Festivals and vrats — October 2011

Patna, Bihar, India

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This month

Date	Tithi at sunrise	Festival or vrat
01-10-2011 Saturday	Panchami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 5
02-10-2011 Sunday	Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 6
03-10-2011 Monday	Saptami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 7
04-10-2011 Tuesday	Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Durga AshtamiFestival Navratri, day 8
05-10-2011 Wednesday	Navami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Maha NavamiFestival Navratri, day 9
06-10-2011 Thursday	Dashami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Dussehra (Vijayadashami) · Observed in the afternoon (aparahna)
07-10-2011 Friday	Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Papankusha Ekadashi
09-10-2011 Sunday	Trayodashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
11-10-2011 Tuesday	Purnima, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sharad PurnimaVrat Purnima
15-10-2011 Saturday	Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Karwa Chauth · Observed at moonrise
17-10-2011 Monday	Panchami, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Sankranti Tula Sankranti · 23:46
23-10-2011 Sunday	Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Vrat Rama Ekadashi
24-10-2011 Monday	Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Dhanteras · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Som Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
25-10-2011 Tuesday	Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Narak Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita)
26-10-2011 Wednesday	Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Amavasya
27-10-2011 Thursday	Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Kartika	Festival Govardhan Puja
28-10-2011 Friday	Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Kartika	Festival Bhai Dooj
31-10-2011 Monday	Panchami, Shukla Paksha Kartika	Festival Chhath Puja · Observed at dusk (pradosh)

Every day of the month

Date	Tithi	Nakshatra	Sunrise	Sunset
01-10-2011	Panchami	Vishakha	05:41	17:37
02-10-2011	Shashthi	Jyeshtha	05:41	17:35
03-10-2011	Saptami	Mula	05:42	17:34
04-10-2011	Ashtami	Purva Ashadha	05:42	17:33
05-10-2011	Navami	Uttara Ashadha	05:42	17:32
06-10-2011	Dashami	Shravana	05:43	17:31
07-10-2011	Ekadashi	Shravana	05:43	17:30
08-10-2011	Dwadashi	Dhanishta	05:44	17:29
09-10-2011	Trayodashi	Shatabhisha	05:44	17:28
10-10-2011	Chaturdashi	Purva Bhadrapada	05:45	17:27
11-10-2011	Purnima	Uttara Bhadrapada	05:45	17:26
12-10-2011	Purnima	Revati	05:46	17:25
13-10-2011	Pratipada	Ashwini	05:46	17:24
14-10-2011	Dwitiya	Bharani	05:47	17:23
15-10-2011	Tritiya	Krittika	05:47	17:22
16-10-2011	Chaturthi	Rohini	05:48	17:21
17-10-2011	Panchami	Rohini	05:48	17:20
18-10-2011	Shashthi	Mrigashira	05:49	17:20
19-10-2011	Saptami	Ardra	05:49	17:19
20-10-2011	Ashtami	Punarvasu	05:50	17:18
21-10-2011	Navami	Pushya	05:50	17:17
22-10-2011	Dashami	Ashlesha	05:51	17:16
23-10-2011	Ekadashi	Magha	05:51	17:15
24-10-2011	Dwadashi	Purva Phalguni	05:52	17:14
25-10-2011	Trayodashi	Hasta	05:52	17:14
26-10-2011	Amavasya	Chitra	05:53	17:13
27-10-2011	Pratipada	Swati	05:53	17:12
28-10-2011	Dwitiya	Vishakha	05:54	17:11
29-10-2011	Tritiya	Anuradha	05:55	17:10
30-10-2011	Chaturthi	Jyeshtha	05:55	17:10
31-10-2011	Panchami	Mula	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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