Use this calendar to check Hindu festivals and Vratas for Toronto. 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 1941
Festival and vrata dates for Toronto in August 1941:
- Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 1 August 1941.
- Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Sunday, 3 August 1941.
- Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 4 August 1941.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 4 August 1941.
- Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 4 August 1941.
- Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 4 August 1941.
- Soma Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 4 August 1941.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Monday, 4 August 1941.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 5 August 1941.
- Rigvedi Upakarma✓ — Wednesday, 6 August 1941.
- Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ — Wednesday, 6 August 1941.
- Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ — Wednesday, 6 August 1941.
- Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 6 August 1941.
- Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa) — Wednesday, 6 August 1941. — A beautiful festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, where a sister ties a sacred thread (rakhi) on her brother's wrist.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 8 August 1941.
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Sunday, 10 August 1941.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 11 August 1941.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 12 August 1941.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 13 August 1941.
- Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 14 August 1941.
- Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 14 August 1941. — Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Friday, 15 August 1941.
- Simha Sankramana (03:52 AM) — Saturday, 16 August 1941.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Saturday, 16 August 1941.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 18 August 1941.
- Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Monday, 18 August 1941.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 19 August 1941.
- Bhauma Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 19 August 1941.
- Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 20 August 1941.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Wednesday, 20 August 1941.
- Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 21 August 1941.
- Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 21 August 1941.
- Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ — Friday, 22 August 1941.
- Mahatyama Vratam✓ — Friday, 22 August 1941.
- Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ — Saturday, 23 August 1941.
- Kalki Jayanti✓ — Sunday, 24 August 1941.
- Tamasa Manvadi✓ — Sunday, 24 August 1941.
- Samavedi Upakarma✓ — Monday, 25 August 1941.
- Shodashoma Vratam✓ — Monday, 25 August 1941.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ — Monday, 25 August 1941.
- Siva Chaturthi✓ — Monday, 25 August 1941.
- Gauri Puja✓ — Monday, 25 August 1941.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 25 August 1941.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: Puja time unavailable✓ — Monday, 25 August 1941. — 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)✓ — Tuesday, 26 August 1941.
- Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 27 August 1941.
- Surya Shashti✓ — Wednesday, 27 August 1941.
- Skanda Darsanam✓ — Wednesday, 27 August 1941.
- Boudha Jayanti✓ — Wednesday, 27 August 1941.
- Amuktabharana Saptami✓ — Wednesday, 27 August 1941.
- Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 27 August 1941.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 29 August 1941.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 29 August 1941.
- Nanda Devi Puja✓ — Friday, 29 August 1941.
- Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation; Durva nakshatra exception applies)✓ — Friday, 29 August 1941.
- Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 30 August 1941.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 30 August 1941.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 30 August 1941.
- Kedara Vratam✓ — Saturday, 30 August 1941.
- Jyesthashtami✓ — Saturday, 30 August 1941.
- Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ — Saturday, 30 August 1941.
- Ksheera Vratarambha✓ — Sunday, 31 August 1941.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
August 1941
| 01AugustFriday | Shukla Navami (till 1:52 PM) 🔔Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 03AugustSunday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 9:07 AM) 🔔Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Monday, 04 August 1941 06:09 AM - 06:24 AM✓ Completed |
| 04AugustMonday | Shukla Dvadashi (till 6:50 AM) 🔔Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Soma Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Monday, 04 August 1941 06:09 AM - Tuesday, 05 August 1941 06:10 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Tuesday, 05 August 1941 06:10 AM |
| 05AugustTuesday | Shukla Chaturdashi (till (6th) 2:59 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed |
| 06AugustWednesday | Shukla Purnima (till (7th) 1:38 AM) 🔔Rigvedi Upakarma✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ Completed 🔔Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa) — Bhadra ends: 14:15✓ CompletedA beautiful festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, where a sister ties a sacred thread (rakhi) on her brother's wrist. |
| 08AugustFriday | Krishna Dvitiya (till (9th) 12:37 AM) 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 10AugustSunday | Krishna Chaturthi (till (11th) 2:12 AM) 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 10:09 PM✓ Completed |
| 11AugustMonday | Krishna Panchami (till (12th) 3:54 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 12AugustTuesday | Krishna Shashthi (till (13th) 6:03 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed |
| 13AugustWednesday | Krishna Saptami (till (14th) 8:26 AM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 14AugustThursday | Krishna Saptami (till 8:26 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. |
| 15AugustFriday | Krishna Ashtami (till 10:51 AM) 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 16AugustSaturday | Krishna Navami (till 1:01 PM) 🔔Simha Sankramana (03:52 AM) — Punyakala: 06:22 AM - 12:46 PM✓ Completed 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 18AugustMonday | Krishna Ekadashi (till 3:59 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Tuesday, 19 August 1941 06:26 AM - 08:57 AM✓ Completed |
| 19AugustTuesday | Krishna Dvadashi (till 4:32 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Bhauma Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 20AugustWednesday | Krishna Trayodashi (till 4:28 PM) 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Wednesday, 20 August 1941 06:27 AM - Thursday, 21 August 1941 06:28 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Thursday, 21 August 1941 06:28 AM |
| 21AugustThursday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till 3:46 PM) 🔔Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 22AugustFriday | Amavasya (till 2:33 PM) 🔔Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Mahatyama Vratam✓ Completed |
| 23AugustSaturday | Shukla Pratipada (till 12:54 PM) 🔔Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ Completed |
| 24AugustSunday | Shukla Dvitiya (till 10:55 AM) 🔔Kalki Jayanti✓ Completed 🔔Tamasa Manvadi✓ Completed |
| 25AugustMonday | Shukla Tritiya (till 8:42 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 |
| 26AugustTuesday | Shukla Panchami (till (27th) 3:55 AM) 🔔Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 27AugustWednesday | Shukla Shashthi (till (28th) 1:30 AM) 🔔Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Surya Shashti✓ Completed 🔔Skanda Darsanam✓ Completed 🔔Boudha Jayanti✓ Completed 🔔Amuktabharana Saptami✓ Completed 🔔Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 29AugustFriday | Shukla Ashtami (till 8:58 PM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Nanda Devi Puja✓ Completed 🔔Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation; Durva nakshatra exception applies)✓ Completed |
| 30AugustSaturday | Shukla Navami (till 6:57 PM) 🔔Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Kedara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Jyesthashtami✓ Completed 🔔Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ Completed |
| 31AugustSunday | Shukla Dashami (till 5:11 PM) 🔔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
Toronto
1941 · August
America/Toronto
