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August 2012

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2069 · Toronto
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1Krishna Pratipada from 23:27PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 21:51Dwitiya3Krishna Tritiya from 20:48Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 20:23ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 20:42Panchami6Krishna Shashthi from 21:45Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 23:27Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 01:41Ashtami9Krishna Navami from 04:11NavamiKrishna Janmashtami10Krishna Navami (continues)Navami11Krishna Dashami from 06:43Dashami12Krishna Ekadashi from 09:00Ekadashi13Krishna Dwadashi from 10:51DwadashiAja Ekadashi14Krishna Trayodashi from 12:05TrayodashiPradosh Vrat15Krishna Chaturdashi from 12:39ChaturdashiIndependence DayMasik Shivaratri16Krishna Amavasya from 12:34AmavasyaSimha Sankranti17Shukla Pratipada from 11:54PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya18Shukla Dwitiya from 10:44Dwitiya19Shukla Tritiya from 09:10TritiyaEid al-Fitr20Shukla Chaturthi from 07:20Chaturthi21Shukla Shashthi from 03:13Shashthi22Shukla Saptami from 01:04Saptami23Shukla Ashtami from 22:56Ashtami24Shukla Navami from 20:50Navami25Shukla Dashami from 18:48Dashami26Shukla Ekadashi from 16:50Ekadashi27Shukla Dwadashi from 14:58DwadashiPadmini Ekadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 13:17TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Chaturdashi from 11:49ChaturdashiOnam30Shukla Purnima from 10:41Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 09:58PratipadaBhadrapada 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 31 Jul · Purnima: 1 Aug, 01:28 GMT-4 → 1 Aug, 23:27 GMT-4
  2. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 31 Jul · Purnima: 1 Aug, 01:28 GMT-4 → 1 Aug, 23:27 GMT-4
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Aug, 20:23 GMT-4 → 5 Aug, 20:42 GMT-4
  4. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Krishna Ashtami: 9 Aug, 01:41 GMT-4 → 10 Aug, 04:11 GMT-4
  5. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 12 Aug, 09:00 GMT-4 → 13 Aug, 10:51 GMT-4
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Aug, 12:05 GMT-4 → 15 Aug, 12:39 GMT-4
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Aug, 12:39 GMT-4 → 16 Aug, 12:34 GMT-4
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 08:29 GMT-4
  10. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 16 Aug · Amavasya: 16 Aug, 12:34 GMT-4 → 17 Aug, 11:55 GMT-4
  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: 26 Aug, 16:50 GMT-4 → 27 Aug, 14:58 GMT-4
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Aug, 13:17 GMT-4 → 29 Aug, 11:49 GMT-4
  14. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  15. Bhadrapada PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Aug · Purnima: 30 Aug, 10:41 GMT-4 → 31 Aug, 09:58 GMT-4