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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2017

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Sydney
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1Shukla Dashami from 16:23Dashami2Shukla Ekadashi from 18:44Ekadashi3Shukla Dwadashi from 21:07DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi4Shukla Trayodashi from 23:22Trayodashi5Shukla Chaturdashi from 01:21ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat6Shukla Purnima from 02:58Purnima7Krishna Pratipada from 04:10PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima8Krishna Dwitiya from 04:55DwitiyaPartial lunar eclipse9Krishna Tritiya from 05:12Tritiya10Krishna Chaturthi from 05:03Chaturthi11Krishna Panchami from 04:27PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi12Krishna Shashthi from 03:26Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 02:02Saptami14Krishna Ashtami from 00:15AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami15Krishna Navami from 22:09NavamiIndependence Day16Krishna Dashami from 19:47Dashami17Krishna Ekadashi from 17:13EkadashiSimha Sankranti18Krishna Dwadashi from 14:31DwadashiAja Ekadashi19Krishna Trayodashi from 11:47TrayodashiPradosh Vrat20Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:08ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri21Krishna Amavasya from 06:40AmavasyaBhadrapada Amavasya22Shukla Dwitiya from 02:45DwitiyaTotal solar eclipse23Shukla Tritiya from 01:32Tritiya24Shukla Chaturthi from 00:57ChaturthiHartalika Teej25Shukla Panchami from 01:01PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi26Shukla Shashthi from 01:47Shashthi27Shukla Saptami from 03:11Saptami28Shukla Ashtami from 05:06Ashtami29Shukla Ashtami (continues)Ashtami30Shukla Navami from 07:22Navami31Shukla Dashami from 09:47Dashami
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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, 18:44 GMT+10 → 3 Aug, 21:07 GMT+10
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 4 Aug, 23:22 GMT+10 → 6 Aug, 01:21 GMT+10
  3. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Purnima: 7 Aug, 02:58 GMT+10 → 8 Aug, 04:10 GMT+10
  4. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Purnima: 7 Aug, 02:58 GMT+10 → 8 Aug, 04:10 GMT+10
  5. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 03:22 to 05:18 (peak 04:20). Sutak from 18:22: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 8 Aug, 03:22 GMT+10 → 8 Aug, 05:18 GMT+10 · sutak from 7 Aug, 18:22 GMT+10
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Aug, 05:03 GMT+10 → 12 Aug, 04:27 GMT+10
  7. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 15 Aug, 00:15 GMT+10 → 15 Aug, 22:09 GMT+10
  8. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 05:17 GMT+10
  10. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Aug, 17:13 GMT+10 → 18 Aug, 14:31 GMT+10
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Aug, 11:47 GMT+10 → 20 Aug, 09:08 GMT+10
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Aug, 09:08 GMT+10 → 21 Aug, 06:40 GMT+10
  13. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 21 Aug, 06:40 GMT+10 → 22 Aug, 04:30 GMT+10
  14. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  15. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 23 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 24 Aug, 01:32 GMT+10 → 25 Aug, 00:57 GMT+10
  16. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 25 Aug, 00:57 GMT+10 → 26 Aug, 01:01 GMT+10