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August 2036

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2093 · Houston
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1Shukla Ekadashi from 11:03Ekadashi2Shukla Dwadashi from 12:33DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi3Shukla Trayodashi from 14:29TrayodashiPradosh Vrat4Shukla Chaturdashi from 16:45Chaturdashi5Shukla Purnima from 19:14Purnima6Krishna Pratipada from 21:48PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+17Krishna Dwitiya from 00:21Dwitiya8Krishna Tritiya from 02:45Tritiya9Krishna Chaturthi from 04:54Chaturthi10Krishna Panchami from 06:41PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi11Krishna Panchami (continues)Panchami12Krishna Shashthi from 08:00Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 08:43Saptami14Krishna Ashtami from 08:48AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami15Krishna Navami from 08:12NavamiIndependence Day16Krishna Dashami from 06:53DashamiSimha Sankranti17Krishna Dwadashi from 02:22DwadashiAja Ekadashi18Krishna Trayodashi from 23:19Trayodashi19Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:54ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri20Krishna Amavasya from 16:17Amavasya21Shukla Pratipada from 12:35PratipadaPartial solar eclipseBhadrapada Amavasya22Shukla Dwitiya from 08:58Dwitiya23Shukla Chaturthi from 02:40ChaturthiHartalika Teej24Shukla Panchami from 00:17PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi25Shukla Shashthi from 22:34Shashthi26Shukla Saptami from 21:37Saptami27Shukla Ashtami from 21:29Ashtami28Shukla Navami from 22:08Navami29Shukla Dashami from 23:30Dashami30Shukla Ekadashi from 01:27Ekadashi31Shukla Dwadashi from 03:49DwadashiParsva Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2036

  1. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 1 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 1 Aug, 11:03 GMT-5 → 2 Aug, 12:33 GMT-5
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 3 Aug, 14:29 GMT-5 → 4 Aug, 16:45 GMT-5
  3. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 19:55 to 23:47 (peak 21:51). Sutak from 10:55: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 6 Aug, 19:55 GMT-5 → 6 Aug, 23:47 GMT-5 · sutak from 6 Aug, 10:55 GMT-5
  4. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Purnima: 5 Aug, 19:14 GMT-5 → 6 Aug, 21:48 GMT-5
  5. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Purnima: 5 Aug, 19:14 GMT-5 → 6 Aug, 21:48 GMT-5
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 9 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Aug, 04:54 GMT-5 → 11 Aug, 06:41 GMT-5
  7. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 14 Aug, 08:48 GMT-5 → 15 Aug, 08:12 GMT-5
  8. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 11:04 GMT-5
  10. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Aug, 04:55 GMT-5 → 18 Aug, 02:22 GMT-5
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 18 Aug, 23:19 GMT-5 → 19 Aug, 19:54 GMT-5
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 19 Aug, 19:54 GMT-5 → 20 Aug, 16:17 GMT-5
  13. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  14. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 20 Aug · Amavasya: 20 Aug, 16:17 GMT-5 → 21 Aug, 12:35 GMT-5
  15. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 22 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 23 Aug, 05:37 GMT-5 → 24 Aug, 02:40 GMT-5
  16. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 23 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 24 Aug, 02:40 GMT-5 → 25 Aug, 00:17 GMT-5
  17. Parsva EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 31 Aug, 01:27 GMT-5 → 1 Sept, 03:49 GMT-5