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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 1997

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Suva
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1Krishna Saptami from 09:45Saptami2Krishna Ashtami from 09:51Ashtami3Krishna Navami from 09:12Navami4Krishna Dashami from 07:50Dashami5Krishna Dwadashi from 03:08DwadashiVijaya Ekadashi6Krishna Trayodashi from 00:01Trayodashi7Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:33ChaturdashiMaha ShivaratriPradosh Vrat8Krishna Amavasya from 16:54Amavasya9Shukla Pratipada from 13:14PratipadaTotal solar eclipsePhalguna Amavasya10Shukla Dwitiya from 09:43Dwitiya11Shukla Tritiya from 06:31Tritiya12Shukla Panchami from 01:39Panchami13Shukla Shashthi from 00:13Shashthi14Shukla Saptami from 23:34SaptamiMeena Sankranti15Shukla Ashtami from 23:44Ashtami16Shukla Navami from 00:39Navami17Shukla Dashami from 02:14Dashami18Shukla Ekadashi from 04:20Ekadashi19Shukla Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiAmalaki Ekadashi20Shukla Dwadashi from 06:47Dwadashi21Shukla Trayodashi from 09:25TrayodashiPradosh Vrat22Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:02Chaturdashi23Shukla Purnima from 14:31Purnima24Krishna Pratipada from 16:45PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima+125Krishna Dwitiya from 18:38DwitiyaHoli26Krishna Tritiya from 20:08Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 21:10Chaturthi28Krishna Panchami from 21:44PanchamiGood FridaySankashti Chaturthi29Krishna Shashthi from 21:48Shashthi30Krishna Saptami from 21:20SaptamiEaster31Krishna Ashtami from 20:20Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 1997

  1. Vijaya EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 5 Mar, 05:47 GMT+12 → 6 Mar, 03:08 GMT+12
  2. Maha ShivaratriHindu festivals
    The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Mar, 20:33 GMT+12 → 8 Mar, 16:54 GMT+12
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Mar · Krishna Trayodashi: 7 Mar, 00:01 GMT+12 → 7 Mar, 20:33 GMT+12
  4. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Phalguna AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 8 Mar · Amavasya: 8 Mar, 16:54 GMT+12 → 9 Mar, 13:15 GMT+12
  6. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 20:48 GMT+12
  7. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 19 Mar, 04:20 GMT+12 → 20 Mar, 06:47 GMT+12
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Mar, 09:25 GMT+12 → 22 Mar, 12:02 GMT+12
  9. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 14:57 to 18:21 (peak 16:39). Sutak from 05:57: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 24 Mar, 14:57 GMT+12 → 24 Mar, 18:21 GMT+12 · sutak from 24 Mar, 05:57 GMT+12
  10. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 23 Mar · Purnima: 23 Mar, 14:31 GMT+12 → 24 Mar, 16:45 GMT+12
  11. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Mar · Purnima: 23 Mar, 14:31 GMT+12 → 24 Mar, 16:45 GMT+12
  12. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 23 Mar, 14:31 GMT+12 → 24 Mar, 16:45 GMT+12
  13. Good FridayOther faiths
    The crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
  14. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 27 Mar · Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Mar, 21:10 GMT+12 → 28 Mar, 21:44 GMT+12
  15. EasterOther faiths
    The resurrection of Jesus Christ.