Thursday, August 31, 2000
Vikrama Samvat	2057	Bhadrapada	16
Shaka Samvat	1922	Bhadrapada	9
Hijri	1421	Jamadi-ussani	1
Bhadrapada Shukla paksha Dviteeya upto 10.40 a.m. The second lunar day of the bright half of Bhadrapada. Uttarphalguni Nakshatra upto 1.38 p.m. Varah Jayanti Samvedi upakarma day (A ceremony held to initiate the reading of Vedas). To be observed in the afternoon.