Use this calendar to check Hindu festivals and Vratas for Chennai. Festival observance is not based on the civil date alone: sunrise, Tithi, Nakshatra, lunar month, and location can all affect the selected day. The astronomical positions are calculated with Swiss Ephemeris, while the observance rules follow traditional Panchanga practice.
How to use this festival calendar
- Select the place carefully: Sunrise and Tithi boundaries differ by location, so the listed date can change between cities or countries.
- Read the timings: When a Tithi spans two civil dates, the applicable sunrise, midday, moonrise, or Pradosha rule may decide the observance day.
- Respect your tradition: Smarta, Vaishnava, regional, family, and temple traditions may apply different rules. Use the calendar as a detailed reference and follow your established custom where required.
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Hindu Festivals & Vratas in August 2090
Festival and vrata dates for Chennai in August 2090:
- Mangala Gauri Vratam — Tuesday, 1 August 2090.
- Samavedi Upakarma — Tuesday, 1 August 2090.
- Surya Puja (Shravana Maasa) — Tuesday, 1 August 2090.
- Masik Shashti Vratam — Tuesday, 1 August 2090.
- Masik Durgashtami (Shravana Maasa) — Wednesday, 2 August 2090.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa) — Thursday, 3 August 2090.
- Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa) — Friday, 4 August 2090.
- Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa) — Friday, 4 August 2090.
- Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla) — Sunday, 6 August 2090.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam — Monday, 7 August 2090.
- Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa) — Monday, 7 August 2090.
- Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa) — Monday, 7 August 2090.
- Soma Pradosham (Shravana Maasa) — Monday, 7 August 2090.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Monday, 7 August 2090.
- Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa) — Tuesday, 8 August 2090.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam — Tuesday, 8 August 2090.
- Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina) — Wednesday, 9 August 2090.
- Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam — Wednesday, 9 August 2090.
- Rigvedi Upakarma — Thursday, 10 August 2090.
- Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya) — Thursday, 10 August 2090.
- Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa) — Thursday, 10 August 2090.
- Purnima Vrat — Thursday, 10 August 2090.
- Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa) — Thursday, 10 August 2090. — A beautiful festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, where a sister ties a sacred thread (rakhi) on her brother's wrist.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa) — Friday, 11 August 2090.
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Sunday, 13 August 2090.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam — Monday, 14 August 2090.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam — Tuesday, 15 August 2090.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa) — Thursday, 17 August 2090.
- Simha Sankramana (05:42 PM) — Thursday, 17 August 2090.
- Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa) — Friday, 18 August 2090.
- Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa) — Friday, 18 August 2090. — Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting.
- Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa) — Friday, 18 August 2090.
- Kalashtami — Friday, 18 August 2090.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa) — Saturday, 19 August 2090.
- Krittika Vratam — Saturday, 19 August 2090.
- Rohini Vratam — Sunday, 20 August 2090.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam — Monday, 21 August 2090.
- Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna) — Monday, 21 August 2090.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam — Tuesday, 22 August 2090.
- Soumya Pradosham (Shravana Maasa) — Wednesday, 23 August 2090.
- Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa) — Wednesday, 23 August 2090.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Wednesday, 23 August 2090.
- Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa) — Thursday, 24 August 2090.
- Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa) — Thursday, 24 August 2090.
- Darsha Shraddha — Friday, 25 August 2090.
- Saiva Mouna Vratam — Friday, 25 August 2090.
- Mahatyama Vratam — Friday, 25 August 2090.
- Bhadrapada Masarambh — Saturday, 26 August 2090.
- Kalki Jayanti — Sunday, 27 August 2090.
- Tamasa Manvadi — Sunday, 27 August 2090.
- Shodashoma Vratam — Sunday, 27 August 2090.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam — Sunday, 27 August 2090.
- Siva Chaturthi — Sunday, 27 August 2090.
- Gauri Puja — Sunday, 27 August 2090.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Sunday, 27 August 2090.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 10:57 AM — Monday, 28 August 2090. — A ten-day festival honoring the birth of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, beginning with the installation of Ganesha idols.
- Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi — Monday, 28 August 2090.
- Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Tuesday, 29 August 2090.
- Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 30 August 2090.
- Surya Shashti — Wednesday, 30 August 2090.
- Skanda Darsanam — Wednesday, 30 August 2090.
- Boudha Jayanti — Wednesday, 30 August 2090.
- Amuktabharana Saptami — Wednesday, 30 August 2090.
- Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 30 August 2090.
- Masik Shashti Vratam — Wednesday, 30 August 2090.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Thursday, 31 August 2090.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
August 2090
| 01AugustTuesday | Shukla Shashthi (till 12:48 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam 🔔Samavedi Upakarma 🔔Surya Puja (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam |
| 02AugustWednesday | Shukla Saptami (till 10:50 AM) 🔔Masik Durgashtami (Shravana Maasa) |
| 03AugustThursday | Shukla Ashtami (till 9:21 AM) 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa) |
| 04AugustFriday | Shukla Navami (till 8:22 AM) 🔔Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa) |
| 06AugustSunday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 7:51 AM) 🔔Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla) — Parana (Breaking the fast): Monday, 07 August 2090 05:59 AM - 06:34 AM |
| 07AugustMonday | Shukla Dvadashi (till 8:19 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam 🔔Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Monday, 07 August 2090 05:59 AM - Tuesday, 08 August 2090 09:15 AM — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Tuesday, 08 August 2090 09:15 AM |
| 08AugustTuesday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 9:15 AM) 🔔Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam |
| 09AugustWednesday | Shukla Chaturdashi (till 10:36 AM) 🔔Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina) 🔔Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam |
| 10AugustThursday | Shukla Purnima (till 12:22 PM) 🔔Rigvedi Upakarma 🔔Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya) 🔔Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Purnima Vrat 🔔Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa)A beautiful festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, where a sister ties a sacred thread (rakhi) on her brother's wrist. |
| 11AugustFriday | Krishna Pratipada (till 2:30 PM) 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa) |
| 13AugustSunday | Krishna Tritiya (till 7:30 PM) 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 08:31 PM |
| 14AugustMonday | Krishna Chaturthi (till 10:06 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam |
| 15AugustTuesday | Krishna Panchami (till (16th) 12:32 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam |
| 17AugustThursday | Krishna Saptami (till (18th) 4:06 AM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Simha Sankramana (05:42 PM) — Punyakala: 11:18 AM - 05:42 PM |
| 18AugustFriday | Krishna Ashtami (till (19th) 4:55 AM) 🔔Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting. 🔔Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Kalashtami |
| 19AugustSaturday | Krishna Navami (till (20th) 4:55 AM) 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Krittika Vratam |
| 20AugustSunday | Krishna Dashami (till (21st) 4:07 AM) 🔔Rohini Vratam |
| 21AugustMonday | Krishna Ekadashi (till (22nd) 2:31 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam 🔔Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna) — Parana (Breaking the fast): Tuesday, 22 August 2090 07:57 AM - 12:01 PM |
| 22AugustTuesday | Krishna Dvadashi (till (23rd) 12:13 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam |
| 23AugustWednesday | Krishna Trayodashi (till 9:21 PM) 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Wednesday, 23 August 2090 06:00 AM - Thursday, 24 August 2090 06:01 AM — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Thursday, 24 August 2090 06:01 AM |
| 24AugustThursday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till 6:04 PM) 🔔Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa) |
| 25AugustFriday | Amavasya (till 2:30 PM) 🔔Darsha Shraddha 🔔Saiva Mouna Vratam 🔔Mahatyama Vratam |
| 26AugustSaturday | Shukla Pratipada (till 10:49 AM) 🔔Bhadrapada Masarambh |
| 27AugustSunday | Shukla Dvitiya (till 7:12 AM) 🔔Kalki Jayanti 🔔Tamasa Manvadi 🔔Shodashoma Vratam 🔔Suvarna Gauri Vratam 🔔Siva Chaturthi 🔔Gauri Puja 🔔Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 28AugustMonday | Shukla Chaturthi (till (29th) 12:43 AM) 🔔Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 10:57 AM - 12:34 PM Madhyahna Kala: 10:56 AM - 1:23 PM Durmuhurtam: 12:34 PM - 1:23 PM 🔔Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi |
| 29AugustTuesday | Shukla Panchami (till 10:07 PM) 🔔Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 30AugustWednesday | Shukla Shashthi (till 8:05 PM) 🔔Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Surya Shashti 🔔Skanda Darsanam 🔔Boudha Jayanti 🔔Amuktabharana Saptami 🔔Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam |
| 31AugustThursday | Shukla Saptami (till 6:41 PM) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
This calendar of festivals and important days has been prepared based on the rules given in Hindu scriptures like Nirnaya Sindhu, Dharma Sindhu, etc. It has been created for the benefit of all followers of Hinduism worldwide. If you find any mistake in this calendar regarding any festival or any important day, or if any festival related to your region is not included, please inform me by emailing admin@onlinejyotish.com. Thank you for your cooperation.
Glossary: Understanding Hindu Calendar Terms
These terms help explain why a festival date may differ from a printed calendar or a nearby temple:
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tithi | A lunar day. It is the time taken by the Moon to move 12 degrees away from the Sun. |
| Nakshatra | One of the 27 divisions along the Moon’s path. Some festivals and Vratas require a particular Nakshatra. |
| Purnimant / Amavasyant | Purnimant months end on Full Moon (North India). Amavasyant months end on No Moon (South India). |
| Smarta vs Vaishnava | Smarta and Vaishnava observances can fall on different dates because their sunrise and Tithi-purity rules are not identical. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Festival dates depend on location, sunrise, the duration of the Tithi, and the rule used for that observance. A temple may also follow a regional Panchanga, a traditional school, or its own established custom. A different date does not automatically mean that either calendar is wrong.
Smarta and Vaishnava traditions apply different sunrise and Dashami-overlap rules. This can place the fast on consecutive dates. Follow the tradition observed by your family, Guru, or temple.
An eclipse can affect worship, fasting, temple schedules, and Sutak observance. The effect depends on visibility at the selected location and on the tradition being followed, so local guidance may still be necessary.
How the dates are prepared: Astronomical positions are calculated with Swiss Ephemeris. Festival-selection rules are maintained from traditional Panchanga references under the guidance of Sri Santhosh Kumar Sharma. Regional and sectarian practice can still differ.
City · Year
Chennai
2090 · August
Asia/Kolkata
