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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2008

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Muscat
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1Shukla Pratipada from 14:12PratipadaPartial solar eclipseShravana Amavasya2Shukla Dwitiya from 11:55Dwitiya3Shukla Tritiya from 10:09Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 09:00ChaturthiHariyali Teej5Shukla Panchami from 08:33Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 08:49ShashthiNag Panchami7Shukla Saptami from 09:47Saptami8Shukla Ashtami from 11:21Ashtami9Shukla Navami from 13:24Navami10Shukla Dashami from 15:43Dashami11Shukla Ekadashi from 18:06Ekadashi12Shukla Dwadashi from 20:20DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi13Shukla Trayodashi from 22:16Trayodashi14Shukla Chaturdashi from 23:46ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat15Shukla Purnima from 00:47PurnimaIndependence Day16Krishna Pratipada from 01:16PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana PurnimaSimha Sankranti+117Krishna Dwitiya from 01:14DwitiyaPartial lunar eclipse18Krishna Tritiya from 00:44Tritiya19Krishna Chaturthi from 23:48Chaturthi20Krishna Panchami from 22:30PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi21Krishna Shashthi from 20:53Shashthi22Krishna Saptami from 19:00Saptami23Krishna Ashtami from 16:55AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami24Krishna Navami from 14:41Navami25Krishna Dashami from 12:21Dashami26Krishna Ekadashi from 09:58Ekadashi27Krishna Dwadashi from 07:36DwadashiAja Ekadashi28Krishna Chaturdashi from 03:15ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat29Krishna Amavasya from 01:26AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri30Shukla Pratipada from 23:57PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya31Shukla Dwitiya from 22:57Dwitiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2008

  1. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 14:46 to 16:17 (peak 15:33). Sutak from 02:46: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 1 Aug, 14:46 GST → 1 Aug, 16:17 GST · sutak from 1 Aug, 02:46 GST
  2. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 31 Jul · Amavasya: 31 Jul, 16:52 GST → 1 Aug, 14:13 GST
  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, 10:09 GST → 4 Aug, 09:00 GST
  4. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 5 Aug, 08:33 GST → 6 Aug, 08:49 GST
  5. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 11 Aug, 18:06 GST → 12 Aug, 20:20 GST
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 13 Aug, 22:16 GST → 14 Aug, 23:46 GST
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 16 Aug, 00:47 GST → 17 Aug, 01:16 GST
  9. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 16 Aug, 00:47 GST → 17 Aug, 01:16 GST
  10. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 15:54 GST
  11. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 23:35 to 02:44 (peak 01:10). Sutak from 14:35: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 16 Aug, 23:35 GST → 17 Aug, 02:44 GST · sutak from 16 Aug, 14:35 GST
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 19 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 19 Aug, 23:48 GST → 20 Aug, 22:30 GST
  13. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 23 Aug, 16:55 GST → 24 Aug, 14:41 GST
  14. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 26 Aug, 09:58 GST → 27 Aug, 07:36 GST
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 28 Aug, 05:21 GST → 29 Aug, 03:15 GST
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 28 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 29 Aug, 03:15 GST → 30 Aug, 01:26 GST
  17. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Amavasya: 30 Aug, 01:26 GST → 30 Aug, 23:58 GST