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October · 1986

Indian Calendar October 1986

October 1986 · 31 days
New Delhi, Delhi, India Change

October 1986 corresponds to October. The autumn festival climax nationwide: Navratri and Durga Puja, Dussehra, and Gandhi Jayanti on October 2, as the post-monsoon harvest season opens. Major observances: Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2), Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Oct 3), Sharad Navratri (Oct 4). Day quality across 31 days: 1 highly auspicious, 2 favourable, 22 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Oct 13, Oct 29. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Sharad Navratri Dussehra Dhanteras Gandhi Jayanti Maha Shashthi Durga Ashtami
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1 Trayodashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat 2 Chaturdashi Gandhi Jayanti Masik Shivaratri 3 Amavasya Amavasya Sarva Pitru Amavasya Sharad Navratri 4 Pratipada Sharad Navratri Sharad Navratri 5 Dwitiya 6 Tritiya 7 Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 8 Panchami Lalita Panchami 9 Shashthi Maha Shashthi Saraswati Avahan 10 Saptami Durga Ashtami Maha Saptami Saraswati Puja +1 more 11 Navami Maha Navami Maha Navami Saraswati Balidan +1 more Dussehra 12 Dashami Dussehra +1 more Dussehra Vijaya Dashami 13 Ekadashi Papankusha Ekadashi 14 Dwadashi 15 Trayodashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 16 Chaturdashi 17 Purnima Sharad Purnima Tula Sankranti Purnima Vrat 18 Pratipada 19 Dwitiya 20 Tritiya 21 Chaturthi Karva Chauth Sankashti Chaturthi 22 Chaturthi 23 Panchami 24 Shashthi 25 Saptami Ahoi Ashtami Kalashtami 26 Ashtami 27 Navami 28 Dashami 29 Ekadashi Rama Ekadashi Dhanteras 30 Dwadashi Dhanteras +2 more Dhanteras Govatsa Dwadashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat 31 Trayodashi Bhoot Chaturdashi Hanuman Puja Masik Shivaratri
1 Wed Krishna Pradosh Vrat 2 Thu Gandhi Jayanti Masik Shivaratri 3 Fri Amavasya Sarva Pitru Amavasya Sharad Navratri 4 Sat Sharad Navratri 7 Tue Vinayaka Chaturthi 8 Wed Lalita Panchami 9 Thu Maha Shashthi Saraswati Avahan 10 Fri Durga Ashtami Maha Saptami Saraswati Puja Masik Durgashtami 11 Sat Maha Navami Maha Navami Saraswati Balidan Saraswati Visarjan Dussehra 12 Sun Dussehra Vijaya Dashami 13 Mon Papankusha Ekadashi 15 Wed Shukla Pradosh Vrat 17 Fri Sharad Purnima Tula Sankranti Purnima Vrat 21 Tue Karva Chauth Sankashti Chaturthi 25 Sat Ahoi Ashtami Kalashtami 29 Wed Rama Ekadashi Dhanteras 30 Thu Dhanteras Govatsa Dwadashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat 31 Fri Bhoot Chaturdashi Hanuman Puja Masik Shivaratri
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