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 1994 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2051 (Sarvajit) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1994
Vikram Samvat 2051 (Sarvajit)
Shaka Samvat 1916 (Bhava) · Gujarati Samvat 2050 (Parthiva)
Bhadrapada – Shravana – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in August 1994
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:16 PM, Aug 2 – 1:53 PM, Aug 3
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:04 PM, Aug 4 – 3:24 PM, Aug 5
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:28 PM, Aug 5 – 3:09 PM, Aug 6
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:12 PM, Aug 6 – 2:17 PM, Aug 7
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 3:12 PM, Aug 6 – 2:17 PM, Aug 7
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 3:12 PM, Aug 6 – 2:17 PM, Aug 7
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:12 PM, Aug 6 – 2:17 PM, Aug 7
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 1:00 PM, Aug 8 – 11:12 AM, Aug 9
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 9:15 AM, Aug 10 – 7:05 AM, Aug 11
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 9:15 AM, Aug 10 – 7:05 AM, Aug 11
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:30 AM, Aug 14 – 10:23 PM, Aug 14
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:28 PM, Aug 16 – 4:42 PM, Aug 17
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:05 PM, Aug 18 – 1:48 PM, Aug 19
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:42 PM, Aug 20 – 12:15 PM, Aug 21
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 12:42 PM, Aug 20 – 12:15 PM, Aug 21
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 12:42 PM, Aug 20 – 12:15 PM, Aug 21
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 12:42 PM, Aug 20 – 12:15 PM, Aug 21
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 12:42 PM, Aug 20 – 12:15 PM, Aug 21
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 12:37 PM, Aug 23 – 1:53 PM, Aug 24
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 1:48 PM, Aug 24 – 3:36 PM, Aug 25
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 10:57 PM, Aug 28 – 1:25 AM, Aug 30
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Goga Navami (Gogaji)
Tithi 1:20 AM, Aug 30 – 3:26 AM, Aug 31
On Bhadrapada Krishna Navami the folk snake-deity Gogaji (Goga Maharaj) is worshipped for protection from snakes; the great Gogamedi fair is held at his shrine in Rajasthan.
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.
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