Use this calendar to check Hindu festivals and Vratas for Harrow. 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 2013
Festival and vrata dates for Harrow in August 2013:
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Thursday, 1 August 2013.
- Sarvesham Kamika Ekadashi (Ashadha Krishna)✓ Completed — Friday, 2 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.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 6 August 2013.
- Rudra Savarni Manvadi (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 6 August 2013.
- Darbha Sangrahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 6 August 2013.
- Darsha Shraddha✓ — Tuesday, 6 August 2013.
- Kusha Grahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — 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.
- Simha Sankramana (07:39 PM) — Friday, 16 August 2013.
- Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 16 August 2013.
- Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 16 August 2013.
- Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Saturday, 17 August 2013.
- Bhanu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 18 August 2013.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Sunday, 18 August 2013.
- Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 19 August 2013.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 19 August 2013.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 20 August 2013.
- Rigvedi Upakarma✓ — 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.
- Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 20 August 2013.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 22 August 2013.
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Friday, 23 August 2013.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 26 August 2013.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 27 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.
- Kalashtami✓ — Tuesday, 27 August 2013.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 27 August 2013.
- Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 28 August 2013.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 29 August 2013.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Thursday, 29 August 2013.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
August 2013
| 01AugustThursday | Krishna Dashami (till 11:32 AM) 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 02AugustFriday | Krishna Ekadashi (till 2:02 PM) 🔔Sarvesham Kamika Ekadashi (Ashadha Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Saturday, 03 August 2013 05:34 AM - 08:19 AM✓ Completed |
| 03AugustSaturday | Krishna Dvadashi (till 4:33 PM) 🔔Shani Pradosham (Ashadha Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 04AugustSunday | Krishna Trayodashi (till 6:56 PM) 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Ashadha Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Sunday, 04 August 2013 05:35 AM - Monday, 05 August 2013 05:37 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Monday, 05 August 2013 05:37 AM |
| 06AugustTuesday | Amavasya (till 10:50 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Rudra Savarni Manvadi (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Darbha Sangrahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Darsha Shraddha✓ Completed 🔔Kusha Grahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 07AugustWednesday | Shukla Pratipada (till (8th) 12:17 AM) 🔔Shravana Masarambh✓ Completed |
| 09AugustFriday | Shukla Tritiya (till (10th) 2:03 AM) 🔔Hariyali Teej (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Madhusrava Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 10AugustSaturday | Shukla Chaturthi (till (11th) 2:22 AM) 🔔Durva Ganapati Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Naga Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ Completed |
| 11AugustSunday | Shukla Panchami (till (12th) 2:15 AM) 🔔Naga Panchami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 12AugustMonday | Shukla Shashthi (till (13th) 1:41 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Surya Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam✓ Completed |
| 13AugustTuesday | Shukla Saptami (till (14th) 12:38 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed |
| 14AugustWednesday | Shukla Ashtami (till 11:05 PM) 🔔Masik Durgashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 15AugustThursday | Shukla Navami (till 9:02 PM) 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 16AugustFriday | Shukla Dashami (till 6:31 PM) 🔔Simha Sankramana (07:39 PM) — Punyakala: 01:15 PM - 07:39 PM✓ Completed 🔔Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 17AugustSaturday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 3:38 PM) 🔔Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Sunday, 18 August 2013 05:57 AM - 07:35 AM✓ Completed |
| 18AugustSunday | Shukla Dvadashi (till 12:28 PM) 🔔Bhanu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Sunday, 18 August 2013 05:57 AM - Monday, 19 August 2013 09:09 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Monday, 19 August 2013 09:09 AM |
| 19AugustMonday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 9:09 AM) 🔔Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 20AugustTuesday | Shukla Purnima (till (21st) 2:44 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Rigvedi Upakarma✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ Completed 🔔Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Purnima Vrat✓ Completed 🔔Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa) — Bhadra ends: 16:16✓ 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 |
| 22AugustThursday | Krishna Dvitiya (till 9:42 PM) 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 23AugustFriday | Krishna Tritiya (till 8:07 PM) 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 09:04 PM✓ Completed |
| 26AugustMonday | Krishna Shashthi (till 8:04 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 27AugustTuesday | Krishna Saptami (till 9:36 PM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔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. 🔔Kalashtami✓ Completed 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 28AugustWednesday | Krishna Ashtami (till 11:40 PM) 🔔Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 29AugustThursday | Krishna Navami (till (30th) 2:04 AM) 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Rohini 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
Harrow
2013 · August
Europe/London
