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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 1979

Chaitra · Vikram Samvat 2035 · Nairobi
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1Shukla Chaturthi from 10:31Chaturthi2Shukla Panchami from 08:29Panchami3Shukla Shashthi from 07:10Shashthi4Shukla Saptami (continues)Saptami5Shukla Ashtami from 06:56Ashtami6Shukla Navami from 07:59Navami7Shukla Dashami from 09:40Dashami8Shukla Ekadashi from 11:52Ekadashi9Shukla Dwadashi from 14:23DwadashiAmalaki Ekadashi10Shukla Trayodashi from 17:02TrayodashiPradosh Vrat11Shukla Chaturdashi from 19:38Chaturdashi12Shukla Purnima from 22:04Purnima13Krishna Pratipada from 00:14PratipadaHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima14Krishna Dwitiya from 02:01DwitiyaPartial lunar eclipseHoliMeena Sankranti+115Krishna Tritiya from 03:24Tritiya16Krishna Chaturthi from 04:20Chaturthi17Krishna Panchami from 04:47PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi18Krishna Shashthi from 04:44Shashthi19Krishna Saptami from 04:10Saptami20Krishna Ashtami from 03:05Ashtami21Krishna Navami from 01:31Navami22Krishna Dashami from 23:28Dashami23Krishna Ekadashi from 21:01Ekadashi24Krishna Dwadashi from 18:15DwadashiPapamochani Ekadashi25Krishna Trayodashi from 15:14TrayodashiPradosh Vrat26Krishna Chaturdashi from 12:06ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri27Krishna Amavasya from 08:58AmavasyaChaitra Amavasya28Shukla Dwitiya from 03:18DwitiyaChaitra Navratri beginsUgadi · Gudi Padwa29Shukla Tritiya from 01:03Tritiya30Shukla Chaturthi from 23:22Chaturthi31Shukla Panchami from 22:23Panchami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 1979

  1. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 8 Mar, 11:52 GMT+3 → 9 Mar, 14:23 GMT+3
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 10 Mar, 17:02 GMT+3 → 11 Mar, 19:38 GMT+3
  3. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 12 Mar · Purnima: 12 Mar, 22:04 GMT+3 → 14 Mar, 00:14 GMT+3
  4. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 12 Mar · Purnima: 12 Mar, 22:04 GMT+3 → 14 Mar, 00:14 GMT+3
  5. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 22:28 to 01:47 (peak 00:08). Sutak from 13:28: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 13 Mar, 22:28 GMT+3 → 14 Mar, 01:47 GMT+3 · sutak from 13 Mar, 13:28 GMT+3
  6. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 12 Mar, 22:04 GMT+3 → 14 Mar, 00:14 GMT+3
  7. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 21:08 GMT+3
  8. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 16 Mar · Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Mar, 04:20 GMT+3 → 18 Mar, 04:47 GMT+3
  9. Papamochani EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 23 Mar, 21:01 GMT+3 → 24 Mar, 18:15 GMT+3
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 25 Mar, 15:14 GMT+3 → 26 Mar, 12:06 GMT+3
  11. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 26 Mar, 12:06 GMT+3 → 27 Mar, 08:58 GMT+3
  12. Chaitra AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 27 Mar, 08:58 GMT+3 → 28 Mar, 06:00 GMT+3
  13. Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 27 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 28 Mar, 06:00 GMT+3 → 29 Mar, 03:18 GMT+3
  14. Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegional
    Hindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 27 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 28 Mar, 06:00 GMT+3 → 29 Mar, 03:18 GMT+3