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Hindu calendar · Melbourne

Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2026

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Melbourne
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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: 2 Aug, 03:37 GMT+10 → 3 Aug, 03:45 GMT+10
  2. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 8 Aug, 18:29 GMT+10 → 9 Aug, 15:35 GMT+10
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 10 Aug, 12:31 GMT+10 → 11 Aug, 09:24 GMT+10
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 11 Aug, 09:24 GMT+10 → 12 Aug, 06:23 GMT+10
  5. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Amavasya: 12 Aug, 06:23 GMT+10 → 13 Aug, 03:37 GMT+10
  6. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  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, 23:17 GMT+10 → 15 Aug, 21:59 GMT+10
  9. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 16 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 16 Aug, 21:22 GMT+10 → 17 Aug, 21:30 GMT+10
  10. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 12:29 GMT+10
  11. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 23 Aug, 06:30 GMT+10 → 24 Aug, 08:49 GMT+10
  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, 10:51 GMT+10 → 26 Aug, 12:29 GMT+10
  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, 13:39 GMT+10 → 28 Aug, 14:18 GMT+10
  17. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Purnima: 27 Aug, 13:39 GMT+10 → 28 Aug, 14:18 GMT+10
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Aug, 13:21 GMT+10 → 1 Sept, 12:12 GMT+10