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August 2026

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Leicester
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1Krishna Chaturthi from 18:37ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi2Krishna Panchami from 18:45Panchami3Krishna Shashthi from 18:24Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 17:33Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 16:12Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 14:23Navami7Krishna Dashami from 12:07Dashami8Krishna Ekadashi from 09:29Ekadashi9Krishna Dwadashi from 06:35DwadashiKamika Ekadashi10Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:24ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri11Krishna Amavasya from 21:23Amavasya12Shukla Pratipada from 18:36PratipadaPartial solar eclipseShravana Amavasya13Shukla Dwitiya from 16:11Dwitiya14Shukla Tritiya from 14:17Tritiya15Shukla Chaturthi from 12:59ChaturthiIndependence DayHariyali Teej16Shukla Panchami from 12:22Panchami17Shukla Shashthi from 12:30ShashthiNag PanchamiSimha Sankranti18Shukla Saptami from 13:21Saptami19Shukla Ashtami from 14:49Ashtami20Shukla Navami from 16:48Navami21Shukla Dashami from 19:06Dashami22Shukla Ekadashi from 21:30Ekadashi23Shukla Dwadashi from 23:49DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi24Shukla Trayodashi from 01:51Trayodashi25Shukla Chaturdashi from 03:29ChaturdashiMilad-un-NabiPradosh Vrat26Shukla Purnima from 04:39PurnimaOnam27Krishna Pratipada from 05:18PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima28Krishna Dwitiya from 05:27DwitiyaPartial lunar eclipse29Krishna Tritiya from 05:07Tritiya30Krishna Chaturthi from 04:21Chaturthi31Krishna Panchami from 03:12PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2026

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 1 Aug, 18:37 GMT+1 → 2 Aug, 18:45 GMT+1
  2. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 8 Aug, 09:29 GMT+1 → 9 Aug, 06:35 GMT+1
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 10 Aug, 03:31 GMT+1 → 11 Aug, 00:24 GMT+1
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 11 Aug, 00:24 GMT+1 → 11 Aug, 21:23 GMT+1
  5. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 18:15 to 20:04 (peak 19:11). Sutak from 06:15: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 12 Aug, 18:15 GMT+1 → 12 Aug, 20:04 GMT+1 · sutak from 12 Aug, 06:15 GMT+1
  6. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Amavasya: 11 Aug, 21:23 GMT+1 → 12 Aug, 18:37 GMT+1
  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, 14:17 GMT+1 → 15 Aug, 12:59 GMT+1
  9. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 16 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 16 Aug, 12:22 GMT+1 → 17 Aug, 12:30 GMT+1
  10. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 03:29 GMT+1
  11. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 22 Aug, 21:30 GMT+1 → 23 Aug, 23:49 GMT+1
  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.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 25 Aug, 01:51 GMT+1 → 26 Aug, 03:29 GMT+1
  14. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  15. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Purnima: 27 Aug, 04:39 GMT+1 → 28 Aug, 05:18 GMT+1
  16. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Purnima: 27 Aug, 04:39 GMT+1 → 28 Aug, 05:18 GMT+1
  17. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 03:33 to 06:52 (peak 05:12). Sutak from 18:33: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 28 Aug, 03:33 GMT+1 → 28 Aug, 06:52 GMT+1 · sutak from 27 Aug, 18:33 GMT+1
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 30 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Aug, 04:21 GMT+1 → 1 Sept, 03:12 GMT+1