August 2026 · festivals and fasts

Times for Chennai, Tamil Nadu · Change town

2 Sun
Chaturthi
4 Tue
Sashti
6 Thu
Kiruthigai
9 Sun
Ekadasi
Break the fast next day: 5:55 to 8:01 in the morning
10 Mon
Pradosham
11 Tue
Masa Sivarathri
12 Wed
Aadi Amavasai · Festival
Tharpanam: 1:29 in the afternoon to 4:00 in the evening
Why this day
The new Moon of Aadi, kept in the afternoon.
16 Sun
Chaturthi
18 Tue
Sashti
21 Fri
Varalakshmi Vratham · Festival
Why this day
The Friday before the full Moon that follows the Aadi new Moon.
Kept on 21 Aug / 28 Aug: follow your family's almanac.
23 Sun
Ekadasi
Break the fast next day: 10:49 to 6:21 in the morning
25 Tue
Pradosham
26 Wed
Thiruvonam
27 Thu
Pournami

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