Festivals and vrats — October 2003

Thāne, Thane, Maharashtra, India

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This month

Date	Tithi at sunrise	Festival or vrat
01-10-2003 Wednesday	Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 6
02-10-2003 Thursday	Saptami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Navratri, day 7
03-10-2003 Friday	Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Durga AshtamiFestival Navratri, day 8
04-10-2003 Saturday	Navami, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Maha NavamiFestival Dussehra (Vijayadashami) · Observed in the afternoon (aparahna)Festival Navratri, day 9
06-10-2003 Monday	Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Papankusha Ekadashi
07-10-2003 Tuesday	Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
10-10-2003 Friday	Purnima, Shukla Paksha Ashwin	Festival Sharad PurnimaVrat Purnima
13-10-2003 Monday	Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Karwa Chauth · Observed at moonrise
17-10-2003 Friday	Saptami, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Sankranti Tula Sankranti · 22:31
23-10-2003 Thursday	Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Dhanteras · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
24-10-2003 Friday	Chaturdashi, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Festival Narak Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Festival Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
25-10-2003 Saturday	Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Kartika	Vrat Amavasya
26-10-2003 Sunday	Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Kartika	Festival Govardhan Puja
27-10-2003 Monday	Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Kartika	Festival Bhai Dooj
30-10-2003 Thursday	Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Kartika	Festival Chhath Puja · Observed at dusk (pradosh)

Every day of the month

Date	Tithi	Nakshatra	Sunrise	Sunset
01-10-2003	Shashthi	Jyeshtha	06:28	18:27
02-10-2003	Saptami	Mula	06:28	18:26
03-10-2003	Ashtami	Purva Ashadha	06:28	18:25
04-10-2003	Navami	Uttara Ashadha	06:29	18:24
05-10-2003	Dashami	Shravana	06:29	18:23
06-10-2003	Ekadashi	Dhanishta	06:29	18:23
07-10-2003	Dwadashi	Shatabhisha	06:29	18:22
08-10-2003	Trayodashi	Purva Bhadrapada	06:30	18:21
09-10-2003	Chaturdashi	Uttara Bhadrapada	06:30	18:20
10-10-2003	Purnima	Revati	06:30	18:19
11-10-2003	Pratipada	Ashwini	06:30	18:18
12-10-2003	Dwitiya	Bharani	06:31	18:18
13-10-2003	Tritiya	Bharani	06:31	18:17
14-10-2003	Chaturthi	Krittika	06:31	18:16
15-10-2003	Panchami	Rohini	06:31	18:15
16-10-2003	Shashthi	Mrigashira	06:32	18:15
17-10-2003	Saptami	Ardra	06:32	18:14
18-10-2003	Ashtami	Punarvasu	06:32	18:13
19-10-2003	Navami	Pushya	06:33	18:12
20-10-2003	Navami	Ashlesha	06:33	18:12
21-10-2003	Dashami	Magha	06:33	18:11
22-10-2003	Dwadashi	Purva Phalguni	06:34	18:10
23-10-2003	Trayodashi	Uttara Phalguni	06:34	18:10
24-10-2003	Chaturdashi	Hasta	06:34	18:09
25-10-2003	Amavasya	Chitra	06:35	18:09
26-10-2003	Pratipada	Swati	06:35	18:08
27-10-2003	Dwitiya	Vishakha	06:36	18:07
28-10-2003	Tritiya	Anuradha	06:36	18:07
29-10-2003	Panchami	Mula	06:36	18:06
30-10-2003	Shashthi	Purva Ashadha	06:37	18:06
31-10-2003	Saptami	Uttara Ashadha	06:37	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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