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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 1988

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2044 · Nairobi
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1Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:51Chaturdashi2Shukla Purnima from 16:29Purnima3Krishna Pratipada from 19:01PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima+14Krishna Dwitiya from 21:20DwitiyaHoli5Krishna Tritiya from 23:21Tritiya6Krishna Chaturthi from 01:00Chaturthi7Krishna Panchami from 02:12PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi8Krishna Shashthi from 02:53Shashthi9Krishna Saptami from 02:58Saptami10Krishna Ashtami from 02:26Ashtami11Krishna Navami from 01:16Navami12Krishna Dashami from 23:30Dashami13Krishna Ekadashi from 21:11Ekadashi14Krishna Dwadashi from 18:23DwadashiPapamochani EkadashiMeena Sankranti15Krishna Trayodashi from 15:15TrayodashiPradosh Vrat16Krishna Chaturdashi from 11:52ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri17Krishna Amavasya from 08:25AmavasyaChaitra Amavasya18Shukla Dwitiya from 01:52DwitiyaTotal solar eclipseChaitra Navratri beginsUgadi · Gudi Padwa+119Shukla Tritiya from 23:05Tritiya20Shukla Chaturthi from 20:50Chaturthi21Shukla Panchami from 19:13Panchami22Shukla Shashthi from 18:22Shashthi23Shukla Saptami from 18:18Saptami24Shukla Ashtami from 19:02Ashtami25Shukla Navami from 20:30Navami26Shukla Dashami from 22:32DashamiRam Navami27Shukla Ekadashi from 00:58Ekadashi28Shukla Dwadashi from 03:35DwadashiKamada Ekadashi29Shukla Trayodashi from 06:11Trayodashi30Shukla Trayodashi (continues)TrayodashiMahavir JayantiPradosh Vrat31Shukla Chaturdashi from 08:36Chaturdashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 1988

  1. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 19:05 to 19:20 (peak 19:12). Sutak from 10:05: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 3 Mar, 19:05 GMT+3 → 3 Mar, 19:20 GMT+3 · sutak from 3 Mar, 10:05 GMT+3
  2. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 2 Mar · Purnima: 2 Mar, 16:29 GMT+3 → 3 Mar, 19:01 GMT+3
  3. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 2 Mar · Purnima: 2 Mar, 16:29 GMT+3 → 3 Mar, 19:01 GMT+3
  4. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 2 Mar, 16:29 GMT+3 → 3 Mar, 19:01 GMT+3
  5. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 6 Mar · Krishna Chaturthi: 7 Mar, 01:00 GMT+3 → 8 Mar, 02:12 GMT+3
  6. Papamochani EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 13 Mar, 21:11 GMT+3 → 14 Mar, 18:23 GMT+3
  7. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 04:35 GMT+3
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 15 Mar, 15:15 GMT+3 → 16 Mar, 11:52 GMT+3
  9. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 16 Mar, 11:52 GMT+3 → 17 Mar, 08:25 GMT+3
  10. Chaitra AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 17 Mar, 08:25 GMT+3 → 18 Mar, 05:02 GMT+3
  11. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  12. Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 17 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 18 Mar, 05:02 GMT+3 → 19 Mar, 01:52 GMT+3
  13. Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegional
    Hindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 17 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 18 Mar, 05:02 GMT+3 → 19 Mar, 01:52 GMT+3
  14. Ram NavamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated at midday.Tithi begins 25 Mar · Shukla Navami: 25 Mar, 20:30 GMT+3 → 26 Mar, 22:32 GMT+3
  15. Kamada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 28 Mar, 00:58 GMT+3 → 29 Mar, 03:35 GMT+3
  16. Mahavir JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Bhagwan Mahavir, the 24th Jain Tirthankara.Tithi begins 29 Mar · Shukla Trayodashi: 30 Mar, 06:11 GMT+3 → 31 Mar, 08:36 GMT+3
  17. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Mar · Shukla Trayodashi: 30 Mar, 06:11 GMT+3 → 31 Mar, 08:36 GMT+3