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August 1989

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2046 · Los Angeles
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1Shukla Pratipada from 09:05PratipadaShravana Amavasya2Shukla Dwitiya from 09:37Dwitiya3Shukla Tritiya from 10:41Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 12:16ChaturthiHariyali Teej5Shukla Panchami from 14:17Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 16:37ShashthiNag Panchami7Shukla Saptami from 19:03Saptami8Shukla Ashtami from 21:24Ashtami9Shukla Navami from 23:26Navami10Shukla Dashami from 00:58Dashami11Shukla Ekadashi from 01:52Ekadashi12Shukla Dwadashi from 02:03DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Shravana Putrada Ekadashi13Shukla Trayodashi from 01:30Trayodashi14Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:16ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat15Shukla Purnima from 22:26PurnimaIndependence Day16Krishna Pratipada from 20:06PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+217Krishna Dwitiya from 17:24Dwitiya18Krishna Tritiya from 14:28Tritiya19Krishna Chaturthi from 11:26ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi20Krishna Panchami from 08:26Panchami21Krishna Saptami from 02:57Saptami22Krishna Ashtami from 00:39AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami23Krishna Navami from 22:46Navami24Krishna Dashami from 21:20Dashami25Krishna Ekadashi from 20:23Ekadashi26Krishna Dwadashi from 19:54DwadashiAja Ekadashi27Krishna Trayodashi from 19:55TrayodashiPradosh Vrat28Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:25ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri29Krishna Amavasya from 21:21Amavasya30Shukla Pratipada from 22:44PratipadaPartial solar eclipseBhadrapada Amavasya31Shukla Dwitiya from 00:30Dwitiya
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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, 09:05 GMT-7 → 1 Aug, 09:06 GMT-7
  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, 10:41 GMT-7 → 4 Aug, 12:16 GMT-7
  3. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 5 Aug, 14:17 GMT-7 → 6 Aug, 16:37 GMT-7
  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 11 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 12 Aug, 01:52 GMT-7 → 13 Aug, 02:03 GMT-7
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Aug, 01:30 GMT-7 → 15 Aug, 00:16 GMT-7
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 18:20 to 21:55 (peak 20:08). Sutak from 09:20: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 16 Aug, 18:20 GMT-7 → 16 Aug, 21:55 GMT-7 · sutak from 16 Aug, 09:20 GMT-7
  9. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 15 Aug, 22:26 GMT-7 → 16 Aug, 20:06 GMT-7
  10. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 15 Aug, 22:26 GMT-7 → 16 Aug, 20:06 GMT-7
  11. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 08:00 GMT-7
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 19 Aug, 11:26 GMT-7 → 20 Aug, 08:26 GMT-7
  13. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 23 Aug, 00:39 GMT-7 → 23 Aug, 22:46 GMT-7
  14. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Aug, 20:23 GMT-7 → 26 Aug, 19:54 GMT-7
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Aug, 19:55 GMT-7 → 28 Aug, 20:25 GMT-7
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 Aug, 20:25 GMT-7 → 29 Aug, 21:21 GMT-7
  17. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  18. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Amavasya: 29 Aug, 21:21 GMT-7 → 30 Aug, 22:45 GMT-7