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Ashvina – Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2035

Hindu Calendar

October 1978 · 31 days
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Hindu months in October 1978

Ashvina 17 Sep – 16 Oct 1978
Kartika 17 Oct – 14 Nov 1978 Begins · Tue 17 Oct

October 1978 corresponds to Ashvina – Kartika, Vikram Samvat 2035. 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), Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2), Sharad Navratri (Oct 3). Day quality across 31 days: 1 highly auspicious, 8 favourable, 14 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Oct 12, Oct 27. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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