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October 1985

Ashvina – Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2042

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October 1985 · 31 days

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Hindu months in October 1985

Ashvina 29 Sep – 28 Oct 1985

Kartika 29 Oct – 27 Nov 1985 Begins · Tue 29 Oct

October 1985 corresponds to Ashvina – Kartika, Vikram Samvat 2042. 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 13), Sharad Navratri (Oct 15). Day quality across 31 days: 1 highly auspicious, 2 favourable, 19 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Oct 10, Oct 24. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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October highlights

Sharad Navratri Dussehra Gandhi Jayanti Maha Shashthi Maha Saptami Durga Ashtami

29 observances in October

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1 Dwitiya 2 Tritiya Gandhi Jayanti Sankashti Chaturthi 3 Chaturthi 4 Panchami 5 Shashthi 6 Saptami 7 Ashtami Kalashtami 8 Navami Avidhava Navami 9 Dashami 10 Ekadashi Indira Ekadashi 11 Dwadashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat 12 Trayodashi Masik Shivaratri 13 Chaturdashi Amavasya Sarva Pitru Amavasya 14 Amavasya Somvati Amavasya

Sharad Navratri

15 Pratipada Sharad Navratri Sharad Navratri 16 Tritiya 17 Chaturthi Tula Sankranti Vinayaka Chaturthi 18 Panchami Lalita Panchami 19 Shashthi Maha Shashthi Saraswati Puja 20 Saptami Maha Saptami Saraswati Balidan 21 Ashtami Durga Ashtami Maha Navami Saraswati Visarjan +1 more 22 Navami Maha Navami

23 Dashami Dussehra +1 more Dussehra Vijaya Dashami 24 Ekadashi Papankusha Ekadashi 25 Dwadashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 26 Trayodashi 27 Chaturdashi Sharad Purnima 28 Purnima Purnima Vrat 29 Pratipada Kartika begins 30 Dwitiya 31 Tritiya

2 Wed Gandhi Jayanti Sankashti Chaturthi 7 Mon Kalashtami 8 Tue Avidhava Navami 10 Thu Indira Ekadashi 11 Fri Krishna Pradosh Vrat 12 Sat Masik Shivaratri 13 Sun Amavasya Sarva Pitru Amavasya 14 Mon Somvati Amavasya

Sharad Navratri

15 Tue Sharad Navratri 17 Thu Tula Sankranti Vinayaka Chaturthi 18 Fri Lalita Panchami 19 Sat Maha Shashthi Saraswati Puja 20 Sun Maha Saptami Saraswati Balidan 21 Mon Durga Ashtami Maha Navami Saraswati Visarjan Masik Durgashtami 22 Tue Maha Navami

Dussehra

23 Wed Dussehra Vijaya Dashami 24 Thu Papankusha Ekadashi 25 Fri Shukla Pradosh Vrat 27 Sun Sharad Purnima 28 Mon Purnima Vrat

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