The Assamese Panjika (Bhaskarabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Assamese solar month and the Bhaskarabda year.
Assamese Panjika 2048 opens in August during Bhaskarabda 1455 of the Hindu calendar.
August 2048
Bhaskarabda 1455
Magh
Festivals & Vrats in August 2048
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:58 AM, Aug 1 – 8:57 AM, Aug 2
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:47 PM, Aug 4 – 4:21 PM, Aug 5
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:47 PM, Aug 6 – 8:52 PM, Aug 7
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:49 PM, Aug 7 – 10:30 PM, Aug 8
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:25 PM, Aug 8 – 11:36 PM, Aug 9
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:25 PM, Aug 8 – 11:36 PM, Aug 9
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 10:25 PM, Aug 8 – 11:36 PM, Aug 9
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:29 PM, Aug 9 – 12:12 AM, Aug 11
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 11:50 PM, Aug 12 – 11:12 PM, Aug 13
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 11:07 PM, Aug 13 – 10:07 PM, Aug 14
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:00 PM, Aug 16 – 5:03 PM, Aug 17
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:26 PM, Aug 19 – 9:48 AM, Aug 20
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:08 AM, Aug 21 – 4:27 AM, Aug 22
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 1:54 AM, Aug 23 – 11:30 PM, Aug 23
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 1:54 AM, Aug 23 – 11:30 PM, Aug 23
The appearance day of Goddess Gayatri, the personification of the Gayatri Mantra and mother of the Vedas, on Shravana Purnima.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:54 AM, Aug 23 – 11:30 PM, Aug 23
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 1:54 AM, Aug 23 – 11:30 PM, Aug 23
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:36 PM, Aug 23 – 9:35 PM, Aug 24
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 7:32 PM, Aug 26 – 7:30 PM, Aug 27
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 11:59 PM, Aug 30 – 2:23 AM, Sep 1
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.