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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2018

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2075 · Kolkata
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1Krishna Panchami from 10:23Panchami2Krishna Shashthi from 11:33Shashthi3Krishna Saptami from 12:08Saptami4Krishna Ashtami from 12:04Ashtami5Krishna Navami from 11:20Navami6Krishna Dashami from 09:55Dashami7Krishna Ekadashi from 07:52Ekadashi8Krishna Dwadashi from 05:15DwadashiKamika Ekadashi9Krishna Chaturdashi from 22:45ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri10Krishna Amavasya from 19:07Amavasya11Shukla Pratipada from 15:27PratipadaPartial solar eclipseShravana Amavasya12Shukla Dwitiya from 11:54Dwitiya13Shukla Tritiya from 08:36Tritiya14Shukla Chaturthi from 05:45ChaturthiHariyali Teej15Shukla Shashthi from 01:51ShashthiIndependence DayNag Panchami16Shukla Saptami from 01:02Saptami17Shukla Ashtami from 01:01AshtamiSimha Sankranti18Shukla Navami from 01:47Navami19Shukla Dashami from 03:15Dashami20Shukla Dashami (continues)Dashami21Shukla Ekadashi from 05:16EkadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)22Shukla Dwadashi from 07:40DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi23Shukla Trayodashi from 10:15TrayodashiPradosh Vrat24Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:50ChaturdashiOnam25Shukla Purnima from 15:16Purnima26Krishna Pratipada from 17:26PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima27Krishna Dwitiya from 19:14Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 20:39Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 21:38Chaturthi30Krishna Panchami from 22:09PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi31Krishna Shashthi from 22:11Shashthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2018

  1. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 7 Aug, 07:52 IST → 8 Aug, 05:15 IST
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Aug, 02:10 IST → 9 Aug, 22:45 IST
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 Aug, 22:45 IST → 10 Aug, 19:07 IST
  4. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Amavasya: 10 Aug, 19:07 IST → 11 Aug, 15:28 IST
  6. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 13 Aug, 08:36 IST → 14 Aug, 05:45 IST
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 14 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 15 Aug, 03:27 IST → 16 Aug, 01:51 IST
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 06:50 IST
  10. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  11. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Aug, 05:16 IST → 22 Aug, 07:40 IST
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Aug, 10:15 IST → 24 Aug, 12:50 IST
  13. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  14. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Purnima: 25 Aug, 15:16 IST → 26 Aug, 17:26 IST
  15. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Purnima: 25 Aug, 15:16 IST → 26 Aug, 17:26 IST
  16. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Aug, 21:38 IST → 30 Aug, 22:09 IST