Use this calendar to check Hindu festivals and Vratas for Georgetown. 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 1984
Festival and vrata dates for Georgetown in August 1984:
- Naga Panchami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 1 August 1984.
- Surya Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 2 August 1984.
- Masik Shashti Vratam✓ — Thursday, 2 August 1984.
- Masik Durgashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 3 August 1984.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 4 August 1984.
- Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 5 August 1984.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 6 August 1984.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 7 August 1984.
- Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Tuesday, 7 August 1984.
- Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 8 August 1984.
- Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 8 August 1984.
- Soumya Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 8 August 1984.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Wednesday, 8 August 1984.
- Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 9 August 1984.
- Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ — Friday, 10 August 1984.
- Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 10 August 1984.
- Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ — Friday, 10 August 1984.
- Rigvedi Upakarma✓ — Saturday, 11 August 1984.
- Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ — Saturday, 11 August 1984.
- Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 11 August 1984.
- Purnima Vrat✓ — Saturday, 11 August 1984.
- Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 11 August 1984. — 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, 12 August 1984.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 13 August 1984.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 14 August 1984.
- Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi — Tuesday, 14 August 1984.
- Simha Sankramana (05:23 AM) — Thursday, 16 August 1984.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 18 August 1984.
- Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 19 August 1984.
- Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 19 August 1984. — Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting.
- Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 19 August 1984.
- Kalashtami✓ — Sunday, 19 August 1984.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Sunday, 19 August 1984.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 20 August 1984.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 20 August 1984.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Monday, 20 August 1984.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 21 August 1984.
- Smarta Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Wednesday, 22 August 1984.
- Vaishnava Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Thursday, 23 August 1984.
- Bhrigu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 24 August 1984.
- Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 24 August 1984.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Friday, 24 August 1984.
- Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 25 August 1984.
- Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 25 August 1984.
- Darsha Shraddha✓ — Sunday, 26 August 1984.
- Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ — Sunday, 26 August 1984.
- Mahatyama Vratam✓ — Sunday, 26 August 1984.
- Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ — Monday, 27 August 1984.
- Kalki Jayanti✓ — Tuesday, 28 August 1984.
- Tamasa Manvadi✓ — Tuesday, 28 August 1984.
- Shodashoma Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 28 August 1984.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 28 August 1984.
- Siva Chaturthi✓ — Tuesday, 28 August 1984.
- Gauri Puja✓ — Tuesday, 28 August 1984.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 28 August 1984.
- Samavedi Upakarma✓ — Wednesday, 29 August 1984.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 11:41 AM — Wednesday, 29 August 1984. — A ten-day festival honoring the birth of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, beginning with the installation of Ganesha idols.
- Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ — Wednesday, 29 August 1984.
- Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 30 August 1984.
- Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 31 August 1984.
- Surya Shashti✓ — Friday, 31 August 1984.
- Skanda Darsanam✓ — Friday, 31 August 1984.
- Boudha Jayanti✓ — Friday, 31 August 1984.
- Amuktabharana Saptami✓ — Friday, 31 August 1984.
- Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 31 August 1984.
- Masik Shashti Vratam✓ — Friday, 31 August 1984.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
August 1984
| 01AugustWednesday | Shukla Panchami (till 5:01 PM) 🔔Naga Panchami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 02AugustThursday | Shukla Shashthi (till 2:29 PM) 🔔Surya Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam✓ Completed |
| 03AugustFriday | Shukla Saptami (till 12:24 PM) 🔔Masik Durgashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 04AugustSaturday | Shukla Ashtami (till 10:49 AM) 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 05AugustSunday | Shukla Navami (till 9:45 AM) 🔔Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 06AugustMonday | Shukla Dashami (till 9:11 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 07AugustTuesday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 9:05 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Wednesday, 08 August 1984 06:50 AM - 07:29 AM✓ Completed |
| 08AugustWednesday | Shukla Dvadashi (till 9:25 AM) 🔔Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Soumya Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Wednesday, 08 August 1984 06:50 AM - Thursday, 09 August 1984 10:09 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Thursday, 09 August 1984 10:09 AM |
| 09AugustThursday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 10:09 AM) 🔔Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 10AugustFriday | Shukla Chaturdashi (till 11:15 AM) 🔔Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ Completed 🔔Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ Completed |
| 11AugustSaturday | Shukla Purnima (till 12:43 PM) 🔔Rigvedi Upakarma✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ 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. |
| 12AugustSunday | Krishna Pratipada (till 2:30 PM) 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 13AugustMonday | Krishna Dvitiya (till 4:36 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 14AugustTuesday | Krishna Tritiya (till 6:56 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 09:16 PM✓ Completed |
| 16AugustThursday | Krishna Panchami (till 11:52 PM) 🔔Simha Sankramana (05:23 AM) — Punyakala: 06:50 AM - 01:14 PM✓ Completed |
| 18AugustSaturday | Krishna Saptami (till (19th) 3:58 AM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 19AugustSunday | Krishna Ashtami (till (20th) 5:12 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. 🔔Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Kalashtami✓ Completed 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 20AugustMonday | Krishna Navami (till (21st) 5:39 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 21AugustTuesday | Krishna Dashami (till (22nd) 5:16 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed |
| 22AugustWednesday | Krishna Ekadashi (till (23rd) 4:02 AM) 🔔Smarta Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Thursday, 23 August 1984 09:31 AM - 01:38 PM✓ Completed |
| 23AugustThursday | Krishna Dvadashi (till (24th) 1:59 AM) 🔔Vaishnava Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Friday, 24 August 1984 06:49 AM - 07:04 AM✓ Completed |
| 24AugustFriday | Krishna Trayodashi (till 11:16 PM) 🔔Bhrigu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Friday, 24 August 1984 06:49 AM - Saturday, 25 August 1984 06:49 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Saturday, 25 August 1984 06:49 AM |
| 25AugustSaturday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till 8:01 PM) 🔔Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 26AugustSunday | Amavasya (till 4:25 PM) 🔔Darsha Shraddha✓ Completed 🔔Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Mahatyama Vratam✓ Completed |
| 27AugustMonday | Shukla Pratipada (till 12:39 PM) 🔔Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ Completed |
| 28AugustTuesday | Shukla Dvitiya (till 8:54 AM) 🔔Kalki Jayanti✓ Completed 🔔Tamasa Manvadi✓ Completed 🔔Shodashoma Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Siva Chaturthi✓ Completed 🔔Gauri Puja✓ Completed 🔔Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 29AugustWednesday | Shukla Chaturthi (till (30th) 2:10 AM) 🔔Samavedi Upakarma✓ Completed 🔔Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 11:41 AM - 12:29 PM✓ Completed; 01:18 PM - 02:06 PM✓ Completed Madhyahna Kala: 11:40 AM - 2:06 PM Durmuhurtam: 12:29 PM - 1:17 PM 🔔Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ Completed |
| 30AugustThursday | Shukla Panchami (till 11:28 PM) 🔔Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 31AugustFriday | Shukla Shashthi (till 9:23 PM) 🔔Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Surya Shashti✓ Completed 🔔Skanda Darsanam✓ Completed 🔔Boudha Jayanti✓ Completed 🔔Amuktabharana Saptami✓ Completed 🔔Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam✓ 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
Georgetown
1984 · August
America/Guyana
