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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 2026

Chaitra · Vikram Samvat 2082 · Durban
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1Shukla Chaturdashi from 15:39Chaturdashi2Shukla Purnima from 14:26PurnimaHolika Dahan3Krishna Pratipada from 13:37PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseHoliPhalguna Purnima+14Krishna Dwitiya from 13:19Dwitiya5Krishna Tritiya from 13:34Tritiya6Krishna Chaturthi from 14:23ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi7Krishna Panchami from 15:47Panchami8Krishna Shashthi from 17:41Shashthi9Krishna Saptami from 19:57Saptami10Krishna Ashtami from 22:24Ashtami11Krishna Navami from 00:49Navami12Krishna Dashami from 02:59Dashami13Krishna Ekadashi from 04:41Ekadashi14Krishna Dwadashi from 05:46DwadashiPapamochani EkadashiMeena Sankranti15Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi16Krishna Trayodashi from 06:11TrayodashiPradosh Vrat17Krishna Amavasya from 04:55AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri18Shukla Pratipada from 03:23PratipadaChaitra Amavasya19Shukla Dwitiya from 01:22DwitiyaChaitra Navratri beginsUgadi · Gudi Padwa20Shukla Tritiya from 23:01TritiyaEid al-Fitr21Shukla Chaturthi from 20:26Chaturthi22Shukla Panchami from 17:47Panchami23Shukla Shashthi from 15:08Shashthi24Shukla Saptami from 12:38Saptami25Shukla Ashtami from 10:20Ashtami26Shukla Navami from 08:19NavamiRam Navami27Shukla Dashami from 06:37Dashami28Shukla Dwadashi from 04:16DwadashiKamada Ekadashi29Shukla Trayodashi from 03:40Trayodashi30Shukla Chaturdashi from 03:26ChaturdashiMahavir JayantiPradosh Vrat31Shukla Purnima from 03:36Purnima
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 2026

  1. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Purnima: 2 Mar, 14:26 GMT+2 → 3 Mar, 13:37 GMT+2
  2. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  3. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 2 Mar, 14:26 GMT+2 → 3 Mar, 13:37 GMT+2
  4. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 2 Mar · Purnima: 2 Mar, 14:26 GMT+2 → 3 Mar, 13:37 GMT+2
  5. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 6 Mar, 14:23 GMT+2 → 7 Mar, 15:47 GMT+2
  6. Papamochani EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 14 Mar, 04:41 GMT+2 → 15 Mar, 05:46 GMT+2
  7. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 21:32 GMT+2
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 16 Mar, 06:11 GMT+2 → 17 Mar, 05:53 GMT+2
  9. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 16 Mar · Krishna Chaturdashi: 17 Mar, 05:53 GMT+2 → 18 Mar, 04:55 GMT+2
  10. Chaitra AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 17 Mar · Amavasya: 18 Mar, 04:55 GMT+2 → 19 Mar, 03:24 GMT+2
  11. Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 18 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 19 Mar, 03:24 GMT+2 → 20 Mar, 01:22 GMT+2
  12. Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegional
    Hindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 18 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 19 Mar, 03:24 GMT+2 → 20 Mar, 01:22 GMT+2
  13. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  14. Ram NavamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated at midday.Shukla Navami: 26 Mar, 08:19 GMT+2 → 27 Mar, 06:37 GMT+2
  15. Kamada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 28 Mar, 05:16 GMT+2 → 29 Mar, 04:16 GMT+2
  16. Mahavir JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Bhagwan Mahavir, the 24th Jain Tirthankara.Tithi begins 29 Mar · Shukla Trayodashi: 30 Mar, 03:40 GMT+2 → 31 Mar, 03:26 GMT+2
  17. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Mar · Shukla Trayodashi: 30 Mar, 03:40 GMT+2 → 31 Mar, 03:26 GMT+2