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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1979

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1Shukla Navami from 22:14Navami2Shukla Dashami from 22:11Dashami3Shukla Ekadashi from 21:19Ekadashi4Shukla Dwadashi from 19:39DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi5Shukla Trayodashi from 17:17TrayodashiPradosh Vrat6Shukla Chaturdashi from 14:20Chaturdashi7Shukla Purnima from 10:58Purnima8Krishna Pratipada from 07:21PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima9Krishna Tritiya from 23:58Tritiya10Krishna Chaturthi from 20:32ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi11Krishna Panchami from 17:27Panchami12Krishna Shashthi from 14:51Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 12:50Saptami14Krishna Ashtami from 11:27AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami15Krishna Navami from 10:45NavamiIndependence Day16Krishna Dashami from 10:44Dashami17Krishna Ekadashi from 11:21EkadashiSimha Sankranti18Krishna Dwadashi from 12:32DwadashiAja Ekadashi19Krishna Trayodashi from 14:12TrayodashiPradosh Vrat20Krishna Chaturdashi from 16:16ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri21Krishna Amavasya from 18:37Amavasya22Shukla Pratipada from 21:10PratipadaAnnular solar eclipseBhadrapada Amavasya23Shukla Dwitiya from 23:47Dwitiya24Shukla Tritiya from 02:23TritiyaEid al-Fitr25Shukla Chaturthi from 04:48ChaturthiHartalika Teej26Shukla Chaturthi (continues)ChaturthiGanesh Chaturthi27Shukla Panchami from 06:56Panchami28Shukla Shashthi from 08:37Shashthi29Shukla Saptami from 09:44Saptami30Shukla Ashtami from 10:11Ashtami31Shukla Navami from 09:55Navami
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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, 21:19 GST → 4 Aug, 19:39 GST
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 5 Aug, 17:17 GST → 6 Aug, 14:20 GST
  3. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Purnima: 7 Aug, 10:58 GST → 8 Aug, 07:21 GST
  4. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Purnima: 7 Aug, 10:58 GST → 8 Aug, 07:21 GST
  5. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Aug, 20:32 GST → 11 Aug, 17:27 GST
  6. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 14 Aug, 11:27 GST → 15 Aug, 10:45 GST
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 05:32 GST
  9. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Aug, 11:21 GST → 18 Aug, 12:32 GST
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Aug, 14:12 GST → 20 Aug, 16:16 GST
  11. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Aug, 16:16 GST → 21 Aug, 18:37 GST
  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, 18:37 GST → 22 Aug, 21:11 GST
  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: 25 Aug, 02:23 GST → 26 Aug, 04:48 GST
  16. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 26 Aug, 04:48 GST → 27 Aug, 06:56 GST