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Ashvina – Kartika · Vikram Samvat 1997

Hindu Calendar

October 1940 · 31 days
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Hindu months in October 1940

Ashvina 17 Sep – 16 Oct 1940
Kartika 17 Oct – 15 Nov 1940 Begins · Thu 17 Oct

October 1940 corresponds to Ashvina – Kartika, Vikram Samvat 1997. Ashvina is the autumn peak: Sharad Navratri's nine nights of Durga lead to Dussehra (Vijayadashami), and the month closes on Sharad Purnima, the Kojagari harvest moon. Major observances: Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Oct 1), Sharad Navratri (Oct 2), Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2). Day quality across 31 days: 2 highly auspicious, 3 favourable, 20 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Oct 11, Oct 27. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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