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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1998

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2055 · Suva
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1Shukla Navami from 13:12Navami2Shukla Dashami from 15:09Dashami3Shukla Ekadashi from 16:35Ekadashi4Shukla Dwadashi from 17:24DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi5Shukla Trayodashi from 17:31TrayodashiPradosh Vrat6Shukla Chaturdashi from 16:59Chaturdashi7Shukla Purnima from 15:49Purnima8Krishna Pratipada from 14:09PratipadaPenumbral lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+19Krishna Dwitiya from 12:04Dwitiya10Krishna Tritiya from 09:41Tritiya11Krishna Chaturthi from 07:06ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi12Krishna Shashthi from 01:48Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 23:16Saptami14Krishna Ashtami from 20:54AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami15Krishna Navami from 18:46NavamiIndependence Day16Krishna Dashami from 16:55Dashami17Krishna Ekadashi from 15:25EkadashiSimha Sankranti18Krishna Dwadashi from 14:16DwadashiAja Ekadashi19Krishna Trayodashi from 13:32TrayodashiPradosh Vrat20Krishna Chaturdashi from 13:14ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri21Krishna Amavasya from 13:24Amavasya22Shukla Pratipada from 14:03PratipadaPartial solar eclipseBhadrapada Amavasya23Shukla Dwitiya from 15:10Dwitiya24Shukla Tritiya from 16:46Tritiya25Shukla Chaturthi from 18:46ChaturthiHartalika Teej26Shukla Panchami from 21:04PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi27Shukla Shashthi from 23:31Shashthi28Shukla Saptami from 01:57Saptami29Shukla Ashtami from 04:09Ashtami30Shukla Navami from 05:55Navami31Shukla Navami (continues)Navami
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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, 16:35 GMT+12 → 4 Aug, 17:24 GMT+12
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 5 Aug, 17:31 GMT+12 → 6 Aug, 16:59 GMT+12
  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, 15:49 GMT+12 → 8 Aug, 14:09 GMT+12
  5. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Purnima: 7 Aug, 15:49 GMT+12 → 8 Aug, 14:09 GMT+12
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Aug, 07:06 GMT+12 → 12 Aug, 04:27 GMT+12
  7. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 14 Aug, 20:54 GMT+12 → 15 Aug, 18:46 GMT+12
  8. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 10:19 GMT+12
  10. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Aug, 15:25 GMT+12 → 18 Aug, 14:16 GMT+12
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Aug, 13:32 GMT+12 → 20 Aug, 13:14 GMT+12
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Aug, 13:14 GMT+12 → 21 Aug, 13:24 GMT+12
  13. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 14:09 to 16:58 (peak 15:41). Sutak from 02:09: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 22 Aug, 14:09 GMT+12 → 22 Aug, 16:58 GMT+12 · sutak from 22 Aug, 02:09 GMT+12
  14. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 21 Aug · Amavasya: 21 Aug, 13:24 GMT+12 → 22 Aug, 14:03 GMT+12
  15. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 24 Aug, 16:46 GMT+12 → 25 Aug, 18:46 GMT+12
  16. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 25 Aug, 18:46 GMT+12 → 26 Aug, 21:04 GMT+12