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August 2008

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1Shukla Pratipada from 11:12PratipadaPartial solar eclipseShravana Amavasya2Shukla Dwitiya from 08:55Dwitiya3Shukla Tritiya from 07:09Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 06:00ChaturthiHariyali Teej5Shukla Panchami from 05:33Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 05:49ShashthiNag Panchami7Shukla Saptami from 06:47Saptami8Shukla Ashtami from 08:21Ashtami9Shukla Navami from 10:24Navami10Shukla Dashami from 12:43Dashami11Shukla Ekadashi from 15:06Ekadashi12Shukla Dwadashi from 17:20DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi13Shukla Trayodashi from 19:16TrayodashiPradosh Vrat14Shukla Chaturdashi from 20:46Chaturdashi15Shukla Purnima from 21:47PurnimaIndependence Day16Krishna Pratipada from 22:16PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+217Krishna Dwitiya from 22:14Dwitiya18Krishna Tritiya from 21:44Tritiya19Krishna Chaturthi from 20:48ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi20Krishna Panchami from 19:30Panchami21Krishna Shashthi from 17:53Shashthi22Krishna Saptami from 16:00Saptami23Krishna Ashtami from 13:55AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami24Krishna Navami from 11:41Navami25Krishna Dashami from 09:21Dashami26Krishna Ekadashi from 06:58EkadashiAja Ekadashi27Krishna Trayodashi from 02:21Trayodashi28Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:15ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri29Krishna Amavasya from 22:26Amavasya30Shukla Pratipada from 20:57PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya31Shukla Dwitiya from 19:57Dwitiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2008

  1. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 09:30 to 11:06 (peak 10:17). Sutak from 21:30: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 1 Aug, 09:30 GMT+1 → 1 Aug, 11:06 GMT+1 · sutak from 31 Jul, 21:30 GMT+1
  2. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 31 Jul · Amavasya: 31 Jul, 13:52 GMT+1 → 1 Aug, 11:13 GMT+1
  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, 07:09 GMT+1 → 4 Aug, 06:00 GMT+1
  4. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 5 Aug, 05:33 GMT+1 → 6 Aug, 05:49 GMT+1
  5. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 11 Aug, 15:06 GMT+1 → 12 Aug, 17:20 GMT+1
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 13 Aug, 19:16 GMT+1 → 14 Aug, 20:46 GMT+1
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 20:35 to 23:44 (peak 22:10). Sutak from 11:35: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 16 Aug, 20:35 GMT+1 → 16 Aug, 23:44 GMT+1 · sutak from 16 Aug, 11:35 GMT+1
  9. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 15 Aug, 21:47 GMT+1 → 16 Aug, 22:16 GMT+1
  10. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 15 Aug, 21:47 GMT+1 → 16 Aug, 22:16 GMT+1
  11. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 12:54 GMT+1
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 19 Aug, 20:48 GMT+1 → 20 Aug, 19:30 GMT+1
  13. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 23 Aug, 13:55 GMT+1 → 24 Aug, 11:41 GMT+1
  14. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Krishna Ekadashi: 26 Aug, 06:58 GMT+1 → 27 Aug, 04:36 GMT+1
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 28 Aug, 02:21 GMT+1 → 29 Aug, 00:15 GMT+1
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 29 Aug, 00:15 GMT+1 → 29 Aug, 22:26 GMT+1
  17. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Amavasya: 29 Aug, 22:26 GMT+1 → 30 Aug, 20:58 GMT+1