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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1989

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2046 · Nairobi
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1Shukla Pratipada from 19:05PratipadaShravana Amavasya2Shukla Dwitiya from 19:37Dwitiya3Shukla Tritiya from 20:41Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 22:16ChaturthiHariyali Teej5Shukla Panchami from 00:17Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 02:37ShashthiNag Panchami7Shukla Saptami from 05:03Saptami8Shukla Saptami (continues)Saptami9Shukla Ashtami from 07:24Ashtami10Shukla Navami from 09:26Navami11Shukla Dashami from 10:58Dashami12Shukla Ekadashi from 11:52EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)13Shukla Dwadashi from 12:03DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi14Shukla Trayodashi from 11:30TrayodashiPradosh Vrat15Shukla Chaturdashi from 10:16ChaturdashiIndependence Day16Shukla Purnima from 08:26PurnimaRaksha BandhanShravana PurnimaSimha Sankranti+117Krishna Dwitiya from 03:24DwitiyaTotal lunar eclipse18Krishna Tritiya from 00:28Tritiya19Krishna Chaturthi from 21:26Chaturthi20Krishna Panchami from 18:26PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi21Krishna Shashthi from 15:34Shashthi22Krishna Saptami from 12:57Saptami23Krishna Ashtami from 10:39AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami24Krishna Navami from 08:46Navami25Krishna Dashami from 07:20Dashami26Krishna Dwadashi from 05:54DwadashiAja Ekadashi27Krishna Trayodashi from 05:55Trayodashi28Krishna Chaturdashi from 06:25ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat29Krishna Chaturdashi (continues)ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri30Krishna Amavasya from 07:21Amavasya31Shukla Pratipada from 08:44PratipadaPartial solar eclipseBhadrapada Amavasya
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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, 19:05 GMT+3 → 1 Aug, 19:06 GMT+3
  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, 20:41 GMT+3 → 4 Aug, 22:16 GMT+3
  3. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 6 Aug, 00:17 GMT+3 → 7 Aug, 02:37 GMT+3
  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, 11:52 GMT+3 → 13 Aug, 12:03 GMT+3
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Aug, 11:30 GMT+3 → 15 Aug, 10:16 GMT+3
  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, 08:26 GMT+3 → 17 Aug, 06:06 GMT+3
  9. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 16 Aug, 08:26 GMT+3 → 17 Aug, 06:06 GMT+3
  10. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 18:00 GMT+3
  11. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 04:20 to 07:55 (peak 06:08). Sutak from 19:20: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 17 Aug, 04:20 GMT+3 → 17 Aug, 07:55 GMT+3 · sutak from 16 Aug, 19:20 GMT+3
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 19 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 19 Aug, 21:26 GMT+3 → 20 Aug, 18:26 GMT+3
  13. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 23 Aug, 10:39 GMT+3 → 24 Aug, 08:46 GMT+3
  14. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 26 Aug, 06:23 GMT+3 → 27 Aug, 05:54 GMT+3
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 28 Aug, 05:55 GMT+3 → 29 Aug, 06:25 GMT+3
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 28 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 29 Aug, 06:25 GMT+3 → 30 Aug, 07:21 GMT+3
  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 30 Aug · Amavasya: 30 Aug, 07:21 GMT+3 → 31 Aug, 08:45 GMT+3