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Ashvina – Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2013

Hindu Calendar

October 1956 · 31 days
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Hindu months in October 1956

Ashvina 21 Sep – 19 Oct 1956
Kartika 20 Oct – 18 Nov 1956 Begins · Sat 20 Oct

October 1956 corresponds to Ashvina – Kartika, Vikram Samvat 2013. 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: Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2), Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Oct 3), Sharad Navratri (Oct 5). Day quality across 31 days: 0 highly auspicious, 9 favourable, 17 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Oct 15, Oct 29. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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