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August 2008

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1Shukla Pratipada from 12:12PratipadaPartial solar eclipseShravana Amavasya2Shukla Dwitiya from 09:55Dwitiya3Shukla Tritiya from 08:09Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 07:00ChaturthiHariyali Teej5Shukla Panchami from 06:33Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 06:49ShashthiNag Panchami7Shukla Saptami from 07:47Saptami8Shukla Ashtami from 09:21Ashtami9Shukla Navami from 11:24Navami10Shukla Dashami from 13:43Dashami11Shukla Ekadashi from 16:06Ekadashi12Shukla Dwadashi from 18:20DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi13Shukla Trayodashi from 20:16TrayodashiPradosh Vrat14Shukla Chaturdashi from 21:46Chaturdashi15Shukla Purnima from 22:47PurnimaIndependence Day16Krishna Pratipada from 23:16PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+217Krishna Dwitiya from 23:14Dwitiya18Krishna Tritiya from 22:44Tritiya19Krishna Chaturthi from 21:48Chaturthi20Krishna Panchami from 20:30PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi21Krishna Shashthi from 18:53Shashthi22Krishna Saptami from 17:00Saptami23Krishna Ashtami from 14:55AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami24Krishna Navami from 12:41Navami25Krishna Dashami from 10:21Dashami26Krishna Ekadashi from 07:58EkadashiAja Ekadashi27Krishna Trayodashi from 03:21Trayodashi28Krishna Chaturdashi from 01:15ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri29Krishna Amavasya from 23:26Amavasya30Shukla Pratipada from 21:57PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya31Shukla Dwitiya from 20:57Dwitiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2008

  1. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 10:44 to 12:18 (peak 11:30). Sutak from 22:44: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 1 Aug, 10:44 GMT+2 → 1 Aug, 12:18 GMT+2 · sutak from 31 Jul, 22:44 GMT+2
  2. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 31 Jul · Amavasya: 31 Jul, 14:52 GMT+2 → 1 Aug, 12:13 GMT+2
  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, 08:09 GMT+2 → 4 Aug, 07:00 GMT+2
  4. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 5 Aug, 06:33 GMT+2 → 6 Aug, 06:49 GMT+2
  5. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 11 Aug, 16:06 GMT+2 → 12 Aug, 18:20 GMT+2
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 13 Aug, 20:16 GMT+2 → 14 Aug, 21:46 GMT+2
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 21:35 to 00:44 (peak 23:10). Sutak from 12:35: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 16 Aug, 21:35 GMT+2 → 17 Aug, 00:44 GMT+2 · sutak from 16 Aug, 12:35 GMT+2
  9. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 15 Aug, 22:47 GMT+2 → 16 Aug, 23:16 GMT+2
  10. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 15 Aug, 22:47 GMT+2 → 16 Aug, 23:16 GMT+2
  11. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 13:54 GMT+2
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 19 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 19 Aug, 21:48 GMT+2 → 20 Aug, 20:30 GMT+2
  13. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 23 Aug, 14:55 GMT+2 → 24 Aug, 12:41 GMT+2
  14. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Krishna Ekadashi: 26 Aug, 07:58 GMT+2 → 27 Aug, 05:36 GMT+2
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 28 Aug, 03:21 GMT+2 → 29 Aug, 01:15 GMT+2
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 29 Aug, 01:15 GMT+2 → 29 Aug, 23:26 GMT+2
  17. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Amavasya: 29 Aug, 23:26 GMT+2 → 30 Aug, 21:58 GMT+2