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August 1989

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2046 · Toronto
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1Shukla Pratipada from 12:05PratipadaShravana Amavasya2Shukla Dwitiya from 12:37Dwitiya3Shukla Tritiya from 13:41Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 15:16ChaturthiHariyali Teej5Shukla Panchami from 17:17Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 19:37ShashthiNag Panchami7Shukla Saptami from 22:03Saptami8Shukla Ashtami from 00:24Ashtami9Shukla Navami from 02:26Navami10Shukla Dashami from 03:58Dashami11Shukla Ekadashi from 04:52Ekadashi12Shukla Dwadashi from 05:03DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Shravana Putrada Ekadashi13Shukla Trayodashi from 04:30Trayodashi14Shukla Chaturdashi from 03:16ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat15Shukla Purnima from 01:26PurnimaIndependence Day16Krishna Pratipada from 23:06PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+217Krishna Dwitiya from 20:24Dwitiya18Krishna Tritiya from 17:28Tritiya19Krishna Chaturthi from 14:26ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi20Krishna Panchami from 11:26Panchami21Krishna Shashthi from 08:34Shashthi22Krishna Ashtami from 03:39Ashtami23Krishna Navami from 01:46NavamiKrishna Janmashtami24Krishna Dashami from 00:20Dashami25Krishna Ekadashi from 23:23Ekadashi26Krishna Dwadashi from 22:54DwadashiAja Ekadashi27Krishna Trayodashi from 22:55Trayodashi28Krishna Chaturdashi from 23:25ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri29Krishna Amavasya from 00:21Amavasya30Shukla Pratipada from 01:44PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya31Shukla Dwitiya from 03:30DwitiyaPartial 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, 12:05 GMT-4 → 1 Aug, 12:06 GMT-4
  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, 13:41 GMT-4 → 4 Aug, 15:16 GMT-4
  3. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 5 Aug, 17:17 GMT-4 → 6 Aug, 19:37 GMT-4
  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, 04:52 GMT-4 → 13 Aug, 05:03 GMT-4
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Aug, 04:30 GMT-4 → 15 Aug, 03:16 GMT-4
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 21:20 to 00:55 (peak 23:08). Sutak from 12:20: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 16 Aug, 21:20 GMT-4 → 17 Aug, 00:55 GMT-4 · sutak from 16 Aug, 12:20 GMT-4
  9. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 16 Aug, 01:26 GMT-4 → 16 Aug, 23:06 GMT-4
  10. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 16 Aug, 01:26 GMT-4 → 16 Aug, 23:06 GMT-4
  11. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 11:00 GMT-4
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 19 Aug, 14:26 GMT-4 → 20 Aug, 11:26 GMT-4
  13. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Tithi begins 22 Aug · Krishna Ashtami: 23 Aug, 03:39 GMT-4 → 24 Aug, 01:46 GMT-4
  14. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Aug, 23:23 GMT-4 → 26 Aug, 22:54 GMT-4
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Aug, 22:55 GMT-4 → 28 Aug, 23:25 GMT-4
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 Aug, 23:25 GMT-4 → 30 Aug, 00:21 GMT-4
  17. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Amavasya: 30 Aug, 00:21 GMT-4 → 31 Aug, 01:45 GMT-4
  18. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here