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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2012

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2069 · Muscat
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1Shukla Purnima from 09:28Purnima2Krishna Pratipada from 07:27PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima3Krishna Dwitiya from 05:51Dwitiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 04:23Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 04:42PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Panchami (continues)Panchami7Krishna Shashthi from 05:45Shashthi8Krishna Saptami from 07:27Saptami9Krishna Ashtami from 09:41AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami10Krishna Navami from 12:11Navami11Krishna Dashami from 14:43Dashami12Krishna Ekadashi from 17:00Ekadashi13Krishna Dwadashi from 18:51DwadashiAja Ekadashi14Krishna Trayodashi from 20:05Trayodashi15Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:39ChaturdashiIndependence DayPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+116Krishna Amavasya from 20:34AmavasyaSimha Sankranti17Shukla Pratipada from 19:54PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya18Shukla Dwitiya from 18:44Dwitiya19Shukla Tritiya from 17:10TritiyaEid al-Fitr20Shukla Chaturthi from 15:20Chaturthi21Shukla Panchami from 13:19Panchami22Shukla Shashthi from 11:13Shashthi23Shukla Saptami from 09:04Saptami24Shukla Ashtami from 06:56Ashtami25Shukla Dashami from 02:48Dashami26Shukla Ekadashi from 00:50Ekadashi27Shukla Dwadashi from 22:58DwadashiPadmini Ekadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 21:17Trayodashi29Shukla Chaturdashi from 19:49ChaturdashiOnamPradosh Vrat30Shukla Purnima from 18:41Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 17:58PratipadaBhadrapada Purnima
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2012

  1. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 1 Aug · Purnima: 1 Aug, 09:28 GST → 2 Aug, 07:27 GST
  2. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 1 Aug · Purnima: 1 Aug, 09:28 GST → 2 Aug, 07:27 GST
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 4 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Aug, 04:23 GST → 6 Aug, 04:42 GST
  4. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 9 Aug, 09:41 GST → 10 Aug, 12:11 GST
  5. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 12 Aug, 17:00 GST → 13 Aug, 18:51 GST
  6. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Aug, 20:05 GST → 15 Aug, 20:39 GST
  8. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Aug, 20:39 GST → 16 Aug, 20:34 GST
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 16:29 GST
  10. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 16 Aug · Amavasya: 16 Aug, 20:34 GST → 17 Aug, 19:55 GST
  11. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  12. Padmini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 27 Aug, 00:50 GST → 27 Aug, 22:58 GST
  13. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Aug, 21:17 GST → 29 Aug, 19:49 GST
  15. Bhadrapada PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Aug · Purnima: 30 Aug, 18:41 GST → 31 Aug, 17:58 GST