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.
Find Festivals by Month
Select a month and year to see the major festivals and Vratas.
Hindu Festivals & Vratas in August 2020
Festival and vrata dates for Georgetown in August 2020:
- Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 1 August 2020.
- Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ — Sunday, 2 August 2020.
- Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ — Sunday, 2 August 2020.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 3 August 2020.
- Rigvedi Upakarma✓ — Monday, 3 August 2020.
- Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ — 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.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 4 August 2020.
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Thursday, 6 August 2020.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 10 August 2020.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 10 August 2020.
- Kalashtami✓ — 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.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 12 August 2020.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 12 August 2020.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Thursday, 13 August 2020.
- Smarta Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Friday, 14 August 2020.
- Vaishnava Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Saturday, 15 August 2020.
- Simha Sankramana (09:42 AM) — 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.
- Darsha Shraddha✓ — Tuesday, 18 August 2020.
- Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 18 August 2020.
- Mahatyama Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 18 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.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: Puja time unavailable✓ — Friday, 21 August 2020. — A ten-day festival honoring the birth of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, beginning with the installation of Ganesha idols.
- Samavedi Upakarma✓ — Saturday, 22 August 2020.
- Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 22 August 2020.
- Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 23 August 2020.
- Surya Shashti✓ — Sunday, 23 August 2020.
- Skanda Darsanam✓ — Sunday, 23 August 2020.
- Boudha Jayanti✓ — Sunday, 23 August 2020.
- Amuktabharana Saptami✓ — Sunday, 23 August 2020.
- Masik Shashti Vratam✓ — Sunday, 23 August 2020.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 25 August 2020.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 25 August 2020.
- Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 25 August 2020.
- Nanda Devi Puja✓ — Tuesday, 25 August 2020.
- Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation)✓ — Tuesday, 25 August 2020.
- Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 26 August 2020.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 26 August 2020.
- Kedara Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 26 August 2020.
- Jyesthashtami✓ — Wednesday, 26 August 2020.
- Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 26 August 2020.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 27 August 2020.
- Ksheera Vratarambha✓ — Thursday, 27 August 2020.
- Sarvesham Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla)✓ Completed — Friday, 28 August 2020.
- Parivartana Ekadashi✓ — Friday, 28 August 2020.
- Kata Danamu✓ — Friday, 28 August 2020.
- Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 29 August 2020.
- Sakra Dwadashi✓ — Saturday, 29 August 2020.
- Sakra Dhwajotthapana✓ — Saturday, 29 August 2020.
- Vishnu Parivartana Mahotsavam✓ — Saturday, 29 August 2020.
- Kalki Dwadashi✓ — Saturday, 29 August 2020.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Saturday, 29 August 2020.
- Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 29 August 2020.
- Bhanu Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 30 August 2020.
- Kadali Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 31 August 2020.
- Anant Chaturdashi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 31 August 2020.
- Ananta Padmanabha Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 31 August 2020.
- Ganesh Visarjan (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 31 August 2020.
- Anantha Vrata Arambha (Madhyahna)✓ — Monday, 31 August 2020.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
August 2020
| 01AugustSaturday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 12:24 PM) 🔔Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 02AugustSunday | Shukla Chaturdashi (till 11:59 AM) 🔔Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ Completed 🔔Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ Completed |
| 03AugustMonday | Shukla Purnima (till 11:58 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔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. |
| 04AugustTuesday | Krishna Pratipada (till 12:25 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 06AugustThursday | Krishna Tritiya (till 2:45 PM) 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 08:26 PM✓ Completed |
| 10AugustMonday | Krishna Saptami (till 11:37 PM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Kalashtami✓ Completed |
| 11AugustTuesday | Krishna Ashtami (till (12th) 1:46 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. |
| 12AugustWednesday | Krishna Navami (till (13th) 3:28 AM) 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 13AugustThursday | Krishna Dashami (till (14th) 4:32 AM) 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 14AugustFriday | Krishna Ekadashi (till (15th) 4:50 AM) 🔔Smarta Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Saturday, 15 August 2020 10:43 AM - 03:07 PM✓ Completed |
| 15AugustSaturday | Krishna Dvadashi (till (16th) 4:21 AM) 🔔Vaishnava Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Sunday, 16 August 2020 05:50 AM - 06:05 AM✓ Completed |
| 16AugustSunday | Krishna Trayodashi (till (17th) 3:05 AM) 🔔Simha Sankramana (09:42 AM) — Punyakala: 05:50 AM - 09:42 AM✓ Completed 🔔Bhanu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 17AugustMonday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till (18th) 1:10 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Monday, 17 August 2020 05:50 AM - Tuesday, 18 August 2020 05:50 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Tuesday, 18 August 2020 05:50 AM |
| 18AugustTuesday | Amavasya (till 10:41 PM) 🔔Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Darsha Shraddha✓ Completed 🔔Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Mahatyama Vratam✓ Completed |
| 19AugustWednesday | Shukla Pratipada (till 7:49 PM) 🔔Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ Completed |
| 20AugustThursday | Shukla Dvitiya (till 4:43 PM) 🔔Kalki Jayanti✓ Completed |
| 21AugustFriday | Shukla Tritiya (till 1:33 PM) 🔔Tamasa Manvadi✓ Completed 🔔Shodashoma Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Siva Chaturthi✓ Completed 🔔Gauri Puja✓ Completed 🔔Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: Puja time unavailable✓ Completed |
| 22AugustSaturday | Shukla Chaturthi (till 10:27 AM) 🔔Samavedi Upakarma✓ Completed 🔔Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 23AugustSunday | Shukla Panchami (till 7:34 AM) 🔔Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Surya Shashti✓ Completed 🔔Skanda Darsanam✓ Completed 🔔Boudha Jayanti✓ Completed 🔔Amuktabharana Saptami✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam✓ Completed |
| 25AugustTuesday | Shukla Ashtami (till (26th) 1:09 AM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Nanda Devi Puja✓ Completed 🔔Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation)✓ Completed |
| 26AugustWednesday | Shukla Navami (till 11:55 PM) 🔔Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Kedara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Jyesthashtami✓ Completed 🔔Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ Completed |
| 27AugustThursday | Shukla Dashami (till 11:08 PM) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Ksheera Vratarambha✓ Completed |
| 28AugustFriday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 10:47 PM) 🔔Sarvesham Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Saturday, 29 August 2020 05:49 AM - 10:04 AM✓ Completed 🔔Parivartana Ekadashi✓ Completed 🔔Kata Danamu✓ Completed |
| 29AugustSaturday | Shukla Dvadashi (till 10:51 PM) 🔔Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Sakra Dwadashi✓ Completed 🔔Sakra Dhwajotthapana✓ Completed 🔔Vishnu Parivartana Mahotsavam✓ Completed 🔔Kalki Dwadashi✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Saturday, 29 August 2020 05:49 AM - Sunday, 30 August 2020 11:19 PM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Sunday, 30 August 2020 11:19 PM 🔔Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 30AugustSunday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 11:19 PM) 🔔Bhanu Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 31AugustMonday | Shukla Chaturdashi (till (1st) 12:09 AM) 🔔Kadali Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Anant Chaturdashi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Ananta Padmanabha Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Ganesh Visarjan (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Anantha Vrata Arambha (Madhyahna)✓ 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
2020 · August
America/Guyana
