Festivals and vrats — October 1986

Ludhiana, Ludhiāna, Punjab, 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 Durga AshtamiFestival Navratri, day 7Festival Navratri, day 8
11-10-1986 Saturday	Navami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Maha NavamiFestival 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)Vrat Pradosh Vrat · 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	06:19	18:12
02-10-1986	Chaturdashi	Purva Phalguni	06:20	18:11
03-10-1986	Amavasya	Uttara Phalguni	06:20	18:10
04-10-1986	Pratipada	Hasta	06:21	18:09
05-10-1986	Dwitiya	Chitra	06:22	18:07
06-10-1986	Tritiya	Swati	06:22	18:06
07-10-1986	Chaturthi	Vishakha	06:23	18:05
08-10-1986	Panchami	Jyeshtha	06:23	18:04
09-10-1986	Shashthi	Mula	06:24	18:02
10-10-1986	Saptami	Purva Ashadha	06:25	18:01
11-10-1986	Navami	Uttara Ashadha	06:25	18:00
12-10-1986	Dashami	Shravana	06:26	17:59
13-10-1986	Ekadashi	Dhanishta	06:27	17:58
14-10-1986	Dwadashi	Shatabhisha	06:27	17:57
15-10-1986	Trayodashi	Purva Bhadrapada	06:28	17:55
16-10-1986	Chaturdashi	Uttara Bhadrapada	06:29	17:54
17-10-1986	Purnima	Revati	06:29	17:53
18-10-1986	Pratipada	Ashwini	06:30	17:52
19-10-1986	Dwitiya	Bharani	06:31	17:51
20-10-1986	Tritiya	Krittika	06:31	17:50
21-10-1986	Chaturthi	Rohini	06:32	17:49
22-10-1986	Chaturthi	Rohini	06:33	17:48
23-10-1986	Panchami	Mrigashira	06:34	17:47
24-10-1986	Shashthi	Ardra	06:34	17:46
25-10-1986	Saptami	Punarvasu	06:35	17:45
26-10-1986	Ashtami	Pushya	06:36	17:44
27-10-1986	Navami	Ashlesha	06:37	17:43
28-10-1986	Dashami	Magha	06:37	17:42
29-10-1986	Ekadashi	Purva Phalguni	06:38	17:41
30-10-1986	Dwadashi	Uttara Phalguni	06:39	17:40
31-10-1986	Trayodashi	Hasta	06:40	17:39

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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