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August 1998

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1Shukla Dashami from 23:09Dashami2Shukla Ekadashi from 00:35Ekadashi3Shukla Dwadashi from 01:24DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi4Shukla Trayodashi from 01:31Trayodashi5Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:59ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat6Shukla Purnima from 23:49Purnima7Krishna Pratipada from 22:09PratipadaPenumbral lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+18Krishna Dwitiya from 20:04Dwitiya9Krishna Tritiya from 17:41Tritiya10Krishna Chaturthi from 15:06ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi11Krishna Panchami from 12:27Panchami12Krishna Shashthi from 09:48Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 07:16Saptami14Krishna Navami from 02:46NavamiKrishna Janmashtami15Krishna Dashami from 00:55DashamiIndependence Day16Krishna Ekadashi from 23:25EkadashiSimha Sankranti17Krishna Dwadashi from 22:16DwadashiAja Ekadashi18Krishna Trayodashi from 21:32Trayodashi19Krishna Chaturdashi from 21:14ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri20Krishna Amavasya from 21:24Amavasya21Shukla Pratipada from 22:03PratipadaAnnular solar eclipseBhadrapada Amavasya22Shukla Dwitiya from 23:10Dwitiya23Shukla Tritiya from 00:46Tritiya24Shukla Chaturthi from 02:46ChaturthiHartalika Teej25Shukla Panchami from 05:04PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi26Shukla Panchami (continues)Panchami27Shukla Shashthi from 07:31Shashthi28Shukla Saptami from 09:57Saptami29Shukla Ashtami from 12:09Ashtami30Shukla Navami from 13:55Navami31Shukla Dashami from 15:05Dashami
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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 2 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 3 Aug, 00:35 GMT-4 → 4 Aug, 01:24 GMT-4
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 5 Aug, 01:31 GMT-4 → 6 Aug, 00:59 GMT-4
  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 6 Aug · Purnima: 6 Aug, 23:49 GMT-4 → 7 Aug, 22:09 GMT-4
  5. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Purnima: 6 Aug, 23:49 GMT-4 → 7 Aug, 22:09 GMT-4
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Aug, 15:06 GMT-4 → 11 Aug, 12:27 GMT-4
  7. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Krishna Ashtami: 14 Aug, 04:54 GMT-4 → 15 Aug, 02:46 GMT-4
  8. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 18:19 GMT-4
  10. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 16 Aug, 23:25 GMT-4 → 17 Aug, 22:16 GMT-4
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 18 Aug, 21:32 GMT-4 → 19 Aug, 21:14 GMT-4
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 19 Aug, 21:14 GMT-4 → 20 Aug, 21:24 GMT-4
  13. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  14. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 20 Aug · Amavasya: 20 Aug, 21:24 GMT-4 → 21 Aug, 22:03 GMT-4
  15. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 23 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 24 Aug, 00:46 GMT-4 → 25 Aug, 02:46 GMT-4
  16. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 25 Aug, 02:46 GMT-4 → 26 Aug, 05:04 GMT-4