The ISKCON / Gaudiya Vaishnava Panchang (Gaurabda era). Each day shows its tithi and nakshatra, with the Ekadashi fasting days and Krishna and Vaishnava festivals highlighted.
ISKCON Panchang 2012 opens in August during Gaurabda 526 of the Hindu calendar.
August 2012
Gaurabda 526
Shridhara Masa (Shravana) – Hrishikesha Masa (Bhadrapada) – Hrishikesha Masa (Bhadrapada) (Purushottama)
Festivals & Vrats in August 2012
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 11:08 AM, Aug 9 – 1:41 PM, Aug 10
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Nandotsav
Tithi 1:42 PM, Aug 10 – 4:14 PM, Aug 11
The day after Janmashtami, celebrating Nanda Maharaj's joy at the birth of baby Krishna with sweets and revelry.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:33 PM, Aug 12 – 8:26 PM, Aug 13
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Padmini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:20 AM, Aug 27 – 12:25 AM, Aug 28
The bright (Shukla) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas), kept only in leap-month years.
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 ISKCON Panchang
The ISKCON / Gaudiya Vaishnava Panchang (Gaurabda era). Each day shows its tithi and nakshatra, with the Ekadashi fasting days and Krishna and Vaishnava festivals highlighted.
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.