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 1961 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2018 (Aananda) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1961
Vikram Samvat 2018 (Aananda)
Shaka Samvat 1883 (Plava) · Gujarati Samvat 2017 (Paridhavi)
Bhadrapada – Shravana – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in August 1961
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:40 AM, Aug 3 – 4:43 AM, Aug 4
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:40 AM, Aug 6 – 7:11 AM, Aug 7
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:52 AM, Aug 8 – 11:06 AM, Aug 9
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:03 AM, Aug 9 – 1:31 PM, Aug 10
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:30 PM, Aug 10 – 4:05 PM, Aug 11
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 1:30 PM, Aug 10 – 4:05 PM, Aug 11
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 1:30 PM, Aug 10 – 4:05 PM, Aug 11
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:30 PM, Aug 10 – 4:05 PM, Aug 11
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 9:15 PM, Aug 13 – 11:39 PM, Aug 14
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 11:36 PM, Aug 14 – 1:43 AM, Aug 16
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 1:37 AM, Aug 16 – 3:20 AM, Aug 17
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:27 AM, Aug 19 – 4:22 AM, Aug 20
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:04 AM, Aug 22 – 10:44 PM, Aug 22
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:36 PM, Aug 23 – 4:11 PM, Aug 24
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
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 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
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 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
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 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
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 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
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 1:32 AM, Aug 28 – 10:19 PM, Aug 28
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 10:25 PM, Aug 28 – 7:46 PM, Aug 29
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.