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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 2016

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2072 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Ashtami from 16:06Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 17:34Navami3Krishna Dashami from 18:19Dashami4Krishna Ekadashi from 18:17Ekadashi5Krishna Dwadashi from 17:26DwadashiVijaya Ekadashi6Krishna Trayodashi from 15:50TrayodashiPradosh Vrat7Krishna Chaturdashi from 13:35ChaturdashiMaha Shivaratri8Krishna Amavasya from 10:49Amavasya9Shukla Pratipada from 07:39PratipadaPartial solar eclipsePhalguna Amavasya10Shukla Tritiya from 00:49Tritiya11Shukla Chaturthi from 21:26Chaturthi12Shukla Panchami from 18:18Panchami13Shukla Shashthi from 15:31Shashthi14Shukla Saptami from 13:12SaptamiMeena Sankranti15Shukla Ashtami from 11:27Ashtami16Shukla Navami from 10:18Navami17Shukla Dashami from 09:47Dashami18Shukla Ekadashi from 09:53Ekadashi19Shukla Dwadashi from 10:34DwadashiAmalaki Ekadashi20Shukla Trayodashi from 11:47TrayodashiPradosh Vrat21Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:26Chaturdashi22Shukla Purnima from 15:27Purnima23Krishna Pratipada from 17:45PratipadaPenumbral lunar eclipseHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima+124Krishna Dwitiya from 20:15DwitiyaHoli25Krishna Tritiya from 22:50TritiyaGood Friday26Krishna Chaturthi from 01:24Chaturthi27Krishna Panchami from 03:49PanchamiEasterSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Shashthi from 05:56Shashthi29Krishna Shashthi (continues)Shashthi30Krishna Saptami from 07:37Saptami31Krishna Ashtami from 08:43Ashtami
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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, 18:17 GMT+5:45 → 5 Mar, 17:26 GMT+5:45
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Mar, 15:50 GMT+5:45 → 7 Mar, 13:35 GMT+5:45
  3. Maha ShivaratriHindu festivals
    The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Mar, 13:35 GMT+5:45 → 8 Mar, 10:49 GMT+5:45
  4. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 05:55 to 07:01 (peak 06:27). Sutak from 17:55: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 9 Mar, 05:55 GMT+5:45 → 9 Mar, 07:01 GMT+5:45 · sutak from 8 Mar, 17:55 GMT+5:45
  5. Phalguna AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 8 Mar · Amavasya: 8 Mar, 10:49 GMT+5:45 → 9 Mar, 07:40 GMT+5:45
  6. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 11:32 GMT+5:45
  7. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Mar, 09:53 GMT+5:45 → 19 Mar, 10:34 GMT+5:45
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 20 Mar, 11:47 GMT+5:45 → 21 Mar, 13:26 GMT+5:45
  9. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  10. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 22 Mar · Purnima: 22 Mar, 15:27 GMT+5:45 → 23 Mar, 17:45 GMT+5:45
  11. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 22 Mar · Purnima: 22 Mar, 15:27 GMT+5:45 → 23 Mar, 17:45 GMT+5:45
  12. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 22 Mar, 15:27 GMT+5:45 → 23 Mar, 17:45 GMT+5:45
  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: 27 Mar, 01:24 GMT+5:45 → 28 Mar, 03:49 GMT+5:45