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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2044

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2101 · Colombo
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1Shukla Navami from 11:48Navami2Shukla Dashami from 13:30Dashami3Shukla Ekadashi from 15:36Ekadashi4Shukla Dwadashi from 17:56DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi5Shukla Trayodashi from 20:20Trayodashi6Shukla Chaturdashi from 22:41ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat7Shukla Purnima from 00:50Purnima8Krishna Pratipada from 02:43PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima9Krishna Dwitiya from 04:17Dwitiya10Krishna Tritiya from 05:27Tritiya11Krishna Tritiya (continues)Tritiya12Krishna Chaturthi from 06:13ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi13Krishna Panchami from 06:30Panchami14Krishna Shashthi from 06:18Shashthi15Krishna Ashtami from 04:21AshtamiIndependence Day16Krishna Navami from 02:37NavamiKrishna JanmashtamiSimha Sankranti17Krishna Dashami from 00:24Dashami18Krishna Ekadashi from 21:47Ekadashi19Krishna Dwadashi from 18:53DwadashiAja Ekadashi20Krishna Trayodashi from 15:46TrayodashiPradosh Vrat21Krishna Chaturdashi from 12:35ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri22Krishna Amavasya from 09:29Amavasya23Shukla Pratipada from 06:35PratipadaTotal solar eclipseBhadrapada Amavasya24Shukla Tritiya from 02:00TritiyaEid al-Fitr25Shukla Chaturthi from 00:33ChaturthiHartalika Teej26Shukla Panchami from 23:48PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi27Shukla Shashthi from 23:47Shashthi28Shukla Saptami from 00:31Saptami29Shukla Ashtami from 01:54Ashtami30Shukla Navami from 03:49Navami31Shukla Navami (continues)Navami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2044

  1. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 3 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 3 Aug, 15:36 IST → 4 Aug, 17:56 IST
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 5 Aug, 20:20 IST → 6 Aug, 22:41 IST
  3. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Purnima: 8 Aug, 00:50 IST → 9 Aug, 02:43 IST
  4. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Purnima: 8 Aug, 00:50 IST → 9 Aug, 02:43 IST
  5. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 12 Aug, 06:13 IST → 13 Aug, 06:30 IST
  6. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  7. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Krishna Ashtami: 16 Aug, 04:21 IST → 17 Aug, 02:37 IST
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 22:50 IST
  9. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 18 Aug, 21:47 IST → 19 Aug, 18:53 IST
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 20 Aug, 15:46 IST → 21 Aug, 12:35 IST
  11. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 21 Aug, 12:35 IST → 22 Aug, 09:29 IST
  12. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  13. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 22 Aug · Amavasya: 22 Aug, 09:29 IST → 23 Aug, 06:36 IST
  14. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  15. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 25 Aug, 02:00 IST → 26 Aug, 00:33 IST
  16. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 26 Aug, 00:33 IST → 26 Aug, 23:48 IST