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 2013
Festival and vrata dates for Fremont in August 2013:
- Sarvesham Kamika Ekadashi (Ashadha Krishna)✓ Completed — Thursday, 1 August 2013.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Thursday, 1 August 2013.
- Shani Pradosham (Ashadha Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 3 August 2013.
- Masik Shivaratri (Ashadha Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 4 August 2013.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Sunday, 4 August 2013.
- Darsha Shraddha✓ — Monday, 5 August 2013.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 6 August 2013.
- Shravana Masarambh✓ — Wednesday, 7 August 2013.
- Hariyali Teej (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 9 August 2013.
- Madhusrava Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 9 August 2013.
- Durva Ganapati Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 10 August 2013.
- Naga Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 10 August 2013.
- Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ — Saturday, 10 August 2013.
- Naga Panchami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 11 August 2013.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 12 August 2013.
- Surya Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 12 August 2013.
- Masik Shashti Vratam✓ — Monday, 12 August 2013.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 13 August 2013.
- Masik Durgashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 14 August 2013.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 15 August 2013.
- Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 15 August 2013.
- Simha Sankramana (11:39 AM) — Friday, 16 August 2013.
- Smarta Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Friday, 16 August 2013.
- Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 16 August 2013.
- Vaishnava Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Saturday, 17 August 2013.
- Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 18 August 2013.
- Bhanu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 18 August 2013.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Sunday, 18 August 2013.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 19 August 2013.
- Rigvedi Upakarma✓ — Monday, 19 August 2013.
- Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ — Monday, 19 August 2013.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 20 August 2013.
- Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ — Tuesday, 20 August 2013.
- Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ — Tuesday, 20 August 2013.
- Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 20 August 2013.
- Purnima Vrat✓ — Tuesday, 20 August 2013.
- Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 20 August 2013. — 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)✓ — Wednesday, 21 August 2013.
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Friday, 23 August 2013.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 26 August 2013.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 26 August 2013.
- Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 27 August 2013.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 27 August 2013.
- Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 27 August 2013. — Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting.
- Sri Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 27 August 2013.
- Kalashtami✓ — Tuesday, 27 August 2013.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 27 August 2013.
- Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 28 August 2013.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 28 August 2013.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 29 August 2013.
- Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Saturday, 31 August 2013.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
August 2013
| 01AugustThursday | Krishna Ekadashi (till (2nd) 6:02 AM) 🔔Sarvesham Kamika Ekadashi (Ashadha Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Friday, 02 August 2013 12:40 PM - 05:38 PM✓ Completed 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 03AugustSaturday | Krishna Dvadashi (till 8:33 AM) 🔔Shani Pradosham (Ashadha Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 04AugustSunday | Krishna Trayodashi (till 10:56 AM) 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Ashadha Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Sunday, 04 August 2013 06:19 AM - Monday, 05 August 2013 06:20 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Monday, 05 August 2013 06:20 AM |
| 05AugustMonday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till 1:03 PM) 🔔Darsha Shraddha✓ Completed |
| 06AugustTuesday | Amavasya (till 2:50 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed |
| 07AugustWednesday | Shukla Pratipada (till 4:17 PM) 🔔Shravana Masarambh✓ Completed |
| 09AugustFriday | Shukla Tritiya (till 6:03 PM) 🔔Hariyali Teej (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Madhusrava Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 10AugustSaturday | Shukla Chaturthi (till 6:22 PM) 🔔Durva Ganapati Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Naga Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ Completed |
| 11AugustSunday | Shukla Panchami (till 6:15 PM) 🔔Naga Panchami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 12AugustMonday | Shukla Shashthi (till 5:41 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Surya Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam✓ Completed |
| 13AugustTuesday | Shukla Saptami (till 4:38 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed |
| 14AugustWednesday | Shukla Ashtami (till 3:05 PM) 🔔Masik Durgashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 15AugustThursday | Shukla Navami (till 1:02 PM) 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 16AugustFriday | Shukla Dashami (till 10:31 AM) 🔔Simha Sankramana (11:39 AM) — Punyakala: 06:29 AM - 11:39 AM✓ Completed 🔔Smarta Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Saturday, 17 August 2013 12:50 PM - 01:05 PM✓ Completed 🔔Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 17AugustSaturday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 7:38 AM) 🔔Vaishnava Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Sunday, 18 August 2013 06:31 AM - 06:46 AM✓ Completed |
| 18AugustSunday | Shukla Trayodashi (till (19th) 1:09 AM) 🔔Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Bhanu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Sunday, 18 August 2013 06:31 AM - Monday, 19 August 2013 06:31 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Monday, 19 August 2013 06:31 AM |
| 19AugustMonday | Shukla Chaturdashi (till 9:51 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Rigvedi Upakarma✓ Completed 🔔Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ Completed |
| 20AugustTuesday | Shukla Purnima (till 6:44 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri 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. |
| 21AugustWednesday | Krishna Pratipada (till 3:58 PM) 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 23AugustFriday | Krishna Tritiya (till 12:07 PM) 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 09:27 PM✓ Completed |
| 26AugustMonday | Krishna Shashthi (till 12:04 PM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 27AugustTuesday | Krishna Saptami (till 1:36 PM) 🔔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. 🔔Sri Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Kalashtami✓ Completed 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 28AugustWednesday | Krishna Ashtami (till 3:40 PM) 🔔Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 29AugustThursday | Krishna Navami (till 6:04 PM) 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 31AugustSaturday | Krishna Ekadashi (till 10:56 PM) 🔔Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Sunday, 01 September 2013 06:42 AM - 11:17 AM✓ 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
2013 · August
America/Los_Angeles
