Festivals and vrats — October 1978

Patna, Bihar, 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 5
08-10-1978 Sunday	Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 6Festival 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	05:41	17:37
02-10-1978	Amavasya	Hasta	05:41	17:35
03-10-1978	Pratipada	Chitra	05:42	17:34
04-10-1978	Dwitiya	Swati	05:42	17:33
05-10-1978	Tritiya	Vishakha	05:42	17:32
06-10-1978	Chaturthi	Anuradha	05:43	17:31
07-10-1978	Panchami	Jyeshtha	05:43	17:30
08-10-1978	Shashthi	Mula	05:44	17:29
09-10-1978	Ashtami	Purva Ashadha	05:44	17:28
10-10-1978	Navami	Uttara Ashadha	05:45	17:27
11-10-1978	Dashami	Shravana	05:45	17:26
12-10-1978	Ekadashi	Dhanishta	05:46	17:25
13-10-1978	Dwadashi	Shatabhisha	05:46	17:24
14-10-1978	Trayodashi	Purva Bhadrapada	05:47	17:23
15-10-1978	Chaturdashi	Uttara Bhadrapada	05:47	17:22
16-10-1978	Purnima	Revati	05:48	17:21
17-10-1978	Pratipada	Ashwini	05:48	17:21
18-10-1978	Dwitiya	Bharani	05:49	17:20
19-10-1978	Tritiya	Krittika	05:49	17:19
20-10-1978	Chaturthi	Rohini	05:50	17:18
21-10-1978	Panchami	Mrigashira	05:50	17:17
22-10-1978	Shashthi	Ardra	05:51	17:16
23-10-1978	Saptami	Punarvasu	05:51	17:15
24-10-1978	Ashtami	Pushya	05:52	17:14
25-10-1978	Navami	Ashlesha	05:52	17:14
26-10-1978	Dashami	Magha	05:53	17:13
27-10-1978	Ekadashi	Magha	05:53	17:12
28-10-1978	Dwadashi	Purva Phalguni	05:54	17:11
29-10-1978	Trayodashi	Uttara Phalguni	05:55	17:11
30-10-1978	Chaturdashi	Hasta	05:55	17:10
31-10-1978	Amavasya	Chitra	05:56	17:09

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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