The Kashmiri Panchang of the Kashmiri Pandit tradition (Saptrishi Samvat). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Saptarshi year and lunar month.
Kashmiri Panchang 1986 opens in August during Saptarshi Samvat 5062 of the Hindu calendar.
August 1986
Saptarshi Samvat 5062
Vikram Samvat 2043 (Pramathi)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 1986
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:49 PM, Jul 31 – 5:18 PM, Aug 1
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:34 PM, Aug 2 – 9:33 PM, Aug 3
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 9:30 PM, Aug 3 – 11:06 PM, Aug 4
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:01 PM, Aug 4 – 12:12 AM, Aug 6
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:01 PM, Aug 4 – 12:12 AM, Aug 6
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 11:01 PM, Aug 4 – 12:12 AM, Aug 6
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 12:06 AM, Aug 6 – 12:52 AM, Aug 7
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 12:54 AM, Aug 9 – 12:31 AM, Aug 10
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 12:25 AM, Aug 10 – 11:40 PM, Aug 10
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:48 PM, Aug 12 – 6:54 PM, Aug 13
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:03 PM, Aug 15 – 11:14 AM, Aug 16
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:21 AM, Aug 17 – 5:30 AM, Aug 18
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 2:47 AM, Aug 19 – 12:16 AM, Aug 20
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 2:47 AM, Aug 19 – 12:16 AM, Aug 20
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 2:47 AM, Aug 19 – 12:16 AM, Aug 20
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 2:47 AM, Aug 19 – 12:16 AM, Aug 20
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 12:23 AM, Aug 20 – 10:18 PM, Aug 20
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 8:23 PM, Aug 22 – 8:24 PM, Aug 23
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 12:58 AM, Aug 27 – 3:17 AM, Aug 28
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:15 AM, Aug 30 – 10:03 AM, Aug 31
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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 Kashmiri Panchang (Saptrishi Samvat)
The Kashmiri Panchang of the Kashmiri Pandit tradition (Saptrishi Samvat). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Saptarshi 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.