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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 2016

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2072 · Durban
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1Krishna Ashtami from 12:21Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 13:49Navami3Krishna Dashami from 14:34Dashami4Krishna Ekadashi from 14:32Ekadashi5Krishna Dwadashi from 13:41DwadashiVijaya Ekadashi6Krishna Trayodashi from 12:05TrayodashiPradosh Vrat7Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:50ChaturdashiMaha Shivaratri8Krishna Amavasya from 07:04AmavasyaPhalguna Amavasya9Shukla Dwitiya from 00:31DwitiyaTotal solar eclipse10Shukla Tritiya from 21:04Tritiya11Shukla Chaturthi from 17:41Chaturthi12Shukla Panchami from 14:33Panchami13Shukla Shashthi from 11:46Shashthi14Shukla Saptami from 09:27SaptamiMeena Sankranti15Shukla Ashtami from 07:42Ashtami16Shukla Navami from 06:33Navami17Shukla Dashami from 06:02Dashami18Shukla Ekadashi from 06:08Ekadashi19Shukla Dwadashi from 06:49DwadashiAmalaki Ekadashi20Shukla Trayodashi from 08:02TrayodashiPradosh Vrat21Shukla Chaturdashi from 09:41Chaturdashi22Shukla Purnima from 11:42PurnimaHolika Dahan23Krishna Pratipada from 14:00PratipadaPenumbral lunar eclipseHoliPhalguna Purnima+124Krishna Dwitiya from 16:30Dwitiya25Krishna Tritiya from 19:05TritiyaGood Friday26Krishna Chaturthi from 21:39Chaturthi27Krishna Panchami from 00:04PanchamiEasterSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Shashthi from 02:11Shashthi29Krishna Saptami from 03:52Saptami30Krishna Ashtami from 04:58Ashtami31Krishna Navami from 05:24Navami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 2016

  1. Vijaya EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 4 Mar, 14:32 GMT+2 → 5 Mar, 13:41 GMT+2
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Mar, 12:05 GMT+2 → 7 Mar, 09:50 GMT+2
  3. Maha ShivaratriHindu festivals
    The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Mar, 09:50 GMT+2 → 8 Mar, 07:04 GMT+2
  4. Phalguna AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 8 Mar, 07:04 GMT+2 → 9 Mar, 03:55 GMT+2
  5. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  6. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 07:47 GMT+2
  7. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Mar, 06:08 GMT+2 → 19 Mar, 06:49 GMT+2
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 20 Mar, 08:02 GMT+2 → 21 Mar, 09:41 GMT+2
  9. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Purnima: 22 Mar, 11:42 GMT+2 → 23 Mar, 14:00 GMT+2
  10. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  11. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 22 Mar, 11:42 GMT+2 → 23 Mar, 14:00 GMT+2
  12. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 22 Mar · Purnima: 22 Mar, 11:42 GMT+2 → 23 Mar, 14:00 GMT+2
  13. Good FridayOther faiths
    The crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
  14. EasterOther faiths
    The resurrection of Jesus Christ.
  15. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 26 Mar · Krishna Chaturthi: 26 Mar, 21:39 GMT+2 → 28 Mar, 00:04 GMT+2