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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 2025

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2081 · Chicago
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1Shukla Tritiya from 12:39Tritiya2Shukla Chaturthi from 09:32Chaturthi3Shukla Panchami from 06:32Panchami4Shukla Saptami from 01:21Saptami5Shukla Ashtami from 23:21Ashtami6Shukla Navami from 21:49Navami7Shukla Dashami from 20:46Dashami8Shukla Ekadashi from 20:15Ekadashi9Shukla Dwadashi from 21:15DwadashiAmalaki Ekadashi10Shukla Trayodashi from 21:44Trayodashi11Shukla Chaturdashi from 22:42ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat12Shukla Purnima from 00:06Purnima13Krishna Pratipada from 01:54PratipadaHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima14Krishna Dwitiya from 04:03DwitiyaTotal lunar eclipseHoliMeena Sankranti+115Krishna Tritiya from 06:28Tritiya16Krishna Tritiya (continues)Tritiya17Krishna Chaturthi from 09:03ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi18Krishna Panchami from 11:39Panchami19Krishna Shashthi from 14:07Shashthi20Krishna Saptami from 16:15Saptami21Krishna Ashtami from 17:54Ashtami22Krishna Navami from 18:53Navami23Krishna Dashami from 19:08Dashami24Krishna Ekadashi from 18:35Ekadashi25Krishna Dwadashi from 17:15DwadashiPapamochani Ekadashi26Krishna Trayodashi from 15:13TrayodashiPradosh Vrat27Krishna Chaturdashi from 12:33ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri28Krishna Amavasya from 09:25AmavasyaChaitra Amavasya29Shukla Dwitiya from 02:19DwitiyaPartial solar eclipseChaitra Navratri beginsUgadi · Gudi Padwa+130Shukla Tritiya from 22:41TritiyaEid al-Fitr31Shukla Chaturthi from 19:12Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 2025

  1. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 8 Mar, 20:15 GMT-6 → 9 Mar, 21:15 GMT-5
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Mar · Shukla Trayodashi: 10 Mar, 21:44 GMT-5 → 11 Mar, 22:42 GMT-5
  3. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 12 Mar · Purnima: 13 Mar, 00:06 GMT-5 → 14 Mar, 01:54 GMT-5
  4. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 12 Mar · Purnima: 13 Mar, 00:06 GMT-5 → 14 Mar, 01:54 GMT-5
  5. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 00:09 to 03:48 (peak 01:58). Sutak from 15:09: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 14 Mar, 00:09 GMT-5 → 14 Mar, 03:48 GMT-5 · sutak from 13 Mar, 15:09 GMT-5
  6. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 13 Mar, 00:06 GMT-5 → 14 Mar, 01:54 GMT-5
  7. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 08:20 GMT-5
  8. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Mar, 09:03 GMT-5 → 18 Mar, 11:39 GMT-5
  9. Papamochani EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 24 Mar, 18:35 GMT-5 → 25 Mar, 17:15 GMT-5
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Mar, 15:13 GMT-5 → 27 Mar, 12:33 GMT-5
  11. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Mar, 12:33 GMT-5 → 28 Mar, 09:25 GMT-5
  12. Chaitra AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 28 Mar, 09:25 GMT-5 → 29 Mar, 05:58 GMT-5
  13. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  14. Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 28 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Mar, 05:58 GMT-5 → 30 Mar, 02:19 GMT-5
  15. Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegional
    Hindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 28 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Mar, 05:58 GMT-5 → 30 Mar, 02:19 GMT-5
  16. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.