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Hindu calendar · Kathmandu

Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2026

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Chaturthi from 23:22Chaturthi2Krishna Panchami from 23:30PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi3Krishna Shashthi from 23:09Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 22:18Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 20:57Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 19:08Navami7Krishna Dashami from 16:52Dashami8Krishna Ekadashi from 14:14Ekadashi9Krishna Dwadashi from 11:20DwadashiKamika Ekadashi10Krishna Trayodashi from 08:16TrayodashiPradosh Vrat11Krishna Amavasya from 02:08AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri12Shukla Pratipada from 23:21PratipadaTotal solar eclipseShravana Amavasya13Shukla Dwitiya from 20:56Dwitiya14Shukla Tritiya from 19:02Tritiya15Shukla Chaturthi from 17:44ChaturthiIndependence DayHariyali Teej16Shukla Panchami from 17:07Panchami17Shukla Shashthi from 17:15ShashthiNag PanchamiSimha Sankranti18Shukla Saptami from 18:06Saptami19Shukla Ashtami from 19:34Ashtami20Shukla Navami from 21:33Navami21Shukla Dashami from 23:51Dashami22Shukla Ekadashi from 02:15Ekadashi23Shukla Dwadashi from 04:34DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi24Shukla Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi25Shukla Trayodashi from 06:36TrayodashiMilad-un-NabiPradosh Vrat26Shukla Chaturdashi from 08:14ChaturdashiOnam27Shukla Purnima from 09:24Purnima28Krishna Pratipada from 10:03PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+129Krishna Dwitiya from 10:12Dwitiya30Krishna Tritiya from 09:52Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 09:06ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2026

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 1 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 1 Aug, 23:22 GMT+5:45 → 2 Aug, 23:30 GMT+5:45
  2. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 8 Aug, 14:14 GMT+5:45 → 9 Aug, 11:20 GMT+5:45
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 10 Aug, 08:16 GMT+5:45 → 11 Aug, 05:09 GMT+5:45
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 11 Aug, 05:09 GMT+5:45 → 12 Aug, 02:08 GMT+5:45
  5. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  6. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Amavasya: 12 Aug, 02:08 GMT+5:45 → 12 Aug, 23:22 GMT+5:45
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 14 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 14 Aug, 19:02 GMT+5:45 → 15 Aug, 17:44 GMT+5:45
  9. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 16 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 16 Aug, 17:07 GMT+5:45 → 17 Aug, 17:15 GMT+5:45
  10. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 08:14 GMT+5:45
  11. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 23 Aug, 02:15 GMT+5:45 → 24 Aug, 04:34 GMT+5:45
  12. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 25 Aug, 06:36 GMT+5:45 → 26 Aug, 08:14 GMT+5:45
  14. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  15. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  16. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Purnima: 27 Aug, 09:24 GMT+5:45 → 28 Aug, 10:03 GMT+5:45
  17. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Purnima: 27 Aug, 09:24 GMT+5:45 → 28 Aug, 10:03 GMT+5:45
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Aug, 09:06 GMT+5:45 → 1 Sept, 07:57 GMT+5:45