The Assamese Panjika (Bhaskarabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Assamese solar month and the Bhaskarabda year.
Assamese Panjika 1958 opens in August during Bhaskarabda 1365 of the Hindu calendar.
August 1958
Bhaskarabda 1365
Xaon – Bhado
Festivals & Vrats in August 1958
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:48 AM, Aug 3 – 2:35 AM, Aug 4
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:16 AM, Aug 7 – 12:24 PM, Aug 8
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Parama Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:14 PM, Aug 10 – 3:23 PM, Aug 11
The dark (Krishna) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas) — held to be exceptionally meritorious.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:53 PM, Aug 12 – 1:27 PM, Aug 13
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:34 PM, Aug 13 – 11:30 AM, Aug 14
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:37 AM, Aug 14 – 9:03 AM, Aug 15
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 11:37 AM, Aug 14 – 9:03 AM, Aug 15
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:37 AM, Aug 14 – 9:03 AM, Aug 15
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:37 AM, Aug 14 – 9:03 AM, Aug 15
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:20 AM, Aug 18 – 9:24 PM, Aug 18
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 9:25 PM, Aug 18 – 6:41 PM, Aug 19
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:04 PM, Aug 21 – 12:23 PM, Aug 22
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:54 AM, Aug 24 – 9:28 AM, Aug 25
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:08 AM, Aug 26 – 9:32 AM, Aug 27
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:05 AM, Aug 28 – 11:22 AM, Aug 29
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 10:05 AM, Aug 28 – 11:22 AM, Aug 29
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 10:05 AM, Aug 28 – 11:22 AM, Aug 29
Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, who pledge lifelong protection; Sindhis and Punjabis call it Rakhri.
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Gayatri Jayanti
Tithi 10:05 AM, Aug 28 – 11:22 AM, Aug 29
The appearance day of Goddess Gayatri, the personification of the Gayatri Mantra and mother of the Vedas, on Shravana Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:05 AM, Aug 28 – 11:22 AM, Aug 29
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Assamese Panjika
The Assamese Panjika (Bhaskarabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Assamese solar month and the Bhaskarabda year.
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