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March 1978

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2034 · Nairobi

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1Krishna Ashtami from 00:31Ashtami 2Krishna Navami from 22:31Navami 3Krishna Dashami from 20:15Dashami 4Krishna Ekadashi from 17:46Ekadashi 5Krishna Dwadashi from 15:09DwadashiVijaya Ekadashi 6Krishna Trayodashi from 12:30TrayodashiPradosh Vrat 7Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:56ChaturdashiMaha Shivaratri 8Krishna Amavasya from 07:36AmavasyaPhalguna Amavasya 9Shukla Dwitiya from 04:04Dwitiya 10Shukla Tritiya from 03:07Tritiya 11Shukla Chaturthi from 02:49Chaturthi 12Shukla Panchami from 03:13Panchami 13Shukla Shashthi from 04:18Shashthi 14Shukla Saptami from 06:00SaptamiMeena Sankranti 15Shukla Saptami (continues)Saptami 16Shukla Ashtami from 08:09Ashtami 17Shukla Navami from 10:34Navami 18Shukla Dashami from 13:01Dashami 19Shukla Ekadashi from 15:17Ekadashi 20Shukla Dwadashi from 17:11DwadashiAmalaki Ekadashi 21Shukla Trayodashi from 18:35TrayodashiPradosh Vrat 22Shukla Chaturdashi from 19:24Chaturdashi 23Shukla Purnima from 19:39Purnima 24Krishna Pratipada from 19:20PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseHolika DahanGood Friday+2 25Krishna Dwitiya from 18:30DwitiyaHoli 26Krishna Tritiya from 17:15TritiyaEaster 27Krishna Chaturthi from 15:39ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi 28Krishna Panchami from 13:46Panchami 29Krishna Shashthi from 11:43Shashthi 30Krishna Saptami from 09:32Saptami 31Krishna Ashtami from 07:18Ashtami

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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 1978

Sun, 5 Mar
Vijaya EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 4 Mar, 17:46 GMT+3 → 5 Mar, 15:09 GMT+3
Mon, 6 Mar
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Mar, 12:30 GMT+3 → 7 Mar, 09:56 GMT+3
Tue, 7 Mar
Maha ShivaratriHindu festivals
The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Mar, 09:56 GMT+3 → 8 Mar, 07:36 GMT+3
Wed, 8 Mar
Phalguna AmavasyaVrats
The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 8 Mar, 07:36 GMT+3 → 9 Mar, 05:36 GMT+3
Tue, 14 Mar
Meena SankrantiVrats
The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 15:02 GMT+3
Mon, 20 Mar
Amalaki EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 19 Mar, 15:17 GMT+3 → 20 Mar, 17:11 GMT+3
Tue, 21 Mar
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Mar, 18:35 GMT+3 → 22 Mar, 19:24 GMT+3
Fri, 24 Mar
Total lunar eclipseEclipses
Visible here, 17:32 to 21:11 (peak 19:22). Sutak from 08:32: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 24 Mar, 17:32 GMT+3 → 24 Mar, 21:11 GMT+3 · sutak from 24 Mar, 08:32 GMT+3
Fri, 24 Mar
Holika DahanHindu festivals
The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 23 Mar · Purnima: 23 Mar, 19:39 GMT+3 → 24 Mar, 19:20 GMT+3
Fri, 24 Mar
Good FridayOther faiths
The crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Fri, 24 Mar
Phalguna PurnimaVrats
The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Mar · Purnima: 23 Mar, 19:39 GMT+3 → 24 Mar, 19:20 GMT+3
Sat, 25 Mar
HoliHindu festivals
The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 23 Mar, 19:39 GMT+3 → 24 Mar, 19:20 GMT+3
Sun, 26 Mar
EasterOther faiths
The resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Mon, 27 Mar
Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Mar, 15:39 GMT+3 → 28 Mar, 13:46 GMT+3