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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1988

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1Krishna Panchami from 09:48Panchami2Krishna Shashthi from 07:02Shashthi3Krishna Ashtami from 03:01Ashtami4Krishna Navami from 01:51Navami5Krishna Dashami from 01:17Dashami6Krishna Ekadashi from 01:18Ekadashi7Krishna Dwadashi from 01:51DwadashiKamika Ekadashi8Krishna Trayodashi from 02:54Trayodashi9Krishna Chaturdashi from 04:24ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat10Krishna Amavasya from 06:17AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri11Krishna Amavasya (continues)AmavasyaShravana Amavasya12Shukla Pratipada from 08:30Pratipada13Shukla Dwitiya from 10:59Dwitiya14Shukla Tritiya from 13:35Tritiya15Shukla Chaturthi from 16:13ChaturthiIndependence DayHariyali Teej16Shukla Panchami from 18:42PanchamiSimha Sankranti17Shukla Shashthi from 20:52ShashthiNag Panchami18Shukla Saptami from 22:33Saptami19Shukla Ashtami from 23:36Ashtami20Shukla Navami from 23:54Navami21Shukla Dashami from 23:24Dashami22Shukla Ekadashi from 22:06Ekadashi23Shukla Dwadashi from 20:04DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Shravana Putrada Ekadashi24Shukla Trayodashi from 17:23TrayodashiPradosh Vrat25Shukla Chaturdashi from 14:12ChaturdashiOnam26Shukla Purnima from 10:40Purnima27Krishna Pratipada from 06:55PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+128Krishna Tritiya from 23:30Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 20:08ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi30Krishna Panchami from 17:11Panchami31Krishna Shashthi from 14:48Shashthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 1988

  1. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 7 Aug, 01:18 GMT-4 → 8 Aug, 01:51 GMT-4
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Aug, 02:54 GMT-4 → 10 Aug, 04:24 GMT-4
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 9 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 10 Aug, 04:24 GMT-4 → 11 Aug, 06:17 GMT-4
  4. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Amavasya: 11 Aug, 06:17 GMT-4 → 12 Aug, 08:31 GMT-4
  5. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  6. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 14 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 14 Aug, 13:35 GMT-4 → 15 Aug, 16:13 GMT-4
  7. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 04:49 GMT-4
  8. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 16 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 16 Aug, 18:42 GMT-4 → 17 Aug, 20:52 GMT-4
  9. 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.
  10. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 22 Aug, 22:06 GMT-4 → 23 Aug, 20:04 GMT-4
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 24 Aug, 17:23 GMT-4 → 25 Aug, 14:12 GMT-4
  12. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  13. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 06:07 to 08:01 (peak 07:04). Sutak from 21:07: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 27 Aug, 06:07 GMT-4 → 27 Aug, 08:01 GMT-4 · sutak from 26 Aug, 21:07 GMT-4
  14. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Purnima: 26 Aug, 10:40 GMT-4 → 27 Aug, 06:55 GMT-4
  15. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Purnima: 26 Aug, 10:40 GMT-4 → 27 Aug, 06:55 GMT-4
  16. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Aug, 20:08 GMT-4 → 30 Aug, 17:11 GMT-4