Use this calendar to check Hindu festivals and Vratas for San Jose. 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 1997
Festival and vrata dates for San Jose in August 1997:
- Darsha Shraddha✓ — Saturday, 2 August 1997.
- Shravana Masarambh✓ — Sunday, 3 August 1997.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 4 August 1997.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 5 August 1997.
- Madhusrava Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 5 August 1997.
- Hariyali Teej (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 6 August 1997.
- Durva Ganapati Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 6 August 1997.
- Naga Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 6 August 1997.
- Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ — Wednesday, 6 August 1997.
- Naga Panchami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 8 August 1997.
- Masik Shashti Vratam✓ — Friday, 8 August 1997.
- Surya Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 9 August 1997.
- Bhanu Saptami✓ — Sunday, 10 August 1997.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 11 August 1997.
- Masik Durgashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 11 August 1997.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 12 August 1997.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 12 August 1997.
- Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 13 August 1997.
- Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Thursday, 14 August 1997.
- Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 15 August 1997.
- Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 15 August 1997.
- Bhrigu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 15 August 1997.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Friday, 15 August 1997.
- Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 15 August 1997.
- Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 16 August 1997.
- Simha Sankramana (09:16 AM) — Saturday, 16 August 1997.
- Rigvedi Upakarma✓ — Sunday, 17 August 1997.
- Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ — Sunday, 17 August 1997.
- Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ — Sunday, 17 August 1997.
- Purnima Vrat✓ — Sunday, 17 August 1997.
- Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ — Sunday, 17 August 1997.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 18 August 1997.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 19 August 1997.
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Wednesday, 20 August 1997.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 23 August 1997.
- Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 24 August 1997.
- Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 24 August 1997. — Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting.
- Sri Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 24 August 1997.
- Kalashtami✓ — Sunday, 24 August 1997.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Sunday, 24 August 1997.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 25 August 1997.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 25 August 1997.
- Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 25 August 1997.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Monday, 25 August 1997.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 26 August 1997.
- Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Thursday, 28 August 1997.
- Bhrigu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 29 August 1997.
- Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 30 August 1997.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Saturday, 30 August 1997.
- Shani Trayodashi✓ — Saturday, 30 August 1997.
- Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 31 August 1997.
- Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 31 August 1997.
- Rudra Savarni Manvadi (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 31 August 1997.
- Darbha Sangrahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 31 August 1997.
- Darsha Shraddha✓ — Sunday, 31 August 1997.
- Kusha Grahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 31 August 1997.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
August 1997
| 02AugustSaturday | Amavasya (till (3rd) 1:13 AM) 🔔Darsha Shraddha✓ Completed |
| 03AugustSunday | Shukla Pratipada (till (4th) 3:18 AM) 🔔Shravana Masarambh✓ Completed |
| 04AugustMonday | Shukla Dvitiya (till (5th) 5:41 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 05AugustTuesday | Shukla Tritiya (till (6th) 8:16 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Madhusrava Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 06AugustWednesday | Shukla Tritiya (till 8:16 AM) 🔔Hariyali Teej (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Durva Ganapati Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Naga Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ Completed |
| 08AugustFriday | Shukla Panchami (till 1:24 PM) 🔔Naga Panchami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam✓ Completed |
| 09AugustSaturday | Shukla Shashthi (till 3:33 PM) 🔔Surya Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 10AugustSunday | Shukla Saptami (till 5:09 PM) 🔔Bhanu Saptami✓ Completed |
| 11AugustMonday | Shukla Ashtami (till 6:03 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Masik Durgashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 12AugustTuesday | Shukla Navami (till 6:09 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 13AugustWednesday | Shukla Dashami (till 5:25 PM) 🔔Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 14AugustThursday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 3:52 PM) 🔔Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Friday, 15 August 1997 06:28 AM - 08:15 AM✓ Completed |
| 15AugustFriday | Shukla Dvadashi (till 1:37 PM) 🔔Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Bhrigu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Friday, 15 August 1997 06:28 AM - Saturday, 16 August 1997 10:46 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Saturday, 16 August 1997 10:46 AM 🔔Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 16AugustSaturday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 10:46 AM) 🔔Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Simha Sankramana (09:16 AM) — Punyakala: 06:29 AM - 09:16 AM✓ Completed |
| 17AugustSunday | Shukla Chaturdashi (till 7:29 AM) 🔔Rigvedi Upakarma✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ Completed 🔔Purnima Vrat✓ Completed 🔔Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ Completed |
| 18AugustMonday | Krishna Pratipada (till (19th) 12:14 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 19AugustTuesday | Krishna Dvitiya (till 8:36 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed |
| 20AugustWednesday | Krishna Tritiya (till 5:09 PM) 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 09:25 PM✓ Completed |
| 23AugustSaturday | Krishna Shashthi (till 9:20 AM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 24AugustSunday | Krishna Saptami (till 7:52 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 🔔Kalashtami✓ Completed 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 25AugustMonday | Krishna Ashtami (till 7:04 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 26AugustTuesday | Krishna Navami (till 6:56 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed |
| 28AugustThursday | Krishna Ekadashi (till 8:30 AM) 🔔Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Friday, 29 August 1997 06:39 AM - 07:31 AM✓ Completed |
| 29AugustFriday | Krishna Dvadashi (till 10:04 AM) 🔔Bhrigu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 30AugustSaturday | Krishna Trayodashi (till 12:02 PM) 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Saturday, 30 August 1997 06:40 AM - Sunday, 31 August 1997 06:41 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Sunday, 31 August 1997 06:41 AM 🔔Shani Trayodashi✓ Completed |
| 31AugustSunday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till 2:20 PM) 🔔Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Rudra Savarni Manvadi (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Darbha Sangrahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Darsha Shraddha✓ Completed 🔔Kusha Grahanam (Shravana 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
San Jose
1997 · August
America/Los_Angeles
