Use this calendar to check Hindu festivals and Vratas for Melbourne. 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 1954
Festival and vrata dates for Melbourne in August 1954:
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 2 August 1954.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 3 August 1954.
- Naga Panchami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 4 August 1954.
- Samavedi Upakarma✓ — Wednesday, 4 August 1954.
- Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 6 August 1954.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 9 August 1954.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 10 August 1954.
- Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Tuesday, 10 August 1954.
- Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 11 August 1954.
- Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 11 August 1954.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Wednesday, 11 August 1954.
- Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 12 August 1954.
- Guru Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 12 August 1954.
- Rigvedi Upakarma✓ — Saturday, 14 August 1954.
- Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ — Saturday, 14 August 1954.
- Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ — Saturday, 14 August 1954.
- Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 14 August 1954.
- Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa) — Saturday, 14 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.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 16 August 1954.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 17 August 1954.
- Simha Sankramana (01:46 AM) — Tuesday, 17 August 1954.
- Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi — Tuesday, 17 August 1954.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 20 August 1954.
- Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 21 August 1954.
- Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 21 August 1954. — Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting.
- Sri Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 21 August 1954.
- Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 21 August 1954.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Saturday, 21 August 1954.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Sunday, 22 August 1954.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 23 August 1954.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 24 August 1954.
- Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Tuesday, 24 August 1954.
- Guru Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 26 August 1954.
- Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 26 August 1954.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Thursday, 26 August 1954.
- Guru Pushya Yoga✓ — Thursday, 26 August 1954.
- Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 27 August 1954.
- Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 27 August 1954.
- Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ — Saturday, 28 August 1954.
- Mahatyama Vratam✓ — Saturday, 28 August 1954.
- Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ — Sunday, 29 August 1954.
- Kalki Jayanti✓ — Monday, 30 August 1954.
- Tamasa Manvadi✓ — Tuesday, 31 August 1954.
- Shodashoma Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 31 August 1954.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 31 August 1954.
- Siva Chaturthi✓ — Tuesday, 31 August 1954.
- Gauri Puja✓ — Tuesday, 31 August 1954.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 31 August 1954.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
August 1954
| 02AugustMonday | Shukla Tritiya (till 8:23 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 03AugustTuesday | Shukla Chaturthi (till 9:32 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed |
| 04AugustWednesday | Shukla Panchami (till 11:13 AM) 🔔Naga Panchami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Samavedi Upakarma✓ Completed |
| 06AugustFriday | Shukla Saptami (till 3:38 PM) 🔔Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 09AugustMonday | Shukla Dashami (till 9:56 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 10AugustTuesday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 11:06 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Wednesday, 11 August 1954 07:10 AM - 11:17 AM✓ Completed |
| 11AugustWednesday | Shukla Dvadashi (till 11:37 PM) 🔔Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Wednesday, 11 August 1954 07:10 AM - Thursday, 12 August 1954 11:24 PM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Thursday, 12 August 1954 11:24 PM |
| 12AugustThursday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 11:24 PM) 🔔Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Guru Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 14AugustSaturday | Shukla Purnima (till 9:03 PM) 🔔Rigvedi Upakarma✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ Completed 🔔Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa) — Bhadra ends: 09:51✓ CompletedA beautiful festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, where a sister ties a sacred thread (rakhi) on her brother's wrist. |
| 16AugustMonday | Krishna Dvitiya (till 4:44 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 17AugustTuesday | Krishna Tritiya (till 2:10 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Simha Sankramana (01:46 AM) — Punyakala: 07:03 AM - 01:27 PM✓ Completed 🔔Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 08:57 PM✓ Completed |
| 20AugustFriday | Krishna Saptami (till (21st) 3:55 AM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 21AugustSaturday | Krishna Ashtami (till (22nd) 1:50 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. 🔔Sri Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 22AugustSunday | Krishna Navami (till (23rd) 12:01 AM) 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 23AugustMonday | Krishna Dashami (till 10:32 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 24AugustTuesday | Krishna Ekadashi (till 9:23 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Wednesday, 25 August 1954 06:52 AM - 10:17 AM✓ Completed |
| 26AugustThursday | Krishna Trayodashi (till 8:06 PM) 🔔Guru Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Thursday, 26 August 1954 06:51 AM - Friday, 27 August 1954 06:49 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Friday, 27 August 1954 06:49 AM 🔔Guru Pushya Yoga✓ Completed |
| 27AugustFriday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till 8:01 PM) 🔔Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 28AugustSaturday | Amavasya (till 8:20 PM) 🔔Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Mahatyama Vratam✓ Completed |
| 29AugustSunday | Shukla Pratipada (till 9:07 PM) 🔔Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ Completed |
| 30AugustMonday | Shukla Dvitiya (till 10:21 PM) 🔔Kalki Jayanti✓ Completed |
| 31AugustTuesday | Shukla Tritiya (till (1st) 12:02 AM) 🔔Tamasa Manvadi✓ Completed 🔔Shodashoma Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Siva Chaturthi✓ Completed 🔔Gauri Puja✓ Completed 🔔Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ 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
Melbourne
1954 · August
Australia/Melbourne
