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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1998

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2055 · Nairobi
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1Shukla Dashami from 06:09Dashami2Shukla Dashami (continues)Dashami3Shukla Ekadashi from 07:35Ekadashi4Shukla Dwadashi from 08:24DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi5Shukla Trayodashi from 08:31TrayodashiPradosh Vrat6Shukla Chaturdashi from 07:59Chaturdashi7Shukla Purnima from 06:49PurnimaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima8Krishna Dwitiya from 03:04DwitiyaPenumbral lunar eclipse9Krishna Tritiya from 00:41Tritiya10Krishna Chaturthi from 22:06Chaturthi11Krishna Panchami from 19:27PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi12Krishna Shashthi from 16:48Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 14:16Saptami14Krishna Ashtami from 11:54AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami15Krishna Navami from 09:46NavamiIndependence Day16Krishna Dashami from 07:55Dashami17Krishna Dwadashi from 05:16DwadashiAja EkadashiSimha Sankranti18Krishna Trayodashi from 04:32Trayodashi19Krishna Chaturdashi from 04:14ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat20Krishna Amavasya from 04:24AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri21Shukla Pratipada from 05:03PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya22Shukla Dwitiya from 06:10DwitiyaAnnular solar eclipse23Shukla Dwitiya (continues)Dwitiya24Shukla Tritiya from 07:46Tritiya25Shukla Chaturthi from 09:46ChaturthiHartalika TeejGanesh Chaturthi26Shukla Panchami from 12:04Panchami27Shukla Shashthi from 14:31Shashthi28Shukla Saptami from 16:57Saptami29Shukla Ashtami from 19:09Ashtami30Shukla Navami from 20:55Navami31Shukla Dashami from 22:05Dashami
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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, 07:35 GMT+3 → 4 Aug, 08:24 GMT+3
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 5 Aug, 08:31 GMT+3 → 6 Aug, 07:59 GMT+3
  3. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Purnima: 7 Aug, 06:49 GMT+3 → 8 Aug, 05:09 GMT+3
  4. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 7 Aug, 06:49 GMT+3 → 8 Aug, 05:09 GMT+3
  5. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Aug, 22:06 GMT+3 → 11 Aug, 19:27 GMT+3
  7. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 14 Aug, 11:54 GMT+3 → 15 Aug, 09:46 GMT+3
  8. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  9. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Aug, 06:25 GMT+3 → 18 Aug, 05:16 GMT+3
  10. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 01:19 GMT+3
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Aug, 04:32 GMT+3 → 20 Aug, 04:14 GMT+3
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 19 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Aug, 04:14 GMT+3 → 21 Aug, 04:24 GMT+3
  13. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 20 Aug · Amavasya: 21 Aug, 04:24 GMT+3 → 22 Aug, 05:03 GMT+3
  14. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  15. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 24 Aug, 07:46 GMT+3 → 25 Aug, 09:46 GMT+3
  16. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Shukla Chaturthi: 25 Aug, 09:46 GMT+3 → 26 Aug, 12:04 GMT+3