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August 2017

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2074 · London
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1Shukla Dashami from 07:23Dashami2Shukla Ekadashi from 09:44Ekadashi3Shukla Dwadashi from 12:07DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi4Shukla Trayodashi from 14:22TrayodashiPradosh Vrat5Shukla Chaturdashi from 16:21Chaturdashi6Shukla Purnima from 17:58Purnima7Krishna Pratipada from 19:10PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+18Krishna Dwitiya from 19:55Dwitiya9Krishna Tritiya from 20:12Tritiya10Krishna Chaturthi from 20:03ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi11Krishna Panchami from 19:27Panchami12Krishna Shashthi from 18:26Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 17:02Saptami14Krishna Ashtami from 15:15AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami15Krishna Navami from 13:09NavamiIndependence Day16Krishna Dashami from 10:47DashamiSimha Sankranti17Krishna Ekadashi from 08:13EkadashiAja Ekadashi18Krishna Trayodashi from 02:47Trayodashi19Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:08ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri20Krishna Amavasya from 21:40Amavasya21Shukla Pratipada from 19:30PratipadaPartial solar eclipseBhadrapada Amavasya22Shukla Dwitiya from 17:45Dwitiya23Shukla Tritiya from 16:32Tritiya24Shukla Chaturthi from 15:57ChaturthiHartalika Teej25Shukla Panchami from 16:01PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi26Shukla Shashthi from 16:47Shashthi27Shukla Saptami from 18:11Saptami28Shukla Ashtami from 20:06Ashtami29Shukla Navami from 22:22Navami30Shukla Dashami from 00:47Dashami31Shukla Ekadashi from 03:06Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2017

  1. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 2 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 2 Aug, 09:44 GMT+1 → 3 Aug, 12:07 GMT+1
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 4 Aug, 14:22 GMT+1 → 5 Aug, 16:21 GMT+1
  3. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  4. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Purnima: 6 Aug, 17:58 GMT+1 → 7 Aug, 19:10 GMT+1
  5. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Purnima: 6 Aug, 17:58 GMT+1 → 7 Aug, 19:10 GMT+1
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Aug, 20:03 GMT+1 → 11 Aug, 19:27 GMT+1
  7. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 14 Aug, 15:15 GMT+1 → 15 Aug, 13:09 GMT+1
  8. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 20:17 GMT+1
  10. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Aug, 08:13 GMT+1 → 18 Aug, 05:31 GMT+1
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Aug, 02:47 GMT+1 → 20 Aug, 00:08 GMT+1
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Aug, 00:08 GMT+1 → 20 Aug, 21:40 GMT+1
  13. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 19:40 to 20:28 (peak 20:04). Sutak from 07:40: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 21 Aug, 19:40 GMT+1 → 21 Aug, 20:28 GMT+1 · sutak from 21 Aug, 07:40 GMT+1
  14. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 20 Aug · Amavasya: 20 Aug, 21:40 GMT+1 → 21 Aug, 19:30 GMT+1
  15. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 23 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 23 Aug, 16:32 GMT+1 → 24 Aug, 15:57 GMT+1
  16. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 24 Aug, 15:57 GMT+1 → 25 Aug, 16:01 GMT+1