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 1999 opens in October during Gujarati Samvat 2055 (Vikriti) of the Hindu calendar.
October 1999
Gujarati Samvat 2055 (Vikriti)
Ashwina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 1999
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Sharad Navratri Begins
Tithi 5:00 PM, Oct 9 – 6:04 PM, Oct 10
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Durga Ashtami
Tithi 5:09 AM, Oct 16 – 7:25 AM, Oct 17
The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga.
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 9:40 AM, Oct 18 – 10:48 AM, Oct 19
The triumph of good over evil on Ashwina Shukla Dashami.
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Sharad Purnima
Tithi 5:33 AM, Oct 24 – 2:43 AM, Oct 25
The bright autumn full moon of Ashwina, kept with Kojagari Lakshmi worship.
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Ahoi Ashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:15 AM, Oct 31 – 4:43 AM, Nov 1
On Kartik Krishna Ashtami, mothers keep a waterless fast for the well-being and long life of their children, worshipping Ahoi Mata and breaking the fast at the sight of the stars or moon.
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.