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.
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Select a month and year to see the major festivals and Vratas.
Hindu Festivals & Vratas in August 2085
Festival and vrata dates for Melbourne in August 2085:
- Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa) — Wednesday, 1 August 2085.
- Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla) — Thursday, 2 August 2085.
- Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa) — Friday, 3 August 2085.
- Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa) — Friday, 3 August 2085.
- Bhrigu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa) — Friday, 3 August 2085.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Friday, 3 August 2085.
- Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa) — Friday, 3 August 2085.
- Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa) — Saturday, 4 August 2085.
- Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya) — Sunday, 5 August 2085.
- Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina) — Sunday, 5 August 2085.
- Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa) — Sunday, 5 August 2085.
- Purnima Vrat — Sunday, 5 August 2085.
- Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa) — Sunday, 5 August 2085. — 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 — Sunday, 5 August 2085.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam — Monday, 6 August 2085.
- Rigvedi Upakarma — Monday, 6 August 2085.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam — Tuesday, 7 August 2085.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa) — Tuesday, 7 August 2085.
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Wednesday, 8 August 2085.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa) — Saturday, 11 August 2085.
- Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa) — Sunday, 12 August 2085.
- Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa) — Sunday, 12 August 2085. — Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting.
- Kalashtami — Sunday, 12 August 2085.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam — Monday, 13 August 2085.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa) — Monday, 13 August 2085.
- Krittika Vratam — Monday, 13 August 2085.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam — Tuesday, 14 August 2085.
- Rohini Vratam — Tuesday, 14 August 2085.
- Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna) — Thursday, 16 August 2085.
- Simha Sankramana (03:26 PM) — Friday, 17 August 2085.
- Bhrigu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa) — Friday, 17 August 2085.
- Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa) — Saturday, 18 August 2085.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Saturday, 18 August 2085.
- Shani Trayodashi — Saturday, 18 August 2085.
- Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa) — Sunday, 19 August 2085.
- Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa) — Sunday, 19 August 2085.
- Ravi Pushya Yoga — Sunday, 19 August 2085.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam — Monday, 20 August 2085.
- Rudra Savarni Manvadi (Shravana Maasa) — Monday, 20 August 2085.
- Darbha Sangrahanam (Shravana Maasa) — Monday, 20 August 2085.
- Darsha Shraddha — Monday, 20 August 2085.
- Kusha Grahanam (Shravana Maasa) — Monday, 20 August 2085.
- Saiva Mouna Vratam — Monday, 20 August 2085.
- Mahatyama Vratam — Monday, 20 August 2085.
- Somavati Amavasya — Monday, 20 August 2085.
- Bhadrapada Masarambh — Tuesday, 21 August 2085.
- Kalki Jayanti — Wednesday, 22 August 2085.
- Tamasa Manvadi — Thursday, 23 August 2085.
- Shodashoma Vratam — Thursday, 23 August 2085.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam — Thursday, 23 August 2085.
- Siva Chaturthi — Thursday, 23 August 2085.
- Gauri Puja — Thursday, 23 August 2085.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Thursday, 23 August 2085.
- Samavedi Upakarma — Friday, 24 August 2085.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 11:18 AM — Friday, 24 August 2085. — A ten-day festival honoring the birth of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, beginning with the installation of Ganesha idols.
- Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi — Friday, 24 August 2085.
- Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Saturday, 25 August 2085.
- Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Sunday, 26 August 2085.
- Surya Shashti — Sunday, 26 August 2085.
- Skanda Darsanam — Sunday, 26 August 2085.
- Boudha Jayanti — Sunday, 26 August 2085.
- Amuktabharana Saptami — Sunday, 26 August 2085.
- Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Sunday, 26 August 2085.
- Masik Shashti Vratam — Sunday, 26 August 2085.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Tuesday, 28 August 2085.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Tuesday, 28 August 2085.
- Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Tuesday, 28 August 2085.
- Nanda Devi Puja — Tuesday, 28 August 2085.
- Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation) — Tuesday, 28 August 2085.
- Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 29 August 2085.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 29 August 2085.
- Kedara Vratam — Wednesday, 29 August 2085.
- Jyesthashtami — Wednesday, 29 August 2085.
- Putri Jyestha Vratam — Wednesday, 29 August 2085.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Thursday, 30 August 2085.
- Ksheera Vratarambha — Thursday, 30 August 2085.
- Sarvesham Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla) — Friday, 31 August 2085.
- Parivartana Ekadashi — Friday, 31 August 2085.
- Kata Danamu — Friday, 31 August 2085.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
August 2085
| 01AugustWednesday | Shukla Dashami (till 5:51 PM) 🔔Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa) |
| 02AugustThursday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 4:08 PM) 🔔Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla) — Parana (Breaking the fast): Friday, 03 August 2085 07:22 AM - 08:57 AM |
| 03AugustFriday | Shukla Dvadashi (till 1:43 PM) 🔔Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Friday, 03 August 2085 07:22 AM - Saturday, 04 August 2085 10:43 AM — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Saturday, 04 August 2085 10:43 AM 🔔Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa) |
| 04AugustSaturday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 10:43 AM) 🔔Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa) |
| 05AugustSunday | Shukla Purnima (till (6th) 3:30 AM) 🔔Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya) 🔔Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina) 🔔Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Purnima Vrat 🔔Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa)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 |
| 06AugustMonday | Krishna Pratipada (till 11:38 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam 🔔Rigvedi Upakarma |
| 07AugustTuesday | Krishna Dvitiya (till 7:49 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa) |
| 08AugustWednesday | Krishna Tritiya (till 4:14 PM) 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 08:46 PM |
| 11AugustSaturday | Krishna Shashthi (till 8:29 AM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa) |
| 12AugustSunday | Krishna Saptami (till 7:18 AM) 🔔Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting. 🔔Kalashtami |
| 13AugustMonday | Krishna Navami (till (14th) 7:16 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Krittika Vratam |
| 14AugustTuesday | Krishna Navami (till 7:16 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam 🔔Rohini Vratam |
| 16AugustThursday | Krishna Ekadashi (till 9:56 AM) 🔔Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna) — Parana (Breaking the fast): Friday, 17 August 2085 07:06 AM - 08:19 AM |
| 17AugustFriday | Krishna Dvadashi (till 11:58 AM) 🔔Simha Sankramana (03:26 PM) — Punyakala: 09:02 AM - 03:26 PM |
| 18AugustSaturday | Krishna Trayodashi (till 2:16 PM) 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Saturday, 18 August 2085 07:05 AM - Sunday, 19 August 2085 07:03 AM — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Sunday, 19 August 2085 07:03 AM 🔔Shani Trayodashi |
| 19AugustSunday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till 4:42 PM) 🔔Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Ravi Pushya Yoga |
| 20AugustMonday | Amavasya (till 7:11 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam 🔔Rudra Savarni Manvadi (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Darbha Sangrahanam (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Darsha Shraddha 🔔Kusha Grahanam (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Saiva Mouna Vratam 🔔Mahatyama Vratam 🔔Somavati Amavasya |
| 21AugustTuesday | Shukla Pratipada (till 9:37 PM) 🔔Bhadrapada Masarambh |
| 22AugustWednesday | Shukla Dvitiya (till 11:56 PM) 🔔Kalki Jayanti |
| 23AugustThursday | Shukla Tritiya (till (24th) 2:03 AM) 🔔Tamasa Manvadi 🔔Shodashoma Vratam 🔔Suvarna Gauri Vratam 🔔Siva Chaturthi 🔔Gauri Puja 🔔Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 24AugustFriday | Shukla Chaturthi (till (25th) 3:53 AM) 🔔Samavedi Upakarma 🔔Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 11:18 AM - 12:44 PM Madhyahna Kala: 11:17 AM - 1:27 PM Durmuhurtam: 12:44 PM - 1:27 PM 🔔Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi |
| 25AugustSaturday | Shukla Panchami (till (26th) 5:19 AM) 🔔Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 26AugustSunday | Shukla Shashthi (till (27th) 6:15 AM) 🔔Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Surya Shashti 🔔Skanda Darsanam 🔔Boudha Jayanti 🔔Amuktabharana Saptami 🔔Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam |
| 28AugustTuesday | Shukla Ashtami (till (29th) 6:16 AM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Nanda Devi Puja 🔔Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation) |
| 29AugustWednesday | Shukla Navami (till (30th) 5:12 AM) 🔔Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Kedara Vratam 🔔Jyesthashtami 🔔Putri Jyestha Vratam |
| 30AugustThursday | Shukla Dashami (till (31st) 3:24 AM) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Ksheera Vratarambha |
| 31AugustFriday | Shukla Ekadashi (till (1st) 12:57 AM) 🔔Sarvesham Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla) — Parana (Breaking the fast): Saturday, 01 September 2085 06:45 AM - 10:32 AM 🔔Kata Danamu |
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
2085 · August
Australia/Melbourne
