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August 1998

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2055 · Sydney
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1Shukla Navami from 11:12Navami2Shukla Dashami from 13:09Dashami3Shukla Ekadashi from 14:35Ekadashi4Shukla Dwadashi from 15:24DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi5Shukla Trayodashi from 15:31TrayodashiPradosh Vrat6Shukla Chaturdashi from 14:59Chaturdashi7Shukla Purnima from 13:49Purnima8Krishna Pratipada from 12:09PratipadaPenumbral lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+19Krishna Dwitiya from 10:04Dwitiya10Krishna Tritiya from 07:41Tritiya11Krishna Panchami from 02:27PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi12Krishna Shashthi from 23:48Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 21:16Saptami14Krishna Ashtami from 18:54AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami15Krishna Navami from 16:46NavamiIndependence Day16Krishna Dashami from 14:55Dashami17Krishna Ekadashi from 13:25EkadashiSimha Sankranti18Krishna Dwadashi from 12:16DwadashiAja Ekadashi19Krishna Trayodashi from 11:32TrayodashiPradosh Vrat20Krishna Chaturdashi from 11:14ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri21Krishna Amavasya from 11:24Amavasya22Shukla Pratipada from 12:03PratipadaPartial solar eclipseBhadrapada Amavasya23Shukla Dwitiya from 13:10Dwitiya24Shukla Tritiya from 14:46Tritiya25Shukla Chaturthi from 16:46ChaturthiHartalika Teej26Shukla Panchami from 19:04PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi27Shukla Shashthi from 21:31Shashthi28Shukla Saptami from 23:57Saptami29Shukla Ashtami from 02:09Ashtami30Shukla Navami from 03:55Navami31Shukla Dashami from 05:05Dashami
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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, 14:35 GMT+10 → 4 Aug, 15:24 GMT+10
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 5 Aug, 15:31 GMT+10 → 6 Aug, 14:59 GMT+10
  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, 13:49 GMT+10 → 8 Aug, 12:09 GMT+10
  5. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Purnima: 7 Aug, 13:49 GMT+10 → 8 Aug, 12:09 GMT+10
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Aug, 05:06 GMT+10 → 12 Aug, 02:27 GMT+10
  7. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 14 Aug, 18:54 GMT+10 → 15 Aug, 16:46 GMT+10
  8. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 08:19 GMT+10
  10. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Aug, 13:25 GMT+10 → 18 Aug, 12:16 GMT+10
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Aug, 11:32 GMT+10 → 20 Aug, 11:14 GMT+10
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Aug, 11:14 GMT+10 → 21 Aug, 11:24 GMT+10
  13. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 11:41 to 14:11 (peak 12:59). Sutak from 23:41: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 22 Aug, 11:41 GMT+10 → 22 Aug, 14:11 GMT+10 · sutak from 21 Aug, 23:41 GMT+10
  14. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 21 Aug · Amavasya: 21 Aug, 11:24 GMT+10 → 22 Aug, 12:03 GMT+10
  15. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 24 Aug, 14:46 GMT+10 → 25 Aug, 16:46 GMT+10
  16. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 25 Aug, 16:46 GMT+10 → 26 Aug, 19:04 GMT+10