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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2012

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2069 · San Jose
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1Krishna Pratipada from 20:27PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 18:51Dwitiya3Krishna Tritiya from 17:48Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 17:23ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 17:42Panchami6Krishna Shashthi from 18:45Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 20:27Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 22:41AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami9Krishna Navami from 01:11Navami10Krishna Dashami from 03:43Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 06:00Ekadashi12Krishna Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiAja Ekadashi13Krishna Dwadashi from 07:51Dwadashi14Krishna Trayodashi from 09:05TrayodashiPradosh Vrat15Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:39ChaturdashiIndependence DayMasik Shivaratri16Krishna Amavasya from 09:34AmavasyaSimha Sankranti17Shukla Pratipada from 08:54PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya18Shukla Dwitiya from 07:44Dwitiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 04:20ChaturthiEid al-Fitr20Shukla Panchami from 02:19Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 00:13Shashthi22Shukla Saptami from 22:04Saptami23Shukla Ashtami from 19:56Ashtami24Shukla Navami from 17:50Navami25Shukla Dashami from 15:48Dashami26Shukla Ekadashi from 13:50Ekadashi27Shukla Dwadashi from 11:58DwadashiPadmini Ekadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 10:17TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Chaturdashi from 08:49ChaturdashiOnam30Shukla Purnima from 07:41Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 06:58PratipadaBhadrapada Purnima
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2012

  1. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 31 Jul · Purnima: 31 Jul, 22:28 GMT-7 → 1 Aug, 20:27 GMT-7
  2. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 31 Jul · Purnima: 31 Jul, 22:28 GMT-7 → 1 Aug, 20:27 GMT-7
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Aug, 17:23 GMT-7 → 5 Aug, 17:42 GMT-7
  4. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 8 Aug, 22:41 GMT-7 → 10 Aug, 01:11 GMT-7
  5. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 12 Aug, 06:00 GMT-7 → 13 Aug, 07:51 GMT-7
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Aug, 09:05 GMT-7 → 15 Aug, 09:39 GMT-7
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Aug, 09:39 GMT-7 → 16 Aug, 09:34 GMT-7
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 05:29 GMT-7
  10. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 16 Aug · Amavasya: 16 Aug, 09:34 GMT-7 → 17 Aug, 08:55 GMT-7
  11. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  12. Padmini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 26 Aug, 13:50 GMT-7 → 27 Aug, 11:58 GMT-7
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Aug, 10:17 GMT-7 → 29 Aug, 08:49 GMT-7
  14. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  15. Bhadrapada PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Aug · Purnima: 30 Aug, 07:41 GMT-7 → 31 Aug, 06:58 GMT-7