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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2008

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Auckland
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1Shukla Pratipada from 22:12PratipadaTotal solar eclipseShravana Amavasya2Shukla Dwitiya from 19:55Dwitiya3Shukla Tritiya from 18:09Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 17:00ChaturthiHariyali Teej5Shukla Panchami from 16:33Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 16:49ShashthiNag Panchami7Shukla Saptami from 17:47Saptami8Shukla Ashtami from 19:21Ashtami9Shukla Navami from 21:24Navami10Shukla Dashami from 23:43Dashami11Shukla Ekadashi from 02:06Ekadashi12Shukla Dwadashi from 04:20DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi13Shukla Trayodashi from 06:16Trayodashi14Shukla Trayodashi (continues)TrayodashiPradosh Vrat15Shukla Chaturdashi from 07:46ChaturdashiIndependence Day16Shukla Purnima from 08:47PurnimaSimha Sankranti17Krishna Pratipada from 09:16PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+118Krishna Dwitiya from 09:14Dwitiya19Krishna Tritiya from 08:44Tritiya20Krishna Chaturthi from 07:48ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi21Krishna Shashthi from 04:53Shashthi22Krishna Saptami from 03:00Saptami23Krishna Ashtami from 00:55Ashtami24Krishna Navami from 22:41NavamiKrishna Janmashtami25Krishna Dashami from 20:21Dashami26Krishna Ekadashi from 17:58Ekadashi27Krishna Dwadashi from 15:36DwadashiAja Ekadashi28Krishna Trayodashi from 13:21TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Krishna Chaturdashi from 11:15ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri30Krishna Amavasya from 09:26Amavasya31Shukla Pratipada from 07:57PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2008

  1. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  2. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 31 Jul · Amavasya: 1 Aug, 00:52 GMT+12 → 1 Aug, 22:13 GMT+12
  3. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 3 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 3 Aug, 18:09 GMT+12 → 4 Aug, 17:00 GMT+12
  4. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 5 Aug, 16:33 GMT+12 → 6 Aug, 16:49 GMT+12
  5. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 12 Aug, 02:06 GMT+12 → 13 Aug, 04:20 GMT+12
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Aug, 06:16 GMT+12 → 15 Aug, 07:46 GMT+12
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 23:54 GMT+12
  9. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  10. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 16 Aug · Purnima: 16 Aug, 08:47 GMT+12 → 17 Aug, 09:16 GMT+12
  11. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 16 Aug · Purnima: 16 Aug, 08:47 GMT+12 → 17 Aug, 09:16 GMT+12
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Aug, 07:48 GMT+12 → 21 Aug, 06:30 GMT+12
  13. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Tithi begins 23 Aug · Krishna Ashtami: 24 Aug, 00:55 GMT+12 → 24 Aug, 22:41 GMT+12
  14. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 26 Aug, 17:58 GMT+12 → 27 Aug, 15:36 GMT+12
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 28 Aug, 13:21 GMT+12 → 29 Aug, 11:15 GMT+12
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 29 Aug, 11:15 GMT+12 → 30 Aug, 09:26 GMT+12
  17. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 30 Aug · Amavasya: 30 Aug, 09:26 GMT+12 → 31 Aug, 07:58 GMT+12