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August 1979

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2036 · Dallas
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1Shukla Navami from 13:14Navami2Shukla Dashami from 13:11Dashami3Shukla Ekadashi from 12:19Ekadashi4Shukla Dwadashi from 10:39DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi5Shukla Trayodashi from 08:17TrayodashiPradosh Vrat6Shukla Purnima from 01:58Purnima7Krishna Pratipada from 22:21PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima8Krishna Dwitiya from 18:37Dwitiya9Krishna Tritiya from 14:58Tritiya10Krishna Chaturthi from 11:32ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi11Krishna Panchami from 08:27Panchami12Krishna Saptami from 03:50Saptami13Krishna Ashtami from 02:27Ashtami14Krishna Navami from 01:45NavamiKrishna Janmashtami15Krishna Dashami from 01:44DashamiIndependence Day16Krishna Ekadashi from 02:21EkadashiSimha Sankranti17Krishna Dwadashi from 03:32DwadashiAja Ekadashi18Krishna Trayodashi from 05:12Trayodashi19Krishna Trayodashi (continues)TrayodashiPradosh Vrat20Krishna Chaturdashi from 07:16ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri21Krishna Amavasya from 09:37Amavasya22Shukla Pratipada from 12:10PratipadaAnnular solar eclipseBhadrapada Amavasya23Shukla Dwitiya from 14:47Dwitiya24Shukla Tritiya from 17:23TritiyaEid al-Fitr25Shukla Chaturthi from 19:48ChaturthiHartalika Teej26Shukla Panchami from 21:56PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi27Shukla Shashthi from 23:37Shashthi28Shukla Saptami from 00:44Saptami29Shukla Ashtami from 01:11Ashtami30Shukla Navami from 00:55Navami31Shukla Dashami from 23:53Dashami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 1979

  1. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 3 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 3 Aug, 12:19 GMT-5 → 4 Aug, 10:39 GMT-5
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 5 Aug, 08:17 GMT-5 → 6 Aug, 05:20 GMT-5
  3. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Purnima: 7 Aug, 01:58 GMT-5 → 7 Aug, 22:21 GMT-5
  4. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Purnima: 7 Aug, 01:58 GMT-5 → 7 Aug, 22:21 GMT-5
  5. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Aug, 11:32 GMT-5 → 11 Aug, 08:27 GMT-5
  6. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Krishna Ashtami: 14 Aug, 02:27 GMT-5 → 15 Aug, 01:45 GMT-5
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 20:32 GMT-5
  9. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Aug, 02:21 GMT-5 → 18 Aug, 03:32 GMT-5
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Aug, 05:12 GMT-5 → 20 Aug, 07:16 GMT-5
  11. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Aug, 07:16 GMT-5 → 21 Aug, 09:37 GMT-5
  12. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  13. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 21 Aug · Amavasya: 21 Aug, 09:37 GMT-5 → 22 Aug, 12:11 GMT-5
  14. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  15. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 24 Aug, 17:23 GMT-5 → 25 Aug, 19:48 GMT-5
  16. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 25 Aug, 19:48 GMT-5 → 26 Aug, 21:56 GMT-5