Festivals and vrats — October 2002

Patna, Bihar, India

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This month

Date	Tithi at sunrise	Festival or vrat
03-10-2002 Thursday	Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Indira Ekadashi
04-10-2002 Friday	Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
06-10-2002 Sunday	Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sarva Pitru AmavasyaVrat Amavasya
07-10-2002 Monday	Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sharad Navratri begins
08-10-2002 Tuesday	Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 2
09-10-2002 Wednesday	Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 3Festival Navratri, day 4
10-10-2002 Thursday	Panchami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 5
11-10-2002 Friday	Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 6
12-10-2002 Saturday	Saptami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 7
13-10-2002 Sunday	Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Durga AshtamiFestival Navratri, day 8
14-10-2002 Monday	Navami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Maha NavamiFestival Navratri, day 9
15-10-2002 Tuesday	Dashami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Dussehra (Vijayadashami) · Observed in the afternoon (aparahna)
16-10-2002 Wednesday	Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Papankusha Ekadashi
17-10-2002 Thursday	Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Sankranti Tula Sankranti · 16:14
18-10-2002 Friday	Trayodashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
21-10-2002 Monday	Purnima, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sharad PurnimaVrat Purnima
25-10-2002 Friday	Chaturthi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Karwa Chauth · Observed at moonrise

Every day of the month

Date	Tithi	Nakshatra	Sunrise	Sunset
01-10-2002	Navami	Punarvasu	05:41	17:36
02-10-2002	Dashami	Pushya	05:41	17:35
03-10-2002	Ekadashi	Ashlesha	05:42	17:34
04-10-2002	Trayodashi	Magha	05:42	17:33
05-10-2002	Chaturdashi	Uttara Phalguni	05:42	17:32
06-10-2002	Amavasya	Hasta	05:43	17:31
07-10-2002	Pratipada	Chitra	05:43	17:30
08-10-2002	Dwitiya	Swati	05:44	17:29
09-10-2002	Tritiya	Vishakha	05:44	17:28
10-10-2002	Panchami	Anuradha	05:45	17:27
11-10-2002	Shashthi	Jyeshtha	05:45	17:26
12-10-2002	Saptami	Mula	05:46	17:25
13-10-2002	Ashtami	Purva Ashadha	05:46	17:24
14-10-2002	Navami	Uttara Ashadha	05:47	17:23
15-10-2002	Dashami	Shravana	05:47	17:22
16-10-2002	Ekadashi	Dhanishta	05:48	17:21
17-10-2002	Dwadashi	Shatabhisha	05:48	17:20
18-10-2002	Trayodashi	Purva Bhadrapada	05:49	17:19
19-10-2002	Trayodashi	Uttara Bhadrapada	05:49	17:19
20-10-2002	Chaturdashi	Revati	05:50	17:18
21-10-2002	Purnima	Ashwini	05:50	17:17
22-10-2002	Pratipada	Ashwini	05:51	17:16
23-10-2002	Dwitiya	Bharani	05:51	17:15
24-10-2002	Tritiya	Krittika	05:52	17:14
25-10-2002	Chaturthi	Rohini	05:52	17:13
26-10-2002	Panchami	Mrigashira	05:53	17:13
27-10-2002	Shashthi	Ardra	05:54	17:12
28-10-2002	Saptami	Punarvasu	05:54	17:11
29-10-2002	Ashtami	Pushya	05:55	17:10
30-10-2002	Navami	Ashlesha	05:55	17:10
31-10-2002	Dashami	Magha	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.

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