Use this calendar to check Hindu festivals and Vratas for Mississauga. 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 2074
Festival and vrata dates for Mississauga in August 2074:
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa) — Wednesday, 1 August 2074.
- Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa) — Wednesday, 1 August 2074.
- Smarta Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla) — Thursday, 2 August 2074.
- Vaishnava Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla) — Friday, 3 August 2074.
- Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa) — Friday, 3 August 2074.
- Shani Trayodashi Vratam (Shravana Maasa) — Saturday, 4 August 2074.
- Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa) — Saturday, 4 August 2074.
- Shani Pradosham (Shravana Maasa) — Saturday, 4 August 2074.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Saturday, 4 August 2074.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam — Monday, 6 August 2074.
- Rigvedi Upakarma — Monday, 6 August 2074.
- Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya) — Monday, 6 August 2074.
- Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina) — Monday, 6 August 2074.
- Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa) — Monday, 6 August 2074.
- Purnima Vrat — Monday, 6 August 2074.
- Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa) — Monday, 6 August 2074. — 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 — Monday, 6 August 2074.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam — Tuesday, 7 August 2074.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa) — Tuesday, 7 August 2074.
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Thursday, 9 August 2074.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa) — Monday, 13 August 2074.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam — Monday, 13 August 2074.
- Kalashtami — Monday, 13 August 2074.
- Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa) — Tuesday, 14 August 2074.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam — Tuesday, 14 August 2074.
- Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa) — Tuesday, 14 August 2074. — Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa) — Wednesday, 15 August 2074.
- Krittika Vratam — Wednesday, 15 August 2074.
- Rohini Vratam — Thursday, 16 August 2074.
- Simha Sankramana (05:47 AM) — Friday, 17 August 2074.
- Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna) — Saturday, 18 August 2074.
- Bhanu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa) — Sunday, 19 August 2074.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam — Monday, 20 August 2074.
- Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa) — Monday, 20 August 2074.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Monday, 20 August 2074.
- Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa) — Tuesday, 21 August 2074.
- Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa) — Tuesday, 21 August 2074.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam — Tuesday, 21 August 2074.
- Rudra Savarni Manvadi (Shravana Maasa) — Tuesday, 21 August 2074.
- Darbha Sangrahanam (Shravana Maasa) — Tuesday, 21 August 2074.
- Darsha Shraddha — Tuesday, 21 August 2074.
- Kusha Grahanam (Shravana Maasa) — Tuesday, 21 August 2074.
- Saiva Mouna Vratam — Wednesday, 22 August 2074.
- Mahatyama Vratam — Wednesday, 22 August 2074.
- Bhadrapada Masarambh — Thursday, 23 August 2074.
- Kalki Jayanti — Friday, 24 August 2074.
- Tamasa Manvadi — Friday, 24 August 2074.
- Shodashoma Vratam — Friday, 24 August 2074.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam — Friday, 24 August 2074.
- Siva Chaturthi — Friday, 24 August 2074.
- Gauri Puja — Friday, 24 August 2074.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Friday, 24 August 2074.
- Samavedi Upakarma — Saturday, 25 August 2074.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 12:01 PM — Saturday, 25 August 2074. — A ten-day festival honoring the birth of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, beginning with the installation of Ganesha idols.
- Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi — Saturday, 25 August 2074.
- Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Sunday, 26 August 2074.
- Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Monday, 27 August 2074.
- Surya Shashti — Monday, 27 August 2074.
- Skanda Darsanam — Monday, 27 August 2074.
- Boudha Jayanti — Monday, 27 August 2074.
- Amuktabharana Saptami — Monday, 27 August 2074.
- Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Monday, 27 August 2074.
- Masik Shashti Vratam — Monday, 27 August 2074.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 29 August 2074.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 29 August 2074.
- Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 29 August 2074.
- Nanda Devi Puja — Wednesday, 29 August 2074.
- Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation; Durva nakshatra exception applies) — Wednesday, 29 August 2074.
- Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Thursday, 30 August 2074.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Thursday, 30 August 2074.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Thursday, 30 August 2074.
- Kedara Vratam — Thursday, 30 August 2074.
- Jyesthashtami — Thursday, 30 August 2074.
- Putri Jyestha Vratam — Thursday, 30 August 2074.
- Ksheera Vratarambha — Friday, 31 August 2074.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
August 2074
| 01AugustWednesday | Shukla Navami (till 11:59 AM) 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa) |
| 02AugustThursday | Shukla Dashami (till 9:28 AM) 🔔Smarta Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla) — Parana (Breaking the fast): Friday, 03 August 2074 12:18 PM - 12:33 PM |
| 03AugustFriday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 6:55 AM) 🔔Vaishnava Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla) — Parana (Breaking the fast): Saturday, 04 August 2074 06:16 AM - 06:31 AM 🔔Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa) |
| 04AugustSaturday | Shukla Trayodashi (till (5th) 2:02 AM) 🔔Shani Trayodashi Vratam (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Saturday, 04 August 2074 06:16 AM - Sunday, 05 August 2074 06:17 AM — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Sunday, 05 August 2074 06:17 AM |
| 06AugustMonday | Shukla Purnima (till 10:06 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam 🔔Rigvedi Upakarma 🔔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 |
| 07AugustTuesday | Krishna Pratipada (till 8:45 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa) |
| 09AugustThursday | Krishna Tritiya (till 7:43 PM) 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 09:51 PM |
| 13AugustMonday | Krishna Saptami (till (14th) 1:01 AM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam 🔔Kalashtami |
| 14AugustTuesday | Krishna Ashtami (till (15th) 3:22 AM) 🔔Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam 🔔Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting. |
| 15AugustWednesday | Krishna Navami (till (16th) 5:44 AM) 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Krittika Vratam |
| 16AugustThursday | Krishna Dashami (till (17th) 7:55 AM) 🔔Rohini Vratam |
| 17AugustFriday | Krishna Dashami (till 7:55 AM) 🔔Simha Sankramana (05:47 AM) — Punyakala: 06:31 AM - 12:55 PM |
| 18AugustSaturday | Krishna Ekadashi (till 9:43 AM) 🔔Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna) — Parana (Breaking the fast): Sunday, 19 August 2074 06:33 AM - 07:39 AM |
| 19AugustSunday | Krishna Dvadashi (till 10:58 AM) |
| 20AugustMonday | Krishna Trayodashi (till 11:36 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Monday, 20 August 2074 06:34 AM - Tuesday, 21 August 2074 06:35 AM — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Tuesday, 21 August 2074 06:35 AM |
| 21AugustTuesday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till 11:36 AM) 🔔Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam 🔔Rudra Savarni Manvadi (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Darbha Sangrahanam (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Darsha Shraddha 🔔Kusha Grahanam (Shravana Maasa) |
| 22AugustWednesday | Amavasya (till 11:00 AM) 🔔Saiva Mouna Vratam 🔔Mahatyama Vratam |
| 23AugustThursday | Shukla Pratipada (till 9:52 AM) 🔔Bhadrapada Masarambh |
| 24AugustFriday | Shukla Dvitiya (till 8:17 AM) 🔔Kalki Jayanti 🔔Tamasa Manvadi 🔔Shodashoma Vratam 🔔Suvarna Gauri Vratam 🔔Siva Chaturthi 🔔Gauri Puja 🔔Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 25AugustSaturday | Shukla Chaturthi (till (26th) 4:14 AM) 🔔Samavedi Upakarma 🔔Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 12:01 PM - 02:40 PM Madhyahna Kala: 12:00 PM - 2:40 PM 🔔Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi |
| 26AugustSunday | Shukla Panchami (till (27th) 1:57 AM) 🔔Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 27AugustMonday | Shukla Shashthi (till 11:38 PM) 🔔Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Surya Shashti 🔔Skanda Darsanam 🔔Boudha Jayanti 🔔Amuktabharana Saptami 🔔Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam |
| 29AugustWednesday | Shukla Ashtami (till 7:06 PM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Nanda Devi Puja 🔔Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation; Durva nakshatra exception applies) |
| 30AugustThursday | Shukla Navami (till 5:00 PM) 🔔Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Kedara Vratam 🔔Jyesthashtami 🔔Putri Jyestha Vratam |
| 31AugustFriday | Shukla Dashami (till 3:04 PM) 🔔Ksheera Vratarambha |
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
Mississauga
2074 · August
America/Toronto
