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August 1987

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2044 · Leicester
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1Shukla Saptami from 08:28Saptami2Shukla Ashtami from 08:36Ashtami3Shukla Navami from 08:00Navami4Shukla Dashami from 06:38Dashami5Shukla Dwadashi from 01:48DwadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Shravana Putrada Ekadashi6Shukla Trayodashi from 22:33TrayodashiPradosh Vrat7Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:56Chaturdashi8Shukla Purnima from 15:07Purnima9Krishna Pratipada from 11:17PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima10Krishna Dwitiya from 07:36Dwitiya11Krishna Chaturthi from 01:24Chaturthi12Krishna Panchami from 23:11PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi13Krishna Shashthi from 21:42Shashthi14Krishna Saptami from 21:00Saptami15Krishna Ashtami from 21:05AshtamiIndependence DayKrishna Janmashtami16Krishna Navami from 21:54Navami17Krishna Dashami from 23:22DashamiSimha Sankranti18Krishna Ekadashi from 01:18Ekadashi19Krishna Dwadashi from 03:34DwadashiAja Ekadashi20Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi21Krishna Trayodashi from 05:59TrayodashiPradosh Vrat22Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:26ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri23Krishna Amavasya from 10:48Amavasya24Shukla Pratipada from 12:58PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 14:53Dwitiya26Shukla Tritiya from 16:29Tritiya27Shukla Chaturthi from 17:41ChaturthiHartalika Teej28Shukla Panchami from 18:26PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi29Shukla Shashthi from 18:41Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 18:22Saptami31Shukla Ashtami from 17:28Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 1987

  1. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  2. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Aug, 04:32 GMT+1 → 6 Aug, 01:48 GMT+1
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 6 Aug, 22:33 GMT+1 → 7 Aug, 18:56 GMT+1
  4. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Purnima: 8 Aug, 15:07 GMT+1 → 9 Aug, 11:17 GMT+1
  5. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Purnima: 8 Aug, 15:07 GMT+1 → 9 Aug, 11:17 GMT+1
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 12 Aug, 01:24 GMT+1 → 12 Aug, 23:11 GMT+1
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 15 Aug, 21:05 GMT+1 → 16 Aug, 21:54 GMT+1
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 03:42 GMT+1
  10. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 19 Aug, 01:18 GMT+1 → 20 Aug, 03:34 GMT+1
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 21 Aug, 05:59 GMT+1 → 22 Aug, 08:26 GMT+1
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 22 Aug, 08:26 GMT+1 → 23 Aug, 10:48 GMT+1
  13. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 23 Aug · Amavasya: 23 Aug, 10:48 GMT+1 → 24 Aug, 12:59 GMT+1
  14. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 26 Aug, 16:29 GMT+1 → 27 Aug, 17:41 GMT+1
  15. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 27 Aug, 17:41 GMT+1 → 28 Aug, 18:26 GMT+1