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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 2025

Chaitra · Vikram Samvat 2081 · Johannesburg
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1Shukla Tritiya from 20:39Tritiya2Shukla Chaturthi from 17:32Chaturthi3Shukla Panchami from 14:32Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 11:47Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 09:21Saptami6Shukla Ashtami from 07:21Ashtami7Shukla Dashami from 04:46Dashami8Shukla Ekadashi from 04:15Ekadashi9Shukla Dwadashi from 04:15DwadashiAmalaki Ekadashi10Shukla Trayodashi from 04:44Trayodashi11Shukla Chaturdashi from 05:42ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat12Shukla Chaturdashi (continues)Chaturdashi13Shukla Purnima from 07:06PurnimaHolika Dahan14Krishna Pratipada from 08:54PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseHoliPhalguna Purnima+215Krishna Dwitiya from 11:03Dwitiya16Krishna Tritiya from 13:28Tritiya17Krishna Chaturthi from 16:03ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi18Krishna Panchami from 18:39Panchami19Krishna Shashthi from 21:07Shashthi20Krishna Saptami from 23:15Saptami21Krishna Ashtami from 00:54Ashtami22Krishna Navami from 01:53Navami23Krishna Dashami from 02:08Dashami24Krishna Ekadashi from 01:35Ekadashi25Krishna Dwadashi from 00:15DwadashiPapamochani Ekadashi26Krishna Trayodashi from 22:13Trayodashi27Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:33ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri28Krishna Amavasya from 16:25Amavasya29Shukla Pratipada from 12:57PratipadaPartial solar eclipseChaitra Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 09:19DwitiyaChaitra Navratri beginsUgadi · Gudi PadwaEid al-Fitr+131Shukla Chaturthi from 02:12Chaturthi
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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: 9 Mar, 04:15 GMT+2 → 10 Mar, 04:15 GMT+2
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Mar · Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Mar, 04:44 GMT+2 → 12 Mar, 05:42 GMT+2
  3. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Purnima: 13 Mar, 07:06 GMT+2 → 14 Mar, 08:54 GMT+2
  4. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 13 Mar, 07:06 GMT+2 → 14 Mar, 08:54 GMT+2
  6. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Mar · Purnima: 13 Mar, 07:06 GMT+2 → 14 Mar, 08:54 GMT+2
  7. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 15:20 GMT+2
  8. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Mar, 16:03 GMT+2 → 18 Mar, 18:39 GMT+2
  9. Papamochani EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Mar, 01:35 GMT+2 → 26 Mar, 00:15 GMT+2
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Mar · Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Mar, 22:13 GMT+2 → 27 Mar, 19:33 GMT+2
  11. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Mar, 19:33 GMT+2 → 28 Mar, 16:25 GMT+2
  12. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  13. Chaitra AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Mar · Amavasya: 28 Mar, 16:25 GMT+2 → 29 Mar, 12:58 GMT+2
  14. Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 29 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Mar, 12:58 GMT+2 → 30 Mar, 09:19 GMT+2
  15. Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegional
    Hindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 29 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Mar, 12:58 GMT+2 → 30 Mar, 09:19 GMT+2
  16. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.