Use this calendar to check Hindu festivals and Vratas for Dubai. 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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Select a month and year to see the major festivals and Vratas.
Hindu Festivals & Vratas in August 2020
Festival and vrata dates for Dubai in August 2020:
- Shani Trayodashi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 1 August 2020.
- Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 1 August 2020.
- Shani Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 1 August 2020.
- Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ — Sunday, 2 August 2020.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 3 August 2020.
- Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ — Monday, 3 August 2020.
- Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ — Monday, 3 August 2020.
- Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 3 August 2020.
- Purnima Vrat✓ — Monday, 3 August 2020.
- Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 3 August 2020. — A beautiful festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, where a sister ties a sacred thread (rakhi) on her brother's wrist.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 4 August 2020.
- Rigvedi Upakarma✓ — Tuesday, 4 August 2020.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 5 August 2020.
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Friday, 7 August 2020.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 10 August 2020.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 10 August 2020.
- Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 11 August 2020.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 11 August 2020.
- Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 11 August 2020. — Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting.
- Kalashtami✓ — Tuesday, 11 August 2020.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 12 August 2020.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 12 August 2020.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Thursday, 13 August 2020.
- Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Saturday, 15 August 2020.
- Simha Sankramana (05:42 PM) — Sunday, 16 August 2020.
- Bhanu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 16 August 2020.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 17 August 2020.
- Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 17 August 2020.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Monday, 17 August 2020.
- Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 18 August 2020.
- Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 18 August 2020.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 18 August 2020.
- Rudra Savarni Manvadi (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 18 August 2020.
- Darbha Sangrahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 18 August 2020.
- Darsha Shraddha✓ — Tuesday, 18 August 2020.
- Kusha Grahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 18 August 2020.
- Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 19 August 2020.
- Mahatyama Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 19 August 2020.
- Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ — Wednesday, 19 August 2020.
- Kalki Jayanti✓ — Thursday, 20 August 2020.
- Tamasa Manvadi✓ — Friday, 21 August 2020.
- Shodashoma Vratam✓ — Friday, 21 August 2020.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ — Friday, 21 August 2020.
- Siva Chaturthi✓ — Friday, 21 August 2020.
- Gauri Puja✓ — Friday, 21 August 2020.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 21 August 2020.
- Samavedi Upakarma✓ — Saturday, 22 August 2020.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 11:06 AM — Saturday, 22 August 2020. — A ten-day festival honoring the birth of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, beginning with the installation of Ganesha idols.
- Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ — Saturday, 22 August 2020.
- Boudha Jayanti✓ — Sunday, 23 August 2020.
- Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 23 August 2020.
- Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 24 August 2020.
- Surya Shashti✓ — Monday, 24 August 2020.
- Skanda Darsanam✓ — Monday, 24 August 2020.
- Amuktabharana Saptami✓ — Monday, 24 August 2020.
- Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 24 August 2020.
- Masik Shashti Vratam✓ — Monday, 24 August 2020.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 25 August 2020.
- Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 25 August 2020.
- Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation)✓ — Tuesday, 25 August 2020.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 26 August 2020.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 26 August 2020.
- Nanda Devi Puja✓ — Wednesday, 26 August 2020.
- Kedara Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 26 August 2020.
- Jyesthashtami✓ — Wednesday, 26 August 2020.
- Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 26 August 2020.
- Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 27 August 2020.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 27 August 2020.
- Ksheera Vratarambha✓ — Thursday, 27 August 2020.
- Sarvesham Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla)✓ Completed — Saturday, 29 August 2020.
- Parivartana Ekadashi✓ — Saturday, 29 August 2020.
- Kata Danamu✓ — Saturday, 29 August 2020.
- Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 29 August 2020.
- Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 30 August 2020.
- Sakra Dwadashi✓ — Sunday, 30 August 2020.
- Sakra Dhwajotthapana✓ — Sunday, 30 August 2020.
- Vishnu Parivartana Mahotsavam✓ — Sunday, 30 August 2020.
- Kalki Dwadashi✓ — Sunday, 30 August 2020.
- Bhanu Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 30 August 2020.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Sunday, 30 August 2020.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
August 2020
| 01AugustSaturday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 8:24 PM) 🔔Shani Trayodashi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shani Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 02AugustSunday | Shukla Chaturdashi (till 7:59 PM) 🔔Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ Completed |
| 03AugustMonday | Shukla Purnima (till 7:58 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ Completed 🔔Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Purnima Vrat✓ Completed 🔔Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa)✓ CompletedA beautiful festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, where a sister ties a sacred thread (rakhi) on her brother's wrist. |
| 04AugustTuesday | Krishna Pratipada (till 8:25 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Rigvedi Upakarma✓ Completed |
| 05AugustWednesday | Krishna Dvitiya (till 9:20 PM) 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 07AugustFriday | Krishna Chaturthi (till (8th) 12:36 AM) 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 09:18 PM✓ Completed |
| 10AugustMonday | Krishna Saptami (till (11th) 7:37 AM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 11AugustTuesday | Krishna Saptami (till 7:37 AM) 🔔Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ CompletedCelebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting. 🔔Kalashtami✓ Completed |
| 12AugustWednesday | Krishna Ashtami (till 9:46 AM) 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 13AugustThursday | Krishna Navami (till 11:28 AM) 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 15AugustSaturday | Krishna Ekadashi (till 12:50 PM) 🔔Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Sunday, 16 August 2020 05:56 AM - 07:33 AM✓ Completed |
| 16AugustSunday | Krishna Dvadashi (till 12:21 PM) 🔔Simha Sankramana (05:42 PM) — Punyakala: 11:18 AM - 05:42 PM✓ Completed 🔔Bhanu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 17AugustMonday | Krishna Trayodashi (till 11:05 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Monday, 17 August 2020 05:57 AM - Tuesday, 18 August 2020 05:57 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Tuesday, 18 August 2020 05:57 AM |
| 18AugustTuesday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till 9:10 AM) 🔔Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Rudra Savarni Manvadi (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Darbha Sangrahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Darsha Shraddha✓ Completed 🔔Kusha Grahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 19AugustWednesday | Amavasya (till 6:41 AM) 🔔Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Mahatyama Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ Completed |
| 20AugustThursday | Shukla Dvitiya (till (21st) 12:43 AM) 🔔Kalki Jayanti✓ Completed |
| 21AugustFriday | Shukla Tritiya (till 9:33 PM) 🔔Tamasa Manvadi✓ Completed 🔔Shodashoma Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Siva Chaturthi✓ Completed 🔔Gauri Puja✓ Completed 🔔Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 22AugustSaturday | Shukla Chaturthi (till 6:27 PM) 🔔Samavedi Upakarma✓ Completed 🔔Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 11:06 AM - 01:37 PM✓ Completed Madhyahna Kala: 11:05 AM - 1:37 PM 🔔Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ Completed |
| 23AugustSunday | Shukla Panchami (till 3:34 PM) 🔔Boudha Jayanti✓ Completed 🔔Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 24AugustMonday | Shukla Shashthi (till 1:01 PM) 🔔Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Surya Shashti✓ Completed 🔔Skanda Darsanam✓ Completed 🔔Amuktabharana Saptami✓ Completed 🔔Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam✓ Completed |
| 25AugustTuesday | Shukla Saptami (till 10:52 AM) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation)✓ Completed |
| 26AugustWednesday | Shukla Ashtami (till 9:09 AM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Nanda Devi Puja✓ Completed 🔔Kedara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Jyesthashtami✓ Completed 🔔Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ Completed |
| 27AugustThursday | Shukla Navami (till 7:55 AM) 🔔Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Ksheera Vratarambha✓ Completed |
| 29AugustSaturday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 6:47 AM) 🔔Sarvesham Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Sunday, 30 August 2020 06:02 AM - 06:17 AM✓ Completed 🔔Parivartana Ekadashi✓ Completed 🔔Kata Danamu✓ Completed 🔔Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 30AugustSunday | Shukla Dvadashi (till 6:51 AM) 🔔Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Sakra Dwadashi✓ Completed 🔔Sakra Dhwajotthapana✓ Completed 🔔Vishnu Parivartana Mahotsavam✓ Completed 🔔Kalki Dwadashi✓ Completed 🔔Bhanu Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Sunday, 30 August 2020 06:02 AM - Monday, 31 August 2020 07:19 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Monday, 31 August 2020 07:19 AM |
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
Dubai
2020 · August
Asia/Dubai
