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August 1989

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2046 · Leicester
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1Shukla Pratipada from 17:05PratipadaShravana Amavasya2Shukla Dwitiya from 17:37Dwitiya3Shukla Tritiya from 18:41Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 20:16ChaturthiHariyali Teej5Shukla Panchami from 22:17Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 00:37ShashthiNag Panchami7Shukla Saptami from 03:03Saptami8Shukla Ashtami from 05:24Ashtami9Shukla Ashtami (continues)Ashtami10Shukla Navami from 07:26Navami11Shukla Dashami from 08:58Dashami12Shukla Ekadashi from 09:52EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)13Shukla Dwadashi from 10:03DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi14Shukla Trayodashi from 09:30TrayodashiPradosh Vrat15Shukla Chaturdashi from 08:16ChaturdashiIndependence Day16Shukla Purnima from 06:26PurnimaRaksha BandhanShravana PurnimaSimha Sankranti+117Krishna Dwitiya from 01:24DwitiyaTotal lunar eclipse18Krishna Tritiya from 22:28Tritiya19Krishna Chaturthi from 19:26ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi20Krishna Panchami from 16:26Panchami21Krishna Shashthi from 13:34Shashthi22Krishna Saptami from 10:57Saptami23Krishna Ashtami from 08:39AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami24Krishna Navami from 06:46Navami25Krishna Ekadashi from 04:23Ekadashi26Krishna Dwadashi from 03:54DwadashiAja Ekadashi27Krishna Trayodashi from 03:55Trayodashi28Krishna Chaturdashi from 04:25ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat29Krishna Amavasya from 05:21AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri30Krishna Amavasya (continues)AmavasyaBhadrapada Amavasya31Shukla Pratipada from 06:44PratipadaPartial solar eclipse
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 1989

  1. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 31 Jul · Amavasya: 31 Jul, 17:05 GMT+1 → 1 Aug, 17:06 GMT+1
  2. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 3 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 3 Aug, 18:41 GMT+1 → 4 Aug, 20:16 GMT+1
  3. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 5 Aug, 22:17 GMT+1 → 7 Aug, 00:37 GMT+1
  4. 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.
  5. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 12 Aug, 09:52 GMT+1 → 13 Aug, 10:03 GMT+1
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Aug, 09:30 GMT+1 → 15 Aug, 08:16 GMT+1
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Purnima: 16 Aug, 06:26 GMT+1 → 17 Aug, 04:06 GMT+1
  9. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 16 Aug, 06:26 GMT+1 → 17 Aug, 04:06 GMT+1
  10. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 16:00 GMT+1
  11. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 02:20 to 05:55 (peak 04:08). Sutak from 17:20: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 17 Aug, 02:20 GMT+1 → 17 Aug, 05:55 GMT+1 · sutak from 16 Aug, 17:20 GMT+1
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 19 Aug, 19:26 GMT+1 → 20 Aug, 16:26 GMT+1
  13. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 23 Aug, 08:39 GMT+1 → 24 Aug, 06:46 GMT+1
  14. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 26 Aug, 04:23 GMT+1 → 27 Aug, 03:54 GMT+1
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 28 Aug, 03:55 GMT+1 → 29 Aug, 04:25 GMT+1
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 28 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 29 Aug, 04:25 GMT+1 → 30 Aug, 05:21 GMT+1
  17. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Amavasya: 30 Aug, 05:21 GMT+1 → 31 Aug, 06:45 GMT+1
  18. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here