Use this calendar to check Hindu festivals and Vratas for New York. 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 1903
Festival and vrata dates for New York in August 1903:
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 3 August 1903.
- Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Monday, 3 August 1903.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 4 August 1903.
- Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 4 August 1903.
- Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 4 August 1903.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Tuesday, 4 August 1903.
- Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 5 August 1903.
- Soumya Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 5 August 1903.
- Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ — Friday, 7 August 1903.
- Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ — Friday, 7 August 1903.
- Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 7 August 1903.
- Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 7 August 1903.
- Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa) — Friday, 7 August 1903. — A beautiful festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, where a sister ties a sacred thread (rakhi) on her brother's wrist.
- Rigvedi Upakarma✓ — Saturday, 8 August 1903.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 9 August 1903.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 10 August 1903.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 11 August 1903.
- Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi — Tuesday, 11 August 1903.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 14 August 1903.
- Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 15 August 1903.
- Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 15 August 1903. — Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting.
- Simha Sankramana (09:06 AM) — Sunday, 16 August 1903.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Sunday, 16 August 1903.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 17 August 1903.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Monday, 17 August 1903.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 18 August 1903.
- Smarta Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Tuesday, 18 August 1903.
- Vaishnava Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Wednesday, 19 August 1903.
- Guru Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 20 August 1903.
- Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 20 August 1903.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Thursday, 20 August 1903.
- Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 21 August 1903.
- Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 21 August 1903.
- Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ — Saturday, 22 August 1903.
- Mahatyama Vratam✓ — Saturday, 22 August 1903.
- Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ — Sunday, 23 August 1903.
- Kalki Jayanti✓ — Monday, 24 August 1903.
- Tamasa Manvadi✓ — Monday, 24 August 1903.
- Samavedi Upakarma✓ — Tuesday, 25 August 1903.
- Shodashoma Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 25 August 1903.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 25 August 1903.
- Siva Chaturthi✓ — Tuesday, 25 August 1903.
- Gauri Puja✓ — Tuesday, 25 August 1903.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 25 August 1903.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: Puja time unavailable✓ — Tuesday, 25 August 1903. — A ten-day festival honoring the birth of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, beginning with the installation of Ganesha idols.
- Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 26 August 1903.
- Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 27 August 1903.
- Surya Shashti✓ — Thursday, 27 August 1903.
- Skanda Darsanam✓ — Thursday, 27 August 1903.
- Boudha Jayanti✓ — Thursday, 27 August 1903.
- Amuktabharana Saptami✓ — Thursday, 27 August 1903.
- Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 27 August 1903.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 29 August 1903.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 29 August 1903.
- Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation)✓ — Saturday, 29 August 1903.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 30 August 1903.
- Nanda Devi Puja✓ — Sunday, 30 August 1903.
- Kedara Vratam✓ — Sunday, 30 August 1903.
- Jyesthashtami✓ — Sunday, 30 August 1903.
- Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ — Sunday, 30 August 1903.
- Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 31 August 1903.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 31 August 1903.
- Ksheera Vratarambha✓ — Monday, 31 August 1903.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
August 1903
| 03AugustMonday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 6:38 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Tuesday, 04 August 1903 04:54 AM - 08:52 AM✓ Completed |
| 04AugustTuesday | Shukla Dvadashi (till 8:48 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Tuesday, 04 August 1903 04:54 AM - Wednesday, 05 August 1903 11:08 PM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Wednesday, 05 August 1903 11:08 PM |
| 05AugustWednesday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 11:08 PM) 🔔Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Soumya Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 07AugustFriday | Shukla Purnima (till (8th) 3:54 AM) 🔔Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ Completed 🔔Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa) — Bhadra ends: 14:43✓ CompletedA beautiful festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, where a sister ties a sacred thread (rakhi) on her brother's wrist. |
| 08AugustSaturday | Krishna Pratipada (till (9th) 6:10 AM) 🔔Rigvedi Upakarma✓ Completed |
| 09AugustSunday | Krishna Pratipada (till 6:10 AM) 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 10AugustMonday | Krishna Dvitiya (till 8:16 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 11AugustTuesday | Krishna Tritiya (till 10:06 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 08:36 PM✓ Completed |
| 14AugustFriday | Krishna Shashthi (till 12:59 PM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 15AugustSaturday | Krishna Saptami (till 12:45 PM) 🔔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. |
| 16AugustSunday | Krishna Ashtami (till 11:49 AM) 🔔Simha Sankramana (09:06 AM) — Punyakala: 05:06 AM - 09:06 AM✓ Completed 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 17AugustMonday | Krishna Navami (till 10:11 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 18AugustTuesday | Krishna Dashami (till 7:54 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Smarta Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Wednesday, 19 August 1903 10:14 AM - 02:07 PM✓ Completed |
| 19AugustWednesday | Krishna Dvadashi (till (20th) 1:46 AM) 🔔Vaishnava Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Thursday, 20 August 1903 05:10 AM - 05:25 AM✓ Completed |
| 20AugustThursday | Krishna Trayodashi (till 10:12 PM) 🔔Guru Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Thursday, 20 August 1903 05:10 AM - Friday, 21 August 1903 05:11 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Friday, 21 August 1903 05:11 AM |
| 21AugustFriday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till 6:30 PM) 🔔Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 22AugustSaturday | Amavasya (till 2:50 PM) 🔔Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Mahatyama Vratam✓ Completed |
| 23AugustSunday | Shukla Pratipada (till 11:24 AM) 🔔Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ Completed |
| 24AugustMonday | Shukla Dvitiya (till 8:22 AM) 🔔Kalki Jayanti✓ Completed 🔔Tamasa Manvadi✓ Completed |
| 25AugustTuesday | Shukla Tritiya (till 5:51 AM) 🔔Samavedi Upakarma✓ 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 |
| 26AugustWednesday | Shukla Panchami (till (27th) 2:54 AM) 🔔Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 27AugustThursday | Shukla Shashthi (till (28th) 2:36 AM) 🔔Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Surya Shashti✓ Completed 🔔Skanda Darsanam✓ Completed 🔔Boudha Jayanti✓ Completed 🔔Amuktabharana Saptami✓ Completed 🔔Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 29AugustSaturday | Shukla Ashtami (till (30th) 4:13 AM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation)✓ Completed |
| 30AugustSunday | Shukla Navami (till (31st) 5:57 AM) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Nanda Devi Puja✓ Completed 🔔Kedara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Jyesthashtami✓ Completed 🔔Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ Completed |
| 31AugustMonday | Shukla Navami (till 5:57 AM) 🔔Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Ksheera Vratarambha✓ 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
New York
1903 · August
America/New_York
