Tithi at sunrise in New Delhi

August 1940 Hindu Calendar

Shravana - Bhadrapada 1997 (Purnimanta) Ashadha - Shravana 1997 (Amanta)

Vikram Samvat 1997 · Shaka 1862 · New Delhi

SunरविMonसोमTueमंगलWedबुधThuगुरुFriशुक्रSatशनि
1K Dwad2K 13,143Amav
4S Prat5S Dwit6S Trit7S Chat8S Panc9S Shas10S 7,8
11S Nava12S Dash13S Ekad14S Dwad15S TrayIndependence Day16S Chtr17Purn
18K Prat19K Prat20K Dwit21K Trit22K Chat23K Panc24K Shas
25K Sapt26K Asht27K Nava28K Dash29K Ekad30K Dwad31K Tray

S Shukla, K Krishna paksha Purnima Amavasya waxing, waning: the white part is the lit moon at sunrise8 gazetted holiday"7,8": one tithi skipped (kshaya)

Take a printout: A4 sheet of August 1940

August has 31 days. Independence Day on 15 August is a national holiday, with Central Government offices and banks closed. Raksha Bandhan, on Shravana Purnima, usually falls in August. Janmashtami and Onam fall in August or September, and Onam is a holiday in Kerala. Milad-un-Nabi, on 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal of the Hijri calendar, changes date every year and depends on moon sighting.

August 1940 day by day · दैनिक पंचांग

Thu 1 Krishna Dwadashi upto 07:48 AM
Ardra nakshatra
Guru Pradosh Vrat
Fri 2 Krishna Trayodashi upto 06:20 AM
Punarvasu nakshatra
Sat 3 Amavasya upto 01:40 AM, Aug 4
Pushya nakshatra
Shravana Amavasya
Sun 4 Shukla Pratipada upto 10:47 PM
Ashlesha nakshatra
Mon 5 Shukla Dwitiya upto 07:44 PM
Magha nakshatra
Tue 6 Shukla Tritiya upto 04:40 PM
Purva Phalguni nakshatra
Wed 7 Shukla Chaturthi upto 01:42 PM
Uttara Phalguni nakshatra
Thu 8 Shukla Panchami upto 10:58 AM
Hasta nakshatra
Fri 9 Shukla Shashthi upto 08:31 AM
Chitra nakshatra
Sat 10 Shukla Saptami upto 06:26 AM
Swati nakshatra
Sun 11 Shukla Navami upto 03:26 AM, Aug 12
Vishakha nakshatra
Mon 12 Shukla Dashami upto 02:33 AM, Aug 13
Anuradha nakshatra
Tue 13 Shukla Ekadashi upto 02:05 AM, Aug 14
Jyeshtha nakshatra
Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
Wed 14 Shukla Dwadashi upto 02:03 AM, Aug 15
Mula nakshatra
Thu 15 Shukla Trayodashi upto 02:27 AM, Aug 16
Purva Ashadha nakshatra
Independence Day
Guru Pradosh Vrat
Fri 16 Shukla Chaturdashi upto 03:17 AM, Aug 17
Uttara Ashadha nakshatra
Simha Sankranti
Sat 17 Purnima upto 04:34 AM, Aug 18
Shravana nakshatra
Shravana Purnima
Sun 18 Krishna Pratipada upto 06:18 AM, Aug 19
Dhanishta nakshatra
Mon 19 Krishna Pratipada upto 06:18 AM
Shatabhisha nakshatra
Tue 20 Krishna Dwitiya upto 08:25 AM
Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra
Wed 21 Krishna Tritiya upto 10:51 AM
Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra
Thu 22 Krishna Chaturthi upto 01:28 PM
Revati nakshatra
Fri 23 Krishna Panchami upto 04:04 PM
Ashwini nakshatra
Sat 24 Krishna Shashthi upto 06:26 PM
Bharani nakshatra
Sun 25 Krishna Saptami upto 08:21 PM
Bharani nakshatra
Mon 26 Krishna Ashtami upto 09:37 PM
Krittika nakshatra
Tue 27 Krishna Navami upto 10:07 PM
Rohini nakshatra
Wed 28 Krishna Dashami upto 09:47 PM
Mrigashira nakshatra
Thu 29 Krishna Ekadashi upto 08:38 PM
Ardra nakshatra
Aja Ekadashi
Fri 30 Krishna Dwadashi upto 06:43 PM
Punarvasu nakshatra
Shukra Pradosh Vrat
Sat 31 Krishna Trayodashi upto 04:10 PM
Pushya nakshatra

Holidays in August 1940

The DoPT holiday list for 1940 is being updated.

Amanta or Purnimanta?

North India (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Punjab) counts a lunar month from full moon to full moon (Purnimanta). Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana count it from new moon to new moon (Amanta). The tithis and festival days are the same; only the month name of the Krishna paksha differs, which is why Diwali is in Kartika in one system and in Ashwin in the other.