Festivals and vrats — September 2004

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Date	Tithi at sunrise	Festival or vrat
02-09-2004 Thursday	Chaturthi, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada	Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise
06-09-2004 Monday	Saptami, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada	Festival Krishna Janmashtami · Observed at midnight (nishita)
10-09-2004 Friday	Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada	Vrat Aja Ekadashi
11-09-2004 Saturday	Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada	Vrat Shani Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
12-09-2004 Sunday	Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada	Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita)
14-09-2004 Tuesday	Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada	Vrat Amavasya
16-09-2004 Thursday	Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada	Sankranti Kanya Sankranti · 16:40
18-09-2004 Saturday	Chaturthi, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada	Festival Ganesh Chaturthi · Observed at midday
24-09-2004 Friday	Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada	Vrat Parivartini Ekadashi
26-09-2004 Sunday	Trayodashi, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
27-09-2004 Monday	Chaturdashi, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada	Festival Anant Chaturdashi
28-09-2004 Tuesday	Purnima, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada	Vrat Purnima
29-09-2004 Wednesday	Pratipada, Krishna Paksha Ashwin	Festival Pitru Paksha begins

Every day of the month

Date	Tithi	Nakshatra	Sunrise	Sunset
01-09-2004	Tritiya	Uttara Bhadrapada	05:57	18:19
02-09-2004	Chaturthi	Revati	05:57	18:19
03-09-2004	Panchami	Ashwini	05:57	18:18
04-09-2004	Shashthi	Bharani	05:57	18:17
05-09-2004	Saptami	Krittika	05:57	18:17
06-09-2004	Saptami	Rohini	05:57	18:16
07-09-2004	Ashtami	Mrigashira	05:57	18:15
08-09-2004	Navami	Ardra	05:57	18:15
09-09-2004	Dashami	Ardra	05:57	18:14
10-09-2004	Ekadashi	Punarvasu	05:57	18:13
11-09-2004	Dwadashi	Pushya	05:57	18:12
12-09-2004	Trayodashi	Ashlesha	05:57	18:12
13-09-2004	Chaturdashi	Magha	05:57	18:11
14-09-2004	Amavasya	Purva Phalguni	05:57	18:10
15-09-2004	Pratipada	Uttara Phalguni	05:57	18:10
16-09-2004	Dwitiya	Hasta	05:57	18:09
17-09-2004	Tritiya	Chitra	05:57	18:08
18-09-2004	Chaturthi	Swati	05:57	18:07
19-09-2004	Panchami	Vishakha	05:57	18:07
20-09-2004	Shashthi	Anuradha	05:57	18:06
21-09-2004	Saptami	Jyeshtha	05:57	18:05
22-09-2004	Ashtami	Mula	05:57	18:05
23-09-2004	Navami	Purva Ashadha	05:57	18:04
24-09-2004	Ekadashi	Uttara Ashadha	05:57	18:03
25-09-2004	Dwadashi	Shravana	05:57	18:02
26-09-2004	Trayodashi	Shatabhisha	05:57	18:02
27-09-2004	Chaturdashi	Purva Bhadrapada	05:57	18:01
28-09-2004	Purnima	Uttara Bhadrapada	05:57	18:00
29-09-2004	Pratipada	Revati	05:57	18:00
30-09-2004	Dwitiya	Ashwini	05:57	17:59

Months are named the purnimanta way used across North India; the dark fortnight belongs to the month that follows the Purnima. A festival is kept on the day its tithi stands at the moment it is observed — sunrise for most, dusk for Diwali and Holika Dahan, midnight for Janmashtami and Shivaratri, moonrise for Karwa Chauth — and local custom sometimes differs by a day. Ask your family priest when in doubt.

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