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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2018

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2075 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Panchami from 10:38Panchami2Krishna Shashthi from 11:48Shashthi3Krishna Saptami from 12:23Saptami4Krishna Ashtami from 12:19Ashtami5Krishna Navami from 11:35Navami6Krishna Dashami from 10:10Dashami7Krishna Ekadashi from 08:07Ekadashi8Krishna Dwadashi from 05:30DwadashiKamika Ekadashi9Krishna Chaturdashi from 23:00ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri10Krishna Amavasya from 19:22Amavasya11Shukla Pratipada from 15:42PratipadaPartial solar eclipseShravana Amavasya12Shukla Dwitiya from 12:09Dwitiya13Shukla Tritiya from 08:51Tritiya14Shukla Chaturthi from 06:00ChaturthiHariyali Teej15Shukla Shashthi from 02:06ShashthiIndependence DayNag Panchami16Shukla Saptami from 01:17Saptami17Shukla Ashtami from 01:16AshtamiSimha Sankranti18Shukla Navami from 02:02Navami19Shukla Dashami from 03:30Dashami20Shukla Ekadashi from 05:31Ekadashi21Shukla Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Shravana Putrada Ekadashi22Shukla Dwadashi from 07:55Dwadashi23Shukla Trayodashi from 10:30TrayodashiPradosh Vrat24Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:05ChaturdashiOnam25Shukla Purnima from 15:31Purnima26Krishna Pratipada from 17:41PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima27Krishna Dwitiya from 19:29Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 20:54Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 21:53Chaturthi30Krishna Panchami from 22:24PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi31Krishna Shashthi from 22:26Shashthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2018

  1. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 7 Aug, 08:07 GMT+5:45 → 8 Aug, 05:30 GMT+5:45
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Aug, 02:25 GMT+5:45 → 9 Aug, 23:00 GMT+5:45
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 Aug, 23:00 GMT+5:45 → 10 Aug, 19:22 GMT+5:45
  4. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Amavasya: 10 Aug, 19:22 GMT+5:45 → 11 Aug, 15:43 GMT+5:45
  6. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 13 Aug, 08:51 GMT+5:45 → 14 Aug, 06:00 GMT+5:45
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 14 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 15 Aug, 03:42 GMT+5:45 → 16 Aug, 02:06 GMT+5:45
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 07:05 GMT+5:45
  10. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  11. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Aug, 05:31 GMT+5:45 → 22 Aug, 07:55 GMT+5:45
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Aug, 10:30 GMT+5:45 → 24 Aug, 13:05 GMT+5:45
  13. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  14. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Purnima: 25 Aug, 15:31 GMT+5:45 → 26 Aug, 17:41 GMT+5:45
  15. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Purnima: 25 Aug, 15:31 GMT+5:45 → 26 Aug, 17:41 GMT+5:45
  16. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Aug, 21:53 GMT+5:45 → 30 Aug, 22:24 GMT+5:45