Festivals and vrats — October 1997

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Date	Tithi at sunrise	Festival or vrat
01-10-1997 Wednesday	Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sarva Pitru AmavasyaVrat Amavasya
02-10-1997 Thursday	Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sharad Navratri begins
03-10-1997 Friday	Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 2
04-10-1997 Saturday	Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 3
05-10-1997 Sunday	Chaturthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 4
06-10-1997 Monday	Panchami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 5
07-10-1997 Tuesday	Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 6
08-10-1997 Wednesday	Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 7
09-10-1997 Thursday	Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Durga AshtamiFestival Navratri, day 8
10-10-1997 Friday	Navami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Maha NavamiFestival Navratri, day 9
11-10-1997 Saturday	Dashami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Dussehra (Vijayadashami) · Observed in the afternoon (aparahna)
12-10-1997 Sunday	Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Papankusha Ekadashi
16-10-1997 Thursday	Purnima, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sharad PurnimaVrat Purnima
17-10-1997 Friday	Dwitiya, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Sankranti Tula Sankranti · 09:37
19-10-1997 Sunday	Chaturthi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Karwa Chauth · Observed at moonrise
26-10-1997 Sunday	Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Vrat Rama Ekadashi
28-10-1997 Tuesday	Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Dhanteras · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
29-10-1997 Wednesday	Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita)
30-10-1997 Thursday	Chaturdashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Narak Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Festival Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
31-10-1997 Friday	Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Vrat Amavasya

Every day of the month

Date	Tithi	Nakshatra	Sunrise	Sunset
01-10-1997	Amavasya	Uttara Phalguni	06:28	18:27
02-10-1997	Pratipada	Hasta	06:29	18:26
03-10-1997	Dwitiya	Chitra	06:29	18:25
04-10-1997	Tritiya	Swati	06:29	18:24
05-10-1997	Chaturthi	Vishakha	06:29	18:23
06-10-1997	Panchami	Anuradha	06:29	18:22
07-10-1997	Shashthi	Jyeshtha	06:30	18:22
08-10-1997	Shashthi	Mula	06:30	18:21
09-10-1997	Ashtami	Purva Ashadha	06:30	18:20
10-10-1997	Navami	Uttara Ashadha	06:30	18:19
11-10-1997	Dashami	Shravana	06:31	18:18
12-10-1997	Ekadashi	Dhanishta	06:31	18:18
13-10-1997	Dwadashi	Shatabhisha	06:31	18:17
14-10-1997	Trayodashi	Purva Bhadrapada	06:32	18:16
15-10-1997	Chaturdashi	Uttara Bhadrapada	06:32	18:15
16-10-1997	Purnima	Revati	06:32	18:15
17-10-1997	Dwitiya	Ashwini	06:32	18:14
18-10-1997	Tritiya	Krittika	06:33	18:13
19-10-1997	Chaturthi	Rohini	06:33	18:13
20-10-1997	Panchami	Mrigashira	06:33	18:12
21-10-1997	Shashthi	Ardra	06:34	18:11
22-10-1997	Saptami	Punarvasu	06:34	18:11
23-10-1997	Ashtami	Pushya	06:34	18:10
24-10-1997	Navami	Pushya	06:35	18:09
25-10-1997	Dashami	Ashlesha	06:35	18:09
26-10-1997	Ekadashi	Magha	06:36	18:08
27-10-1997	Dwadashi	Purva Phalguni	06:36	18:07
28-10-1997	Dwadashi	Uttara Phalguni	06:36	18:07
29-10-1997	Trayodashi	Hasta	06:37	18:06
30-10-1997	Chaturdashi	Chitra	06:37	18:06
31-10-1997	Amavasya	Swati	06:38	18:05

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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