The Hindi Panchang of the North Indian tradition (Vikram Samvat, Purnimanta month reckoning). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and lunar month.
Hindi Panchang 1950 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2007 (Shobhakrit) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1950
Vikram Samvat 2007 (Shobhakrit)
Shaka Samvat 1872 (Vikriti) · Gujarati Samvat 2006 (Plava)
Bhadrapada – Shravana – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in August 1950
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:28 AM, Aug 1 – 7:11 AM, Aug 2
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:12 PM, Aug 5 – 2:38 PM, Aug 6
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:14 PM, Aug 8 – 9:01 PM, Aug 9
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:09 PM, Aug 10 – 10:53 PM, Aug 11
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:46 PM, Aug 11 – 10:55 PM, Aug 12
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:48 PM, Aug 12 – 10:25 PM, Aug 13
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:48 PM, Aug 12 – 10:25 PM, Aug 13
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 10:48 PM, Aug 12 – 10:25 PM, Aug 13
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 10:19 PM, Aug 13 – 9:27 PM, Aug 14
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Hariyali Teej (Chhoti Teej)
Tithi 8:04 PM, Aug 15 – 6:28 PM, Aug 16
On Shravana Shukla Tritiya women celebrate the union of Shiva and Parvati with swings, songs and green attire; in Rajasthan it is Chhoti Teej, marked by the royal Teej Mata procession through Jaipur.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:27 PM, Aug 16 – 4:36 PM, Aug 17
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 4:36 PM, Aug 17 – 2:34 PM, Aug 18
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:12 AM, Aug 20 – 7:57 AM, Aug 21
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:33 AM, Aug 23 – 1:27 AM, Aug 24
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:41 PM, Aug 24 – 10:05 PM, Aug 25
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 8:59 PM, Aug 26 – 8:15 PM, Aug 27
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 8:59 PM, Aug 26 – 8:15 PM, Aug 27
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 8:59 PM, Aug 26 – 8:15 PM, Aug 27
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 8:59 PM, Aug 26 – 8:15 PM, Aug 27
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 8:18 PM, Aug 27 – 8:06 PM, Aug 28
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 8:37 PM, Aug 29 – 9:36 PM, Aug 30
On Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya, fifteen days after Hariyali Teej, married women fast for their husbands' long life; in Rajasthan this is Badi Teej (Satudi Teej), and Sindhis keep the same day as Teejri, applying mehndi and breaking the fast after sighting the moon.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 9:42 PM, Aug 30 – 11:13 PM, Aug 31
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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 Hindi Panchang (Vikram Samvat)
The Hindi Panchang of the North Indian tradition (Vikram Samvat, Purnimanta month reckoning). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and lunar month.
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.