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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1988

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2045 · Auckland
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1Krishna Panchami from 01:48PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi2Krishna Shashthi from 23:02Shashthi3Krishna Saptami from 20:45Saptami4Krishna Ashtami from 19:01Ashtami5Krishna Navami from 17:51Navami6Krishna Dashami from 17:17Dashami7Krishna Ekadashi from 17:18Ekadashi8Krishna Dwadashi from 17:51DwadashiKamika Ekadashi9Krishna Trayodashi from 18:54Trayodashi10Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:24ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri11Krishna Amavasya from 22:17Amavasya12Shukla Pratipada from 00:30PratipadaShravana Amavasya13Shukla Dwitiya from 02:59Dwitiya14Shukla Tritiya from 05:35Tritiya15Shukla Tritiya (continues)TritiyaIndependence DayHariyali Teej16Shukla Chaturthi from 08:13ChaturthiSimha Sankranti17Shukla Panchami from 10:42Panchami18Shukla Shashthi from 12:52ShashthiNag Panchami19Shukla Saptami from 14:33Saptami20Shukla Ashtami from 15:36Ashtami21Shukla Navami from 15:54Navami22Shukla Dashami from 15:24Dashami23Shukla Ekadashi from 14:06EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)24Shukla Dwadashi from 12:04DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi25Shukla Trayodashi from 09:23TrayodashiPradosh Vrat26Shukla Purnima from 02:40PurnimaOnam27Krishna Pratipada from 22:55PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+128Krishna Dwitiya from 19:09Dwitiya29Krishna Tritiya from 15:30Tritiya30Krishna Chaturthi from 12:08ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi31Krishna Panchami from 09:11Panchami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 1988

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 31 Jul · Krishna Chaturthi: 1 Aug, 04:56 GMT+12 → 2 Aug, 01:48 GMT+12
  2. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 7 Aug, 17:18 GMT+12 → 8 Aug, 17:51 GMT+12
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Aug, 18:54 GMT+12 → 10 Aug, 20:24 GMT+12
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 10 Aug, 20:24 GMT+12 → 11 Aug, 22:17 GMT+12
  5. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Amavasya: 11 Aug, 22:17 GMT+12 → 13 Aug, 00:31 GMT+12
  6. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  7. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 14 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 15 Aug, 05:35 GMT+12 → 16 Aug, 08:13 GMT+12
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 20:49 GMT+12
  9. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 17 Aug, 10:42 GMT+12 → 18 Aug, 12:52 GMT+12
  10. Muharram (Ashura)Other faithsExpected
    A day of remembrance on the 10th of Muharram.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  11. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 23 Aug, 14:06 GMT+12 → 24 Aug, 12:04 GMT+12
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 25 Aug, 09:23 GMT+12 → 26 Aug, 06:12 GMT+12
  13. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  14. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 22:07 to 00:01 (peak 23:04). Sutak from 13:07: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 27 Aug, 22:07 GMT+12 → 28 Aug, 00:01 GMT+12 · sutak from 27 Aug, 13:07 GMT+12
  15. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Purnima: 27 Aug, 02:40 GMT+12 → 27 Aug, 22:55 GMT+12
  16. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Purnima: 27 Aug, 02:40 GMT+12 → 27 Aug, 22:55 GMT+12
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 30 Aug, 12:08 GMT+12 → 31 Aug, 09:11 GMT+12