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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 2025

Chaitra · Vikram Samvat 2081 · Melbourne
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1Shukla Dwitiya from 08:46Dwitiya2Shukla Chaturthi from 02:32Chaturthi3Shukla Panchami from 23:32Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 20:47Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 18:21Saptami6Shukla Ashtami from 16:21Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 14:49Navami8Shukla Dashami from 13:46Dashami9Shukla Ekadashi from 13:15Ekadashi10Shukla Dwadashi from 13:15DwadashiAmalaki Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 13:44TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Shukla Chaturdashi from 14:42Chaturdashi13Shukla Purnima from 16:06Purnima14Krishna Pratipada from 17:54PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima+115Krishna Dwitiya from 20:03DwitiyaHoliMeena Sankranti16Krishna Tritiya from 22:28Tritiya17Krishna Chaturthi from 01:03Chaturthi18Krishna Panchami from 03:39PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi19Krishna Shashthi from 06:07Shashthi20Krishna Shashthi (continues)Shashthi21Krishna Saptami from 08:15Saptami22Krishna Ashtami from 09:54Ashtami23Krishna Navami from 10:53Navami24Krishna Dashami from 11:08Dashami25Krishna Ekadashi from 10:35Ekadashi26Krishna Dwadashi from 09:15DwadashiPapamochani Ekadashi27Krishna Chaturdashi from 04:33ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat28Krishna Amavasya from 01:25AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri29Shukla Pratipada from 21:57PratipadaPartial solar eclipseChaitra Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 18:19DwitiyaChaitra Navratri beginsUgadi · Gudi PadwaEid al-Fitr+131Shukla Tritiya from 14:41Tritiya
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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 9 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 9 Mar, 13:15 GMT+11 → 10 Mar, 13:15 GMT+11
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Mar, 13:44 GMT+11 → 12 Mar, 14:42 GMT+11
  3. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 16:09 to 19:48 (peak 17:58). Sutak from 07:09: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 14 Mar, 16:09 GMT+11 → 14 Mar, 19:48 GMT+11 · sutak from 14 Mar, 07:09 GMT+11
  4. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 13 Mar · Purnima: 13 Mar, 16:06 GMT+11 → 14 Mar, 17:54 GMT+11
  5. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Mar · Purnima: 13 Mar, 16:06 GMT+11 → 14 Mar, 17:54 GMT+11
  6. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 13 Mar, 16:06 GMT+11 → 14 Mar, 17:54 GMT+11
  7. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 15 Mar, 00:20 GMT+11
  8. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 17 Mar · Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Mar, 01:03 GMT+11 → 19 Mar, 03:39 GMT+11
  9. Papamochani EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Mar, 10:35 GMT+11 → 26 Mar, 09:15 GMT+11
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Mar · Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Mar, 07:13 GMT+11 → 28 Mar, 04:33 GMT+11
  11. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 27 Mar · Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 Mar, 04:33 GMT+11 → 29 Mar, 01:25 GMT+11
  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: 29 Mar, 01:25 GMT+11 → 29 Mar, 21:58 GMT+11
  14. Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 29 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Mar, 21:58 GMT+11 → 30 Mar, 18:19 GMT+11
  15. Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegional
    Hindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 29 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Mar, 21:58 GMT+11 → 30 Mar, 18:19 GMT+11
  16. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.