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August 2008

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1Shukla Dwitiya from 02:55DwitiyaTotal solar eclipse 2Shukla Tritiya from 01:09Tritiya 3Shukla Chaturthi from 00:00ChaturthiHariyali Teej 4Shukla Panchami from 23:33Panchami 5Shukla Shashthi from 23:49ShashthiNag Panchami 6Shukla Saptami from 00:47Saptami 7Shukla Ashtami from 02:21Ashtami 8Shukla Navami from 04:24Navami 9Shukla Dashami from 06:43Dashami 10Shukla Dashami (continues)Dashami 11Shukla Ekadashi from 09:06Ekadashi 12Shukla Dwadashi from 11:20DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi 13Shukla Trayodashi from 13:16TrayodashiPradosh Vrat 14Shukla Chaturdashi from 14:46Chaturdashi 15Shukla Purnima from 15:47PurnimaIndependence Day 16Krishna Pratipada from 16:16PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+2 17Krishna Dwitiya from 16:14Dwitiya 18Krishna Tritiya from 15:44Tritiya 19Krishna Chaturthi from 14:48ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi 20Krishna Panchami from 13:30Panchami 21Krishna Shashthi from 11:53Shashthi 22Krishna Saptami from 10:00Saptami 23Krishna Ashtami from 07:55AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami 24Krishna Dashami from 03:21Dashami 25Krishna Ekadashi from 00:58Ekadashi 26Krishna Dwadashi from 22:36DwadashiAja Ekadashi 27Krishna Trayodashi from 20:21TrayodashiPradosh Vrat 28Krishna Chaturdashi from 18:15ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri 29Krishna Amavasya from 16:26Amavasya 30Shukla Pratipada from 14:57PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya 31Shukla Dwitiya from 13:57Dwitiya

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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2008

Fri, 1 Aug
Total solar eclipseEclipses
Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
Sun, 3 Aug
Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 2 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 3 Aug, 01:09 GMT-5 → 4 Aug, 00:00 GMT-5
Tue, 5 Aug
Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 4 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 4 Aug, 23:33 GMT-5 → 5 Aug, 23:49 GMT-5
Tue, 12 Aug
Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 11 Aug, 09:06 GMT-5 → 12 Aug, 11:20 GMT-5
Wed, 13 Aug
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 13 Aug, 13:16 GMT-5 → 14 Aug, 14:46 GMT-5
Fri, 15 Aug
Independence DayNational
India’s independence in 1947.
Sat, 16 Aug
Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
Sat, 16 Aug
Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 15 Aug, 15:47 GMT-5 → 16 Aug, 16:16 GMT-5
Sat, 16 Aug
Shravana PurnimaVrats
The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 15 Aug, 15:47 GMT-5 → 16 Aug, 16:16 GMT-5
Sat, 16 Aug
Simha SankrantiVrats
The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 06:54 GMT-5
Tue, 19 Aug
Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 19 Aug, 14:48 GMT-5 → 20 Aug, 13:30 GMT-5
Sat, 23 Aug
Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 23 Aug, 07:55 GMT-5 → 24 Aug, 05:41 GMT-5
Tue, 26 Aug
Aja EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 26 Aug, 00:58 GMT-5 → 26 Aug, 22:36 GMT-5
Wed, 27 Aug
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Aug, 20:21 GMT-5 → 28 Aug, 18:15 GMT-5
Thu, 28 Aug
Masik ShivaratriVrats
The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 Aug, 18:15 GMT-5 → 29 Aug, 16:26 GMT-5
Sat, 30 Aug
Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Amavasya: 29 Aug, 16:26 GMT-5 → 30 Aug, 14:58 GMT-5