Use this calendar to check Hindu festivals and Vratas for Fremont. 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 1954
Festival and vrata dates for Fremont in August 1954:
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 2 August 1954.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 3 August 1954.
- Naga Panchami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 3 August 1954.
- Samavedi Upakarma✓ — Tuesday, 3 August 1954.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 9 August 1954.
- Smarta Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Monday, 9 August 1954.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 10 August 1954.
- Vaishnava Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Tuesday, 10 August 1954.
- Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 11 August 1954.
- Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 11 August 1954.
- Soumya Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 11 August 1954.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Wednesday, 11 August 1954.
- Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 12 August 1954.
- Rigvedi Upakarma✓ — Friday, 13 August 1954.
- Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ — Friday, 13 August 1954.
- Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ — Friday, 13 August 1954.
- Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 13 August 1954.
- Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 13 August 1954.
- Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa) — Friday, 13 August 1954. — 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)✓ — Sunday, 15 August 1954.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 16 August 1954.
- Simha Sankramana (08:46 AM) — Monday, 16 August 1954.
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Monday, 16 August 1954.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 17 August 1954.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 19 August 1954.
- Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 20 August 1954.
- Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 20 August 1954. — Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting.
- Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 21 August 1954.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Saturday, 21 August 1954.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 23 August 1954.
- Smarta Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Monday, 23 August 1954.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 24 August 1954.
- Vaishnava Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Tuesday, 24 August 1954.
- Soumya Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 25 August 1954.
- Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 26 August 1954.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Thursday, 26 August 1954.
- Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 27 August 1954.
- Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 27 August 1954.
- Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ — Friday, 27 August 1954.
- Mahatyama Vratam✓ — Friday, 27 August 1954.
- Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ — Saturday, 28 August 1954.
- Kalki Jayanti✓ — Sunday, 29 August 1954.
- Tamasa Manvadi✓ — Monday, 30 August 1954.
- Shodashoma Vratam✓ — Monday, 30 August 1954.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ — Monday, 30 August 1954.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 30 August 1954.
- Siva Chaturthi✓ — Tuesday, 31 August 1954.
- Gauri Puja✓ — Tuesday, 31 August 1954.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: Puja time unavailable✓ — Tuesday, 31 August 1954. — A ten-day festival honoring the birth of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, beginning with the installation of Ganesha idols.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
August 1954
| 02AugustMonday | Shukla Chaturthi (till 4:32 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 03AugustTuesday | Shukla Panchami (till 6:13 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Naga Panchami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Samavedi Upakarma✓ Completed |
| 09AugustMonday | Shukla Ekadashi (till (10th) 6:06 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Smarta Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Tuesday, 10 August 1954 12:14 PM - 04:50 PM✓ Completed |
| 10AugustTuesday | Shukla Dvadashi (till (11th) 6:37 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Vaishnava Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Wednesday, 11 August 1954 06:20 AM - 06:35 AM✓ Completed |
| 11AugustWednesday | Shukla Dvadashi (till 6:37 AM) 🔔Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Soumya Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Wednesday, 11 August 1954 06:20 AM - Thursday, 12 August 1954 06:24 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Thursday, 12 August 1954 06:24 AM |
| 12AugustThursday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 6:24 AM) 🔔Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 13AugustFriday | Shukla Purnima (till (14th) 4:03 AM) 🔔Rigvedi Upakarma✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ Completed 🔔Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa) — Bhadra ends: 16:51✓ CompletedA beautiful festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, where a sister ties a sacred thread (rakhi) on her brother's wrist. |
| 15AugustSunday | Krishna Dvitiya (till 11:44 PM) 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 16AugustMonday | Krishna Tritiya (till 9:10 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Simha Sankramana (08:46 AM) — Punyakala: 06:24 AM - 08:46 AM✓ Completed 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 09:27 PM✓ Completed |
| 17AugustTuesday | Krishna Chaturthi (till 6:29 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed |
| 19AugustThursday | Krishna Shashthi (till 1:16 PM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 20AugustFriday | Krishna Saptami (till 10:55 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. |
| 21AugustSaturday | Krishna Ashtami (till 8:50 AM) 🔔Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 23AugustMonday | Krishna Ekadashi (till (24th) 4:23 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Smarta Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Tuesday, 24 August 1954 10:10 AM - 02:31 PM✓ Completed |
| 24AugustTuesday | Krishna Dvadashi (till (25th) 3:33 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Vaishnava Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Wednesday, 25 August 1954 06:32 AM - 06:47 AM✓ Completed |
| 25AugustWednesday | Krishna Trayodashi (till (26th) 3:06 AM) 🔔Soumya Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 26AugustThursday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till (27th) 3:01 AM) 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Thursday, 26 August 1954 06:32 AM - Friday, 27 August 1954 06:33 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Friday, 27 August 1954 06:33 AM |
| 27AugustFriday | Amavasya (till (28th) 3:20 AM) 🔔Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Mahatyama Vratam✓ Completed |
| 28AugustSaturday | Shukla Pratipada (till (29th) 4:07 AM) 🔔Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ Completed |
| 29AugustSunday | Shukla Dvitiya (till (30th) 5:21 AM) 🔔Kalki Jayanti✓ Completed |
| 30AugustMonday | Shukla Tritiya (till (31st) 7:02 AM) 🔔Tamasa Manvadi✓ Completed 🔔Shodashoma Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 31AugustTuesday | Shukla Tritiya (till 7:02 AM) 🔔Siva Chaturthi✓ Completed 🔔Gauri Puja✓ Completed 🔔Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: Puja time unavailable✓ 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
Fremont
1954 · August
America/Los_Angeles
