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Ashvina – Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2045

Hindu Calendar

October 1988 · 31 days
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Hindu months in October 1988

Ashvina 26 Sep – 25 Oct 1988
Kartika 26 Oct – 23 Nov 1988 Begins · Wed 26 Oct

October 1988 corresponds to Ashvina – Kartika, Vikram Samvat 2045. 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 10), Sharad Navratri (Oct 11). Day quality across 31 days: 1 highly auspicious, 3 favourable, 20 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Oct 6, Oct 21. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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