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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2017

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Kuala Lumpur
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1Shukla Dashami from 14:23Dashami2Shukla Ekadashi from 16:44Ekadashi3Shukla Dwadashi from 19:07DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi4Shukla Trayodashi from 21:22Trayodashi5Shukla Chaturdashi from 23:21ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat6Shukla Purnima from 00:58Purnima7Krishna Pratipada from 02:10PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima8Krishna Dwitiya from 02:55DwitiyaPartial lunar eclipse9Krishna Tritiya from 03:12Tritiya10Krishna Chaturthi from 03:03Chaturthi11Krishna Panchami from 02:27PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi12Krishna Shashthi from 01:26Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 00:02Saptami14Krishna Ashtami from 22:15AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami15Krishna Navami from 20:09NavamiIndependence Day16Krishna Dashami from 17:47Dashami17Krishna Ekadashi from 15:13EkadashiSimha Sankranti18Krishna Dwadashi from 12:31DwadashiAja Ekadashi19Krishna Trayodashi from 09:47TrayodashiPradosh Vrat20Krishna Amavasya from 04:40AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri21Shukla Pratipada from 02:30PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya22Shukla Dwitiya from 00:45DwitiyaTotal solar eclipse23Shukla Tritiya from 23:32Tritiya24Shukla Chaturthi from 22:57ChaturthiHartalika Teej25Shukla Panchami from 23:01PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi26Shukla Shashthi from 23:47Shashthi27Shukla Saptami from 01:11Saptami28Shukla Ashtami from 03:06Ashtami29Shukla Navami from 05:22Navami30Shukla Navami (continues)Navami31Shukla Dashami from 07:47Dashami
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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, 16:44 GMT+8 → 3 Aug, 19:07 GMT+8
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 4 Aug, 21:22 GMT+8 → 5 Aug, 23:21 GMT+8
  3. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Purnima: 7 Aug, 00:58 GMT+8 → 8 Aug, 02:10 GMT+8
  4. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Purnima: 7 Aug, 00:58 GMT+8 → 8 Aug, 02:10 GMT+8
  5. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 01:22 to 03:18 (peak 02:20). Sutak from 16:22: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 8 Aug, 01:22 GMT+8 → 8 Aug, 03:18 GMT+8 · sutak from 7 Aug, 16:22 GMT+8
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Aug, 03:03 GMT+8 → 12 Aug, 02:27 GMT+8
  7. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 14 Aug, 22:15 GMT+8 → 15 Aug, 20:09 GMT+8
  8. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 03:17 GMT+8
  10. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Aug, 15:13 GMT+8 → 18 Aug, 12:31 GMT+8
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Aug, 09:47 GMT+8 → 20 Aug, 07:08 GMT+8
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 19 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Aug, 07:08 GMT+8 → 21 Aug, 04:40 GMT+8
  13. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 20 Aug · Amavasya: 21 Aug, 04:40 GMT+8 → 22 Aug, 02:30 GMT+8
  14. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  15. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 23 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 23 Aug, 23:32 GMT+8 → 24 Aug, 22:57 GMT+8
  16. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 24 Aug, 22:57 GMT+8 → 25 Aug, 23:01 GMT+8