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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2008

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Nairobi
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1Shukla Pratipada from 13:12PratipadaTotal solar eclipseShravana Amavasya2Shukla Dwitiya from 10:55Dwitiya3Shukla Tritiya from 09:09Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 08:00ChaturthiHariyali Teej5Shukla Panchami from 07:33Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 07:49ShashthiNag Panchami7Shukla Saptami from 08:47Saptami8Shukla Ashtami from 10:21Ashtami9Shukla Navami from 12:24Navami10Shukla Dashami from 14:43Dashami11Shukla Ekadashi from 17:06Ekadashi12Shukla Dwadashi from 19:20DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi13Shukla Trayodashi from 21:16Trayodashi14Shukla Chaturdashi from 22:46ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat15Shukla Purnima from 23:47PurnimaIndependence Day16Krishna Pratipada from 00:16PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana PurnimaSimha Sankranti+117Krishna Dwitiya from 00:14DwitiyaPartial lunar eclipse18Krishna Tritiya from 23:44Tritiya19Krishna Chaturthi from 22:48Chaturthi20Krishna Panchami from 21:30PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi21Krishna Shashthi from 19:53Shashthi22Krishna Saptami from 18:00Saptami23Krishna Ashtami from 15:55AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami24Krishna Navami from 13:41Navami25Krishna Dashami from 11:21Dashami26Krishna Ekadashi from 08:58Ekadashi27Krishna Dwadashi from 06:36DwadashiAja Ekadashi28Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:15ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat29Krishna Amavasya from 00:26AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri30Shukla Pratipada from 22:57PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya31Shukla Dwitiya from 21:57Dwitiya
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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: 31 Jul, 15:52 GMT+3 → 1 Aug, 13:13 GMT+3
  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, 09:09 GMT+3 → 4 Aug, 08:00 GMT+3
  4. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 5 Aug, 07:33 GMT+3 → 6 Aug, 07:49 GMT+3
  5. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 11 Aug, 17:06 GMT+3 → 12 Aug, 19:20 GMT+3
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 13 Aug, 21:16 GMT+3 → 14 Aug, 22:46 GMT+3
  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: 15 Aug, 23:47 GMT+3 → 17 Aug, 00:16 GMT+3
  9. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 15 Aug, 23:47 GMT+3 → 17 Aug, 00:16 GMT+3
  10. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 14:54 GMT+3
  11. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 22:35 to 01:44 (peak 00:10). Sutak from 13:35: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 16 Aug, 22:35 GMT+3 → 17 Aug, 01:44 GMT+3 · sutak from 16 Aug, 13:35 GMT+3
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 19 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 19 Aug, 22:48 GMT+3 → 20 Aug, 21:30 GMT+3
  13. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 23 Aug, 15:55 GMT+3 → 24 Aug, 13:41 GMT+3
  14. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 26 Aug, 08:58 GMT+3 → 27 Aug, 06:36 GMT+3
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 28 Aug, 04:21 GMT+3 → 29 Aug, 02:15 GMT+3
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 28 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 29 Aug, 02:15 GMT+3 → 30 Aug, 00:26 GMT+3
  17. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Amavasya: 30 Aug, 00:26 GMT+3 → 30 Aug, 22:58 GMT+3