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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2017

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Nairobi
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1Shukla Dashami from 09:23Dashami2Shukla Ekadashi from 11:44Ekadashi3Shukla Dwadashi from 14:07DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi4Shukla Trayodashi from 16:22TrayodashiPradosh Vrat5Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:21Chaturdashi6Shukla Purnima from 19:58Purnima7Krishna Pratipada from 21:10PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+18Krishna Dwitiya from 21:55Dwitiya9Krishna Tritiya from 22:12Tritiya10Krishna Chaturthi from 22:03Chaturthi11Krishna Panchami from 21:27PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi12Krishna Shashthi from 20:26Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 19:02Saptami14Krishna Ashtami from 17:15AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami15Krishna Navami from 15:09NavamiIndependence Day16Krishna Dashami from 12:47DashamiSimha Sankranti17Krishna Ekadashi from 10:13Ekadashi18Krishna Dwadashi from 07:31DwadashiAja Ekadashi19Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:08ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat20Krishna Amavasya from 23:40AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri21Shukla Pratipada from 21:30PratipadaTotal solar eclipseBhadrapada Amavasya22Shukla Dwitiya from 19:45Dwitiya23Shukla Tritiya from 18:32Tritiya24Shukla Chaturthi from 17:57ChaturthiHartalika Teej25Shukla Panchami from 18:01PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi26Shukla Shashthi from 18:47Shashthi27Shukla Saptami from 20:11Saptami28Shukla Ashtami from 22:06Ashtami29Shukla Navami from 00:22Navami30Shukla Dashami from 02:47Dashami31Shukla Ekadashi from 05:06Ekadashi
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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, 11:44 GMT+3 → 3 Aug, 14:07 GMT+3
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 4 Aug, 16:22 GMT+3 → 5 Aug, 18:21 GMT+3
  3. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 20:22 to 22:18 (peak 21:20). Sutak from 11:22: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 7 Aug, 20:22 GMT+3 → 7 Aug, 22:18 GMT+3 · sutak from 7 Aug, 11:22 GMT+3
  4. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Purnima: 6 Aug, 19:58 GMT+3 → 7 Aug, 21:10 GMT+3
  5. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Purnima: 6 Aug, 19:58 GMT+3 → 7 Aug, 21:10 GMT+3
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Aug, 22:03 GMT+3 → 11 Aug, 21:27 GMT+3
  7. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 14 Aug, 17:15 GMT+3 → 15 Aug, 15:09 GMT+3
  8. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 22:17 GMT+3
  10. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Aug, 10:13 GMT+3 → 18 Aug, 07:31 GMT+3
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Aug, 04:47 GMT+3 → 20 Aug, 02:08 GMT+3
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 19 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Aug, 02:08 GMT+3 → 20 Aug, 23:40 GMT+3
  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, 23:40 GMT+3 → 21 Aug, 21:30 GMT+3
  15. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 23 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 23 Aug, 18:32 GMT+3 → 24 Aug, 17:57 GMT+3
  16. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 24 Aug, 17:57 GMT+3 → 25 Aug, 18:01 GMT+3