The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
Gujarati Samvat 1985 opens in October during Gujarati Samvat 2041 (Dhata) of the Hindu calendar.
October 1985
Gujarati Samvat 2041 (Dhata)
Ashwina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 1985
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Sharad Navratri Begins
Tithi 10:04 AM, Oct 14 – 6:27 AM, Oct 15
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Durga Ashtami
Tithi 2:02 PM, Oct 20 – 1:21 PM, Oct 21
The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga.
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 1:13 PM, Oct 21 – 1:12 PM, Oct 22
The triumph of good over evil on Ashwina Shukla Dashami.
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Sharad Purnima
Tithi 6:15 PM, Oct 26 – 8:33 PM, Oct 27
The bright autumn full moon of Ashwina, kept with Kojagari Lakshmi worship.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Gujarati Samvat Calendar
The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.