59 | 17:50 |
| 04-10-2016 | Tritiya | Vishakha | 06:00 | 17:49 |
| 05-10-2016 | Chaturthi | Vishakha | 06:00 | 17:48 |
| 06-10-2016 | Panchami | Anuradha | 06:01 | 17:47 |
| 07-10-2016 | Shashthi | Jyeshtha | 06:01 | 17:46 |
| 08-10-2016 | Saptami | Mula | 06:02 | 17:45 |
| 09-10-2016 | Ashtami | Purva Ashadha | 06:02 | 17:44 |
| 10-10-2016 | Navami | Uttara Ashadha | 06:03 | 17:43 |
| 11-10-2016 | Dashami | Shravana | 06:03 | 17:42 |
| 12-10-2016 | Ekadashi | Dhanishta | 06:04 | 17:41 |
| 13-10-2016 | Dwadashi | Shatabhisha | 06:04 | 17:40 |
| 14-10-2016 | Trayodashi | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:05 | 17:39 |
| 15-10-2016 | Chaturdashi | Uttara Bhadrapada | 06:05 | 17:38 |
| 16-10-2016 | Purnima | Revati | 06:06 | 17:37 |
| 17-10-2016 | Pratipada | Ashwini | 06:06 | 17:36 |
| 18-10-2016 | Tritiya | Krittika | 06:07 | 17:35 |
| 19-10-2016 | Chaturthi | Rohini | 06:07 | 17:34 |
| 20-10-2016 | Panchami | Mrigashira | 06:08 | 17:33 |
| 21-10-2016 | Shashthi | Ardra | 06:09 | 17:32 |
| 22-10-2016 | Saptami | Punarvasu | 06:09 | 17:31 |
| 23-10-2016 | Ashtami | Pushya | 06:10 | 17:30 |
| 24-10-2016 | Navami | Ashlesha | 06:10 | 17:29 |
| 25-10-2016 | Dashami | Magha | 06:11 | 17:28 |
| 26-10-2016 | Ekadashi | Purva Phalguni | 06:12 | 17:28 |
| 27-10-2016 | Dwadashi | Uttara Phalguni | 06:12 | 17:27 |
| 28-10-2016 | Trayodashi | Hasta | 06:13 | 17:26 |
| 29-10-2016 | Chaturdashi | Chitra | 06:13 | 17:25 |
| 30-10-2016 | Amavasya | Chitra | 06:14 | 17:25 |
| 31-10-2016 | Pratipada | Swati | 06:15 | 17:24 |
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.