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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2017

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Durban
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1Shukla Dashami from 08:23Dashami2Shukla Ekadashi from 10:44Ekadashi3Shukla Dwadashi from 13:07DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi4Shukla Trayodashi from 15:22TrayodashiPradosh Vrat5Shukla Chaturdashi from 17:21Chaturdashi6Shukla Purnima from 18:58Purnima7Krishna Pratipada from 20:10PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+18Krishna Dwitiya from 20:55Dwitiya9Krishna Tritiya from 21:12Tritiya10Krishna Chaturthi from 21:03Chaturthi11Krishna Panchami from 20:27PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi12Krishna Shashthi from 19:26Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 18:02Saptami14Krishna Ashtami from 16:15AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami15Krishna Navami from 14:09NavamiIndependence Day16Krishna Dashami from 11:47DashamiSimha Sankranti17Krishna Ekadashi from 09:13Ekadashi18Krishna Dwadashi from 06:31DwadashiAja Ekadashi19Krishna Chaturdashi from 01:08ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat20Krishna Amavasya from 22:40AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri21Shukla Pratipada from 20:30PratipadaTotal solar eclipseBhadrapada Amavasya22Shukla Dwitiya from 18:45Dwitiya23Shukla Tritiya from 17:32Tritiya24Shukla Chaturthi from 16:57ChaturthiHartalika Teej25Shukla Panchami from 17:01PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi26Shukla Shashthi from 17:47Shashthi27Shukla Saptami from 19:11Saptami28Shukla Ashtami from 21:06Ashtami29Shukla Navami from 23:22Navami30Shukla Dashami from 01:47Dashami31Shukla Ekadashi from 04:06Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2017

  1. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 2 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 2 Aug, 10:44 GMT+2 → 3 Aug, 13:07 GMT+2
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 4 Aug, 15:22 GMT+2 → 5 Aug, 17:21 GMT+2
  3. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 19:22 to 21:18 (peak 20:20). Sutak from 10:22: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 7 Aug, 19:22 GMT+2 → 7 Aug, 21:18 GMT+2 · sutak from 7 Aug, 10:22 GMT+2
  4. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Purnima: 6 Aug, 18:58 GMT+2 → 7 Aug, 20:10 GMT+2
  5. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Purnima: 6 Aug, 18:58 GMT+2 → 7 Aug, 20:10 GMT+2
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Aug, 21:03 GMT+2 → 11 Aug, 20:27 GMT+2
  7. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 14 Aug, 16:15 GMT+2 → 15 Aug, 14:09 GMT+2
  8. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 21:17 GMT+2
  10. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Aug, 09:13 GMT+2 → 18 Aug, 06:31 GMT+2
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Aug, 03:47 GMT+2 → 20 Aug, 01:08 GMT+2
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 19 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Aug, 01:08 GMT+2 → 20 Aug, 22:40 GMT+2
  13. Total 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, 22:40 GMT+2 → 21 Aug, 20:30 GMT+2
  15. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 23 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 23 Aug, 17:32 GMT+2 → 24 Aug, 16:57 GMT+2
  16. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 24 Aug, 16:57 GMT+2 → 25 Aug, 17:01 GMT+2