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Ashvina – Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2069

Hindu Calendar

October 2012 · 31 days
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Hindu months in October 2012

Ashvina 1 Oct – 29 Oct 2012 Begins · Mon 1 Oct
Kartika 30 Oct – 28 Nov 2012 Begins · Tue 30 Oct

October 2012 corresponds to Ashvina – Kartika, Vikram Samvat 2069. 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 15), Sharad Navratri (Oct 16). Day quality across 31 days: 1 highly auspicious, 3 favourable, 17 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Oct 11, Oct 25. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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