Festivals and vrats — August 2012
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 02-08-2012 Thursday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Shravana |
Festival Raksha BandhanVrat Purnima |
| 05-08-2012 Sunday |
Chaturthi, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
| 09-08-2012 Thursday |
Saptami, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada |
Festival Krishna Janmashtami · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 13-08-2012 Monday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada |
Vrat Aja Ekadashi |
| 15-08-2012 Wednesday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 16-08-2012 Thursday |
Chaturdashi, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada |
Sankranti Simha Sankranti · 17:59 |
| 17-08-2012 Friday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada |
Vrat Amavasya |
| 27-08-2012 Monday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada (adhik) |
Vrat Padmini Ekadashi |
| 29-08-2012 Wednesday |
Trayodashi, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada (adhik) |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 31-08-2012 Friday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada (adhik) |
Vrat Purnima |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-08-2012 | Chaturdashi | Uttara Ashadha | 06:10 | 18:46 |
| 02-08-2012 | Purnima | Shravana | 06:10 | 18:46 |
| 03-08-2012 | Pratipada | Dhanishta | 06:10 | 18:45 |
| 04-08-2012 | Dwitiya | Shatabhisha | 06:10 | 18:45 |
| 05-08-2012 | Chaturthi | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:10 | 18:45 |
| 06-08-2012 | Chaturthi | Uttara Bhadrapada | 06:10 | 18:44 |
| 07-08-2012 | Panchami | Revati | 06:11 | 18:44 |
| 08-08-2012 | Shashthi | Ashwini | 06:11 | 18:44 |
| 09-08-2012 | Saptami | Bharani | 06:11 | 18:43 |
| 10-08-2012 | Ashtami | Bharani | 06:11 | 18:43 |
| 11-08-2012 | Navami | Krittika | 06:11 | 18:42 |
| 12-08-2012 | Dashami | Rohini | 06:11 | 18:42 |
| 13-08-2012 | Ekadashi | Mrigashira | 06:11 | 18:42 |
| 14-08-2012 | Dwadashi | Ardra | 06:11 | 18:41 |
| 15-08-2012 | Trayodashi | Punarvasu | 06:11 | 18:41 |
| 16-08-2012 | Chaturdashi | Pushya | 06:11 | 18:40 |
| 17-08-2012 | Amavasya | Ashlesha | 06:11 | 18:40 |
| 18-08-2012 | Pratipada | Magha | 06:12 | 18:39 |
| 19-08-2012 | Dwitiya | Purva Phalguni | 06:12 | 18:39 |
| 20-08-2012 | Tritiya | Uttara Phalguni | 06:12 | 18:38 |
| 21-08-2012 | Chaturthi | Hasta | 06:12 | 18:38 |
| 22-08-2012 | Panchami | Chitra | 06:12 | 18:37 |
| 23-08-2012 | Shashthi | Swati | 06:12 | 18:37 |
| 24-08-2012 | Saptami | Vishakha | 06:12 | 18:36 |
| 25-08-2012 | Ashtami | Anuradha | 06:12 | 18:35 |
| 26-08-2012 | Dashami | Jyeshtha | 06:12 | 18:35 |
| 27-08-2012 | Ekadashi | Mula | 06:12 | 18:34 |
| 28-08-2012 | Dwadashi | Purva Ashadha | 06:12 | 18:34 |
| 29-08-2012 | Trayodashi | Shravana | 06:12 | 18:33 |
| 30-08-2012 | Chaturdashi | Dhanishta | 06:12 | 18:33 |
| 31-08-2012 | Purnima | Shatabhisha | 06:12 | 18:32 |
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.