Festivals and vrats — August 2023
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 01-08-2023 Tuesday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Shravana (adhik) |
Vrat Purnima |
| 04-08-2023 Friday |
Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada (adhik) |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
| 11-08-2023 Friday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada (adhik) |
Vrat Parama Ekadashi |
| 13-08-2023 Sunday |
Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada (adhik) |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 14-08-2023 Monday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada (adhik) |
Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 16-08-2023 Wednesday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada (adhik) |
Vrat Amavasya |
| 17-08-2023 Thursday |
Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Shravana |
Sankranti Simha Sankranti · 13:32 |
| 21-08-2023 Monday |
Panchami, Shukla Paksha Shravana |
Festival Nag Panchami |
| 27-08-2023 Sunday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Shravana |
Vrat Shravana Putrada Ekadashi |
| 28-08-2023 Monday |
Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Shravana |
Vrat Som Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 31-08-2023 Thursday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Shravana |
Festival Raksha BandhanVrat Purnima |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-08-2023 | Purnima | Uttara Ashadha | 05:54 | 18:36 |
| 02-08-2023 | Pratipada | Shravana | 05:54 | 18:36 |
| 03-08-2023 | Dwitiya | Dhanishta | 05:54 | 18:35 |
| 04-08-2023 | Tritiya | Shatabhisha | 05:54 | 18:35 |
| 05-08-2023 | Chaturthi | Uttara Bhadrapada | 05:54 | 18:34 |
| 06-08-2023 | Panchami | Revati | 05:55 | 18:34 |
| 07-08-2023 | Saptami | Ashwini | 05:55 | 18:34 |
| 08-08-2023 | Ashtami | Bharani | 05:55 | 18:33 |
| 09-08-2023 | Navami | Krittika | 05:55 | 18:33 |
| 10-08-2023 | Dashami | Rohini | 05:55 | 18:32 |
| 11-08-2023 | Ekadashi | Mrigashira | 05:55 | 18:32 |
| 12-08-2023 | Ekadashi | Mrigashira | 05:55 | 18:31 |
| 13-08-2023 | Dwadashi | Ardra | 05:56 | 18:31 |
| 14-08-2023 | Trayodashi | Punarvasu | 05:56 | 18:30 |
| 15-08-2023 | Chaturdashi | Pushya | 05:56 | 18:30 |
| 16-08-2023 | Amavasya | Ashlesha | 05:56 | 18:29 |
| 17-08-2023 | Pratipada | Magha | 05:56 | 18:29 |
| 18-08-2023 | Dwitiya | Purva Phalguni | 05:56 | 18:28 |
| 19-08-2023 | Tritiya | Uttara Phalguni | 05:56 | 18:28 |
| 20-08-2023 | Chaturthi | Hasta | 05:56 | 18:27 |
| 21-08-2023 | Panchami | Chitra | 05:56 | 18:27 |
| 22-08-2023 | Shashthi | Chitra | 05:57 | 18:26 |
| 23-08-2023 | Saptami | Swati | 05:57 | 18:26 |
| 24-08-2023 | Ashtami | Vishakha | 05:57 | 18:25 |
| 25-08-2023 | Navami | Anuradha | 05:57 | 18:24 |
| 26-08-2023 | Dashami | Jyeshtha | 05:57 | 18:24 |
| 27-08-2023 | Ekadashi | Mula | 05:57 | 18:23 |
| 28-08-2023 | Dwadashi | Uttara Ashadha | 05:57 | 18:22 |
| 29-08-2023 | Trayodashi | Shravana | 05:57 | 18:22 |
| 30-08-2023 | Chaturdashi | Dhanishta | 05:57 | 18:21 |
| 31-08-2023 | Purnima | Shatabhisha | 05:57 | 18:20 |
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.