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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1998

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2055 · Kathmandu
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1Shukla Navami from 06:57Navami2Shukla Dashami from 08:54Dashami3Shukla Ekadashi from 10:20Ekadashi4Shukla Dwadashi from 11:09DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi5Shukla Trayodashi from 11:16TrayodashiPradosh Vrat6Shukla Chaturdashi from 10:44Chaturdashi7Shukla Purnima from 09:34Purnima8Krishna Pratipada from 07:54PratipadaPenumbral lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+19Krishna Dwitiya from 05:49Dwitiya10Krishna Chaturthi from 00:51Chaturthi11Krishna Panchami from 22:12PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi12Krishna Shashthi from 19:33Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 17:01Saptami14Krishna Ashtami from 14:39AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami15Krishna Navami from 12:31NavamiIndependence Day16Krishna Dashami from 10:40Dashami17Krishna Ekadashi from 09:10EkadashiSimha Sankranti18Krishna Dwadashi from 08:01DwadashiAja Ekadashi19Krishna Trayodashi from 07:17TrayodashiPradosh Vrat20Krishna Chaturdashi from 06:59ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri21Krishna Amavasya from 07:09Amavasya22Shukla Pratipada from 07:48PratipadaPartial solar eclipseBhadrapada Amavasya23Shukla Dwitiya from 08:55Dwitiya24Shukla Tritiya from 10:31Tritiya25Shukla Chaturthi from 12:31ChaturthiHartalika Teej26Shukla Panchami from 14:49PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi27Shukla Shashthi from 17:16Shashthi28Shukla Saptami from 19:42Saptami29Shukla Ashtami from 21:54Ashtami30Shukla Navami from 23:40Navami31Shukla Dashami from 00:50Dashami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 1998

  1. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 3 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 3 Aug, 10:20 GMT+5:45 → 4 Aug, 11:09 GMT+5:45
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 5 Aug, 11:16 GMT+5:45 → 6 Aug, 10:44 GMT+5:45
  3. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  4. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Purnima: 7 Aug, 09:34 GMT+5:45 → 8 Aug, 07:54 GMT+5:45
  5. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Purnima: 7 Aug, 09:34 GMT+5:45 → 8 Aug, 07:54 GMT+5:45
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Aug, 00:51 GMT+5:45 → 11 Aug, 22:12 GMT+5:45
  7. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 14 Aug, 14:39 GMT+5:45 → 15 Aug, 12:31 GMT+5:45
  8. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 04:04 GMT+5:45
  10. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Aug, 09:10 GMT+5:45 → 18 Aug, 08:01 GMT+5:45
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Aug, 07:17 GMT+5:45 → 20 Aug, 06:59 GMT+5:45
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Aug, 06:59 GMT+5:45 → 21 Aug, 07:09 GMT+5:45
  13. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 05:33 to 06:37 (peak 06:04). Sutak from 17:33: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 22 Aug, 05:33 GMT+5:45 → 22 Aug, 06:37 GMT+5:45 · sutak from 21 Aug, 17:33 GMT+5:45
  14. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 21 Aug · Amavasya: 21 Aug, 07:09 GMT+5:45 → 22 Aug, 07:48 GMT+5:45
  15. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 24 Aug, 10:31 GMT+5:45 → 25 Aug, 12:31 GMT+5:45
  16. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 25 Aug, 12:31 GMT+5:45 → 26 Aug, 14:49 GMT+5:45