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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1990

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2047 · Kathmandu
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1Shukla Ekadashi from 13:32EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)2Shukla Dwadashi from 15:43DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi3Shukla Trayodashi from 17:32TrayodashiPradosh Vrat4Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:54Chaturdashi5Shukla Purnima from 19:45Purnima6Krishna Pratipada from 20:04PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+17Krishna Dwitiya from 19:52Dwitiya8Krishna Tritiya from 19:11Tritiya9Krishna Chaturthi from 18:05ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi10Krishna Panchami from 16:38Panchami11Krishna Shashthi from 14:54Shashthi12Krishna Saptami from 12:55Saptami13Krishna Ashtami from 10:46AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami14Krishna Navami from 08:30Navami15Krishna Dashami from 06:10DashamiIndependence Day16Krishna Dwadashi from 01:32DwadashiAja Ekadashi17Krishna Trayodashi from 23:22TrayodashiSimha Sankranti18Krishna Chaturdashi from 21:24ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri19Krishna Amavasya from 19:42Amavasya20Shukla Pratipada from 18:23PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya21Shukla Dwitiya from 17:32Dwitiya22Shukla Tritiya from 17:13Tritiya23Shukla Chaturthi from 17:30ChaturthiHartalika Teej24Shukla Panchami from 18:23PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi25Shukla Shashthi from 19:51Shashthi26Shukla Saptami from 21:49Saptami27Shukla Ashtami from 00:06Ashtami28Shukla Navami from 02:31Navami29Shukla Dashami from 04:49Dashami30Shukla Dashami (continues)Dashami31Shukla Ekadashi from 06:47Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 1990

  1. Muharram (Ashura)Other faithsExpected
    A day of remembrance on the 10th of Muharram.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  2. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 1 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 1 Aug, 13:32 GMT+5:45 → 2 Aug, 15:43 GMT+5:45
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 3 Aug, 17:32 GMT+5:45 → 4 Aug, 18:54 GMT+5:45
  4. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 18:29 to 21:25 (peak 19:57). Sutak from 09:29: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 6 Aug, 18:29 GMT+5:45 → 6 Aug, 21:25 GMT+5:45 · sutak from 6 Aug, 09:29 GMT+5:45
  5. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Purnima: 5 Aug, 19:45 GMT+5:45 → 6 Aug, 20:04 GMT+5:45
  6. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Purnima: 5 Aug, 19:45 GMT+5:45 → 6 Aug, 20:04 GMT+5:45
  7. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Aug, 18:05 GMT+5:45 → 10 Aug, 16:38 GMT+5:45
  8. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 13 Aug, 10:46 GMT+5:45 → 14 Aug, 08:30 GMT+5:45
  9. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  10. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 16 Aug, 03:49 GMT+5:45 → 17 Aug, 01:32 GMT+5:45
  11. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 02:49 GMT+5:45
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 17 Aug, 23:22 GMT+5:45 → 18 Aug, 21:24 GMT+5:45
  13. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 18 Aug, 21:24 GMT+5:45 → 19 Aug, 19:42 GMT+5:45
  14. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 19 Aug · Amavasya: 19 Aug, 19:42 GMT+5:45 → 20 Aug, 18:24 GMT+5:45
  15. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 22 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 22 Aug, 17:13 GMT+5:45 → 23 Aug, 17:30 GMT+5:45
  16. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 23 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 23 Aug, 17:30 GMT+5:45 → 24 Aug, 18:23 GMT+5:45