Festivals and vrats — October 1978

Najafgarh, South West Delhi, Delhi, India

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Date	Tithi at sunrise	Festival or vrat
02-10-1978 Monday	Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sarva Pitru AmavasyaVrat Amavasya
03-10-1978 Tuesday	Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sharad Navratri begins
04-10-1978 Wednesday	Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 2
05-10-1978 Thursday	Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 3
06-10-1978 Friday	Chaturthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 4
07-10-1978 Saturday	Panchami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 5Festival Navratri, day 6
08-10-1978 Sunday	Saptami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 7
09-10-1978 Monday	Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Durga AshtamiFestival Navratri, day 8
10-10-1978 Tuesday	Navami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Maha NavamiFestival Navratri, day 9
11-10-1978 Wednesday	Dashami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Dussehra (Vijayadashami) · Observed in the afternoon (aparahna)
12-10-1978 Thursday	Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Papankusha Ekadashi
13-10-1978 Friday	Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
16-10-1978 Monday	Purnima, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sharad PurnimaVrat Purnima
17-10-1978 Tuesday	Pratipada, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Sankranti Tula Sankranti · 12:36
19-10-1978 Thursday	Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Karwa Chauth · Observed at moonrise
27-10-1978 Friday	Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Vrat Rama Ekadashi
29-10-1978 Sunday	Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Dhanteras · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
30-10-1978 Monday	Chaturdashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Narak Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita)
31-10-1978 Tuesday	Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Amavasya

Every day of the month

Date	Tithi	Nakshatra	Sunrise	Sunset
01-10-1978	Chaturdashi	Uttara Phalguni	06:14	18:08
02-10-1978	Amavasya	Hasta	06:15	18:07
03-10-1978	Pratipada	Chitra	06:15	18:06
04-10-1978	Dwitiya	Swati	06:16	18:05
05-10-1978	Tritiya	Vishakha	06:16	18:04
06-10-1978	Chaturthi	Anuradha	06:17	18:03
07-10-1978	Panchami	Jyeshtha	06:17	18:02
08-10-1978	Saptami	Mula	06:18	18:00
09-10-1978	Ashtami	Purva Ashadha	06:18	17:59
10-10-1978	Navami	Uttara Ashadha	06:19	17:58
11-10-1978	Dashami	Shravana	06:19	17:57
12-10-1978	Ekadashi	Dhanishta	06:20	17:56
13-10-1978	Dwadashi	Shatabhisha	06:21	17:55
14-10-1978	Trayodashi	Purva Bhadrapada	06:21	17:54
15-10-1978	Chaturdashi	Uttara Bhadrapada	06:22	17:53
16-10-1978	Purnima	Revati	06:22	17:52
17-10-1978	Pratipada	Ashwini	06:23	17:51
18-10-1978	Dwitiya	Bharani	06:24	17:50
19-10-1978	Tritiya	Krittika	06:24	17:49
20-10-1978	Chaturthi	Rohini	06:25	17:48
21-10-1978	Panchami	Mrigashira	06:25	17:47
22-10-1978	Shashthi	Ardra	06:26	17:46
23-10-1978	Saptami	Punarvasu	06:27	17:45
24-10-1978	Ashtami	Pushya	06:27	17:44
25-10-1978	Navami	Ashlesha	06:28	17:43
26-10-1978	Dashami	Magha	06:29	17:42
27-10-1978	Ekadashi	Magha	06:29	17:41
28-10-1978	Dwadashi	Purva Phalguni	06:30	17:40
29-10-1978	Trayodashi	Uttara Phalguni	06:31	17:40
30-10-1978	Chaturdashi	Hasta	06:32	17:39
31-10-1978	Amavasya	Chitra	06:32	17:38

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 1978

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