Use this calendar to check Hindu festivals and Vratas for Sydney. 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 1971
Festival and vrata dates for Sydney in August 1971:
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 1 August 1971.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 2 August 1971.
- Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 2 August 1971.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 3 August 1971.
- Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Tuesday, 3 August 1971.
- Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 4 August 1971.
- Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 4 August 1971.
- Soumya Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 4 August 1971.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Wednesday, 4 August 1971.
- Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 5 August 1971.
- Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ — Friday, 6 August 1971.
- Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ — Friday, 6 August 1971.
- Purnima Vrat✓ — Friday, 6 August 1971.
- Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 6 August 1971.
- Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ — Friday, 6 August 1971.
- Lunar Eclipse — Rahu-grastha Total • Visible locally — Saturday, 7 August 1971.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 8 August 1971.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 9 August 1971.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 10 August 1971.
- Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi — Tuesday, 10 August 1971.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 12 August 1971.
- Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 13 August 1971.
- Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 13 August 1971. — Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting.
- Kalashtami✓ — Friday, 13 August 1971.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 14 August 1971.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Saturday, 14 August 1971.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Sunday, 15 August 1971.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 16 August 1971.
- Smarta Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Monday, 16 August 1971.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 17 August 1971.
- Simha Sankramana (10:21 AM) — Tuesday, 17 August 1971.
- Vaishnava Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Tuesday, 17 August 1971.
- Soumya Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 18 August 1971.
- Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 19 August 1971.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Thursday, 19 August 1971.
- Guru Pushya Yoga✓ — Thursday, 19 August 1971.
- Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 20 August 1971.
- Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 20 August 1971.
- Rudra Savarni Manvadi (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 20 August 1971.
- Darbha Sangrahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 20 August 1971.
- Darsha Shraddha✓ — Friday, 20 August 1971.
- Kusha Grahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 20 August 1971.
- Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ — Saturday, 21 August 1971.
- Mahatyama Vratam✓ — Saturday, 21 August 1971.
- Solar Eclipse — Partial • Visible locally — Saturday, 21 August 1971.
- Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ — Sunday, 22 August 1971.
- Kalki Jayanti✓ — Monday, 23 August 1971.
- Tamasa Manvadi✓ — Tuesday, 24 August 1971.
- Shodashoma Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 24 August 1971.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 24 August 1971.
- Siva Chaturthi✓ — Tuesday, 24 August 1971.
- Gauri Puja✓ — Tuesday, 24 August 1971.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 24 August 1971.
- Samavedi Upakarma✓ — Wednesday, 25 August 1971.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 10:52 AM — Wednesday, 25 August 1971. — A ten-day festival honoring the birth of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, beginning with the installation of Ganesha idols.
- Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ — Wednesday, 25 August 1971.
- Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 26 August 1971.
- Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 27 August 1971.
- Surya Shashti✓ — Friday, 27 August 1971.
- Skanda Darsanam✓ — Friday, 27 August 1971.
- Boudha Jayanti✓ — Friday, 27 August 1971.
- Amuktabharana Saptami✓ — Friday, 27 August 1971.
- Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 27 August 1971.
- Masik Shashti Vratam✓ — Friday, 27 August 1971.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 29 August 1971.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 29 August 1971.
- Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 29 August 1971.
- Nanda Devi Puja✓ — Sunday, 29 August 1971.
- Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation)✓ — Sunday, 29 August 1971.
- Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 30 August 1971.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 30 August 1971.
- Kedara Vratam✓ — Monday, 30 August 1971.
- Jyesthashtami✓ — Monday, 30 August 1971.
- Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ — Monday, 30 August 1971.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 31 August 1971.
- Ksheera Vratarambha✓ — Tuesday, 31 August 1971.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
August 1971
| 01AugustSunday | Shukla Navami (till 11:27 AM) 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 02AugustMonday | Shukla Dashami (till 12:13 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 03AugustTuesday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 12:14 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Wednesday, 04 August 1971 06:50 AM - 08:00 AM✓ Completed |
| 04AugustWednesday | Shukla Dvadashi (till 11:32 AM) 🔔Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Soumya Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Wednesday, 04 August 1971 06:50 AM - Thursday, 05 August 1971 10:09 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Thursday, 05 August 1971 10:09 AM |
| 05AugustThursday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 10:09 AM) 🔔Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 06AugustFriday | Shukla Chaturdashi (till 8:10 AM) 🔔Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ Completed 🔔Purnima Vrat✓ Completed 🔔Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ Completed |
| 07AugustSaturday | Krishna Pratipada (till (8th) 2:53 AM) 🔔Lunar Eclipse — Rahu-grastha Total • Visible locally — Start: 03:55 • End: 06:47 (07 Aug 1971)✓ Completed (Shravana Maasa) |
| 08AugustSunday | Krishna Dvitiya (till 11:51 PM) 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 09AugustMonday | Krishna Tritiya (till 8:44 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 10AugustTuesday | Krishna Chaturthi (till 5:40 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 09:16 PM✓ Completed |
| 12AugustThursday | Krishna Shashthi (till 12:09 PM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 13AugustFriday | Krishna Saptami (till 9:53 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. 🔔Kalashtami✓ Completed |
| 14AugustSaturday | Krishna Ashtami (till 8:03 AM) 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 15AugustSunday | Krishna Navami (till 6:42 AM) 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 16AugustMonday | Krishna Ekadashi (till (17th) 5:30 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Smarta Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Tuesday, 17 August 1971 11:33 AM - 04:04 PM✓ Completed |
| 17AugustTuesday | Krishna Dvadashi (till (18th) 5:40 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Simha Sankramana (10:21 AM) — Punyakala: 06:37 AM - 10:21 AM✓ Completed 🔔Vaishnava Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Wednesday, 18 August 1971 06:36 AM - 06:51 AM✓ Completed |
| 18AugustWednesday | Krishna Trayodashi (till (19th) 6:18 AM) 🔔Soumya Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 19AugustThursday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till (20th) 7:23 AM) 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Thursday, 19 August 1971 06:34 AM - Friday, 20 August 1971 06:33 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Friday, 20 August 1971 06:33 AM 🔔Guru Pushya Yoga✓ Completed |
| 20AugustFriday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till 7:23 AM) 🔔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 |
| 21AugustSaturday | Amavasya (till 8:53 AM) 🔔Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Mahatyama Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Solar Eclipse — Partial • Visible locally — Start: 06:56 • End: 08:54 (21 Aug 1971)✓ Completed (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 22AugustSunday | Shukla Pratipada (till 10:45 AM) 🔔Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ Completed |
| 23AugustMonday | Shukla Dvitiya (till 12:56 PM) 🔔Kalki Jayanti✓ Completed |
| 24AugustTuesday | Shukla Tritiya (till 3:20 PM) 🔔Tamasa Manvadi✓ Completed 🔔Shodashoma Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Siva Chaturthi✓ Completed 🔔Gauri Puja✓ Completed 🔔Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 25AugustWednesday | Shukla Chaturthi (till 5:49 PM) 🔔Samavedi Upakarma✓ Completed 🔔Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 10:52 AM - 11:35 AM✓ Completed; 12:20 PM - 01:03 PM✓ Completed Madhyahna Kala: 10:51 AM - 1:03 PM Durmuhurtam: 11:35 AM - 12:19 PM 🔔Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ Completed |
| 26AugustThursday | Shukla Panchami (till 8:15 PM) 🔔Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 27AugustFriday | Shukla Shashthi (till 10:27 PM) 🔔Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Surya Shashti✓ Completed 🔔Skanda Darsanam✓ Completed 🔔Boudha Jayanti✓ Completed 🔔Amuktabharana Saptami✓ Completed 🔔Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam✓ Completed |
| 29AugustSunday | Shukla Ashtami (till (30th) 1:27 AM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Nanda Devi Puja✓ Completed 🔔Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation)✓ Completed |
| 30AugustMonday | Shukla Navami (till (31st) 1:58 AM) 🔔Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Kedara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Jyesthashtami✓ Completed 🔔Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ Completed |
| 31AugustTuesday | Shukla Dashami (till (1st) 1:42 AM) 🔔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
Sydney
1971 · August
Australia/Sydney
