Use this calendar to check Hindu festivals and Vratas for Durban. 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.
Find Festivals by Month
Select a month and year to see the major festivals and Vratas.
Hindu Festivals & Vratas in August 2005
Festival and vrata dates for Durban in August 2005:
- Bhauma Pradosham (Ashadha Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 2 August 2005.
- Masik Shivaratri (Ashadha Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 3 August 2005.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Wednesday, 3 August 2005.
- Darsha Shraddha✓ — Thursday, 4 August 2005.
- Guru Pushya Yoga✓ — Thursday, 4 August 2005.
- Shravana Masarambh✓ — Friday, 5 August 2005.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 8 August 2005.
- Hariyali Teej (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 8 August 2005.
- Madhusrava Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 8 August 2005.
- Durva Ganapati Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 8 August 2005.
- Naga Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 8 August 2005.
- Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ — Monday, 8 August 2005.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 9 August 2005.
- Naga Panchami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 10 August 2005.
- Surya Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 11 August 2005.
- Masik Shashti Vratam✓ — Thursday, 11 August 2005.
- Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 12 August 2005.
- Masik Durgashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 13 August 2005.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 14 August 2005.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 15 August 2005.
- Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 15 August 2005.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 16 August 2005.
- Simha Sankramana (07:29 PM) — Tuesday, 16 August 2005.
- Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Tuesday, 16 August 2005.
- Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 17 August 2005.
- Soumya Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 17 August 2005.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Wednesday, 17 August 2005.
- Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ — Friday, 19 August 2005.
- Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ — Friday, 19 August 2005.
- Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 19 August 2005.
- Purnima Vrat✓ — Friday, 19 August 2005.
- Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 19 August 2005. — A beautiful festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, where a sister ties a sacred thread (rakhi) on her brother's wrist.
- Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ — Friday, 19 August 2005.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 20 August 2005.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 22 August 2005.
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Monday, 22 August 2005.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 23 August 2005.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 25 August 2005.
- Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 26 August 2005.
- Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 26 August 2005. — Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting.
- Sri Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 26 August 2005.
- Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 26 August 2005.
- Kalashtami✓ — Friday, 26 August 2005.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Friday, 26 August 2005.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 27 August 2005.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Saturday, 27 August 2005.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 29 August 2005.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 30 August 2005.
- Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Tuesday, 30 August 2005.
- Soumya Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 31 August 2005.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
August 2005
| 02AugustTuesday | Krishna Trayodashi (till (3rd) 12:19 AM) 🔔Bhauma Pradosham (Ashadha Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 03AugustWednesday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till (4th) 2:39 AM) 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Ashadha Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Wednesday, 03 August 2005 06:43 AM - Thursday, 04 August 2005 06:42 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Thursday, 04 August 2005 06:42 AM |
| 04AugustThursday | Amavasya (till (5th) 5:04 AM) 🔔Darsha Shraddha✓ Completed 🔔Guru Pushya Yoga✓ Completed |
| 05AugustFriday | Shukla Pratipada (till (6th) 7:31 AM) 🔔Shravana Masarambh✓ Completed |
| 08AugustMonday | Shukla Tritiya (till 12:06 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Hariyali Teej (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Madhusrava Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Durva Ganapati Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Naga Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ Completed |
| 09AugustTuesday | Shukla Chaturthi (till 2:02 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed |
| 10AugustWednesday | Shukla Panchami (till 3:33 PM) 🔔Naga Panchami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 11AugustThursday | Shukla Shashthi (till 4:30 PM) 🔔Surya Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam✓ Completed |
| 12AugustFriday | Shukla Saptami (till 4:46 PM) 🔔Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 13AugustSaturday | Shukla Ashtami (till 4:18 PM) 🔔Masik Durgashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 14AugustSunday | Shukla Navami (till 3:03 PM) 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 15AugustMonday | Shukla Dashami (till 1:03 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 16AugustTuesday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 10:23 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Simha Sankramana (07:29 PM) — Punyakala: 11:04 AM - 05:28 PM✓ Completed 🔔Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Wednesday, 17 August 2005 06:31 AM - 06:46 AM✓ Completed |
| 17AugustWednesday | Shukla Dvadashi (till 7:10 AM) 🔔Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Soumya Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Wednesday, 17 August 2005 06:31 AM - Thursday, 18 August 2005 06:30 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Thursday, 18 August 2005 06:30 AM |
| 19AugustFriday | Shukla Purnima (till 7:52 PM) 🔔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. 🔔Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ Completed |
| 20AugustSaturday | Krishna Pratipada (till 4:09 PM) 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 22AugustMonday | Krishna Tritiya (till 9:48 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 08:45 PM✓ Completed |
| 23AugustTuesday | Krishna Chaturthi (till 7:28 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed |
| 25AugustThursday | Krishna Saptami (till (26th) 5:01 AM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 26AugustFriday | Krishna Ashtami (till (27th) 5:44 AM) 🔔Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ CompletedCelebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting. 🔔Sri Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Kalashtami✓ Completed 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 27AugustSaturday | Krishna Navami (till (28th) 7:06 AM) 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 29AugustMonday | Krishna Dashami (till 8:58 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 30AugustTuesday | Krishna Ekadashi (till 11:11 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Wednesday, 31 August 2005 06:16 AM - 08:06 AM✓ Completed |
| 31AugustWednesday | Krishna Dvadashi (till 1:36 PM) 🔔Soumya Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
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
Durban
2005 · August
Africa/Johannesburg
