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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2027

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2084 · Chicago
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2027

  1. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 1 Aug, 08:50 GMT-5 → 2 Aug, 05:05 GMT-5
  2. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  3. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 3 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 3 Aug, 21:50 GMT-5 → 4 Aug, 18:39 GMT-5
  4. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 5 Aug, 15:57 GMT-5 → 6 Aug, 13:53 GMT-5
  5. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 11 Aug, 14:29 GMT-5 → 12 Aug, 16:29 GMT-5
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 13 Aug, 18:51 GMT-5 → 14 Aug, 21:24 GMT-5
  7. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  8. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  9. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 15 Aug, 23:59 GMT-5 → 17 Aug, 02:28 GMT-5
  10. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 15 Aug, 23:59 GMT-5 → 17 Aug, 02:28 GMT-5
  11. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  12. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 03:43 GMT-5
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Aug, 08:23 GMT-5 → 21 Aug, 09:35 GMT-5
  14. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 24 Aug, 09:55 GMT-5 → 25 Aug, 08:50 GMT-5
  15. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 27 Aug, 04:55 GMT-5 → 28 Aug, 02:12 GMT-5
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 28 Aug, 23:05 GMT-5 → 29 Aug, 19:42 GMT-5
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 29 Aug, 19:42 GMT-5 → 30 Aug, 16:11 GMT-5
  18. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 30 Aug · Amavasya: 30 Aug, 16:11 GMT-5 → 31 Aug, 12:41 GMT-5