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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1998

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2055 · Kuala Lumpur
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1Shukla Navami from 09:12Navami2Shukla Dashami from 11:09Dashami3Shukla Ekadashi from 12:35Ekadashi4Shukla Dwadashi from 13:24DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi5Shukla Trayodashi from 13:31TrayodashiPradosh Vrat6Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:59Chaturdashi7Shukla Purnima from 11:49Purnima8Krishna Pratipada from 10:09PratipadaPenumbral lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+19Krishna Dwitiya from 08:04Dwitiya10Krishna Chaturthi from 03:06Chaturthi11Krishna Panchami from 00:27PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi12Krishna Shashthi from 21:48Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 19:16Saptami14Krishna Ashtami from 16:54AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami15Krishna Navami from 14:46NavamiIndependence Day16Krishna Dashami from 12:55Dashami17Krishna Ekadashi from 11:25EkadashiSimha Sankranti18Krishna Dwadashi from 10:16DwadashiAja Ekadashi19Krishna Trayodashi from 09:32TrayodashiPradosh Vrat20Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:14ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri21Krishna Amavasya from 09:24Amavasya22Shukla Pratipada from 10:03PratipadaPartial solar eclipseBhadrapada Amavasya23Shukla Dwitiya from 11:10Dwitiya24Shukla Tritiya from 12:46Tritiya25Shukla Chaturthi from 14:46ChaturthiHartalika Teej26Shukla Panchami from 17:04PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi27Shukla Shashthi from 19:31Shashthi28Shukla Saptami from 21:57Saptami29Shukla Ashtami from 00:09Ashtami30Shukla Navami from 01:55Navami31Shukla Dashami from 03:05Dashami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 1998

  1. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 3 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 3 Aug, 12:35 GMT+8 → 4 Aug, 13:24 GMT+8
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 5 Aug, 13:31 GMT+8 → 6 Aug, 12:59 GMT+8
  3. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  4. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Purnima: 7 Aug, 11:49 GMT+8 → 8 Aug, 10:09 GMT+8
  5. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Purnima: 7 Aug, 11:49 GMT+8 → 8 Aug, 10:09 GMT+8
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Aug, 03:06 GMT+8 → 12 Aug, 00:27 GMT+8
  7. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 14 Aug, 16:54 GMT+8 → 15 Aug, 14:46 GMT+8
  8. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 06:19 GMT+8
  10. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Aug, 11:25 GMT+8 → 18 Aug, 10:16 GMT+8
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Aug, 09:32 GMT+8 → 20 Aug, 09:14 GMT+8
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Aug, 09:14 GMT+8 → 21 Aug, 09:24 GMT+8
  13. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 07:10 to 09:42 (peak 08:19). Sutak from 19:10: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 22 Aug, 07:10 GMT+8 → 22 Aug, 09:42 GMT+8 · sutak from 21 Aug, 19:10 GMT+8
  14. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 21 Aug · Amavasya: 21 Aug, 09:24 GMT+8 → 22 Aug, 10:03 GMT+8
  15. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 24 Aug, 12:46 GMT+8 → 25 Aug, 14:46 GMT+8
  16. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 25 Aug, 14:46 GMT+8 → 26 Aug, 17:04 GMT+8