Festivals and vrats — August 1981
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 05-08-1981 Wednesday |
Panchami, Shukla Paksha Shravana |
Festival Nag Panchami |
| 11-08-1981 Tuesday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Shravana |
Vrat Shravana Putrada Ekadashi |
| 13-08-1981 Thursday |
Trayodashi, Shukla Paksha Shravana |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 15-08-1981 Saturday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Shravana |
Festival Raksha BandhanVrat Purnima |
| 16-08-1981 Sunday |
Pratipada, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada |
Sankranti Simha Sankranti · 19:27 |
| 18-08-1981 Tuesday |
Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
| 22-08-1981 Saturday |
Saptami, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada |
Festival Krishna Janmashtami · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 25-08-1981 Tuesday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada |
Vrat Aja Ekadashi |
| 27-08-1981 Thursday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 29-08-1981 Saturday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Bhadrapada |
Vrat Amavasya |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-08-1981 | Pratipada | Ashlesha | 06:06 | 18:40 |
| 02-08-1981 | Dwitiya | Magha | 06:07 | 18:40 |
| 03-08-1981 | Tritiya | Purva Phalguni | 06:07 | 18:39 |
| 04-08-1981 | Chaturthi | Uttara Phalguni | 06:07 | 18:39 |
| 05-08-1981 | Panchami | Hasta | 06:07 | 18:39 |
| 06-08-1981 | Shashthi | Chitra | 06:07 | 18:39 |
| 07-08-1981 | Saptami | Swati | 06:07 | 18:38 |
| 08-08-1981 | Ashtami | Vishakha | 06:07 | 18:38 |
| 09-08-1981 | Navami | Anuradha | 06:07 | 18:37 |
| 10-08-1981 | Dashami | Jyeshtha | 06:07 | 18:37 |
| 11-08-1981 | Ekadashi | Jyeshtha | 06:08 | 18:37 |
| 12-08-1981 | Dwadashi | Mula | 06:08 | 18:36 |
| 13-08-1981 | Trayodashi | Purva Ashadha | 06:08 | 18:36 |
| 14-08-1981 | Chaturdashi | Uttara Ashadha | 06:08 | 18:36 |
| 15-08-1981 | Purnima | Shravana | 06:08 | 18:35 |
| 16-08-1981 | Pratipada | Dhanishta | 06:08 | 18:35 |
| 17-08-1981 | Dwitiya | Shatabhisha | 06:08 | 18:34 |
| 18-08-1981 | Tritiya | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:08 | 18:34 |
| 19-08-1981 | Chaturthi | Uttara Bhadrapada | 06:08 | 18:33 |
| 20-08-1981 | Panchami | Revati | 06:08 | 18:33 |
| 21-08-1981 | Shashthi | Bharani | 06:08 | 18:32 |
| 22-08-1981 | Saptami | Krittika | 06:08 | 18:32 |
| 23-08-1981 | Ashtami | Rohini | 06:08 | 18:31 |
| 24-08-1981 | Dashami | Mrigashira | 06:08 | 18:31 |
| 25-08-1981 | Ekadashi | Ardra | 06:08 | 18:30 |
| 26-08-1981 | Dwadashi | Punarvasu | 06:08 | 18:30 |
| 27-08-1981 | Trayodashi | Pushya | 06:08 | 18:29 |
| 28-08-1981 | Chaturdashi | Ashlesha | 06:08 | 18:29 |
| 29-08-1981 | Amavasya | Magha | 06:08 | 18:28 |
| 30-08-1981 | Pratipada | Purva Phalguni | 06:08 | 18:27 |
| 31-08-1981 | Dwitiya | Uttara Phalguni | 06:08 | 18:27 |
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.