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March 1997

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Toronto
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1Krishna Ashtami from 16:51Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 16:12Navami3Krishna Dashami from 14:50Dashami4Krishna Ekadashi from 12:47Ekadashi5Krishna Dwadashi from 10:08DwadashiVijaya Ekadashi6Krishna Trayodashi from 07:01TrayodashiPradosh Vrat7Krishna Amavasya from 23:54AmavasyaMaha Shivaratri8Shukla Pratipada from 20:14PratipadaTotal solar eclipsePhalguna Amavasya9Shukla Dwitiya from 16:43Dwitiya10Shukla Tritiya from 13:31Tritiya11Shukla Chaturthi from 10:47Chaturthi12Shukla Panchami from 08:39Panchami13Shukla Shashthi from 07:13Shashthi14Shukla Saptami from 06:34SaptamiMeena Sankranti15Shukla Ashtami from 06:44Ashtami16Shukla Navami from 07:39Navami17Shukla Dashami from 09:14Dashami18Shukla Ekadashi from 11:20Ekadashi19Shukla Dwadashi from 13:47DwadashiAmalaki Ekadashi20Shukla Trayodashi from 16:25TrayodashiPradosh Vrat21Shukla Chaturdashi from 19:02Chaturdashi22Shukla Purnima from 21:31Purnima23Krishna Pratipada from 23:45PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima+124Krishna Dwitiya from 01:38DwitiyaHoli25Krishna Tritiya from 03:08Tritiya26Krishna Chaturthi from 04:10Chaturthi27Krishna Panchami from 04:44PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Shashthi from 04:48ShashthiGood Friday29Krishna Saptami from 04:20Saptami30Krishna Ashtami from 03:20AshtamiEaster31Krishna Navami from 01:48Navami
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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: 4 Mar, 12:47 GMT-5 → 5 Mar, 10:08 GMT-5
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Mar, 07:01 GMT-5 → 7 Mar, 03:33 GMT-5
  3. Maha ShivaratriHindu festivals
    The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil.Tithi begins 6 Mar · Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Mar, 03:33 GMT-5 → 7 Mar, 23:54 GMT-5
  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 7 Mar · Amavasya: 7 Mar, 23:54 GMT-5 → 8 Mar, 20:15 GMT-5
  6. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 03:48 GMT-5
  7. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Mar, 11:20 GMT-5 → 19 Mar, 13:47 GMT-5
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 20 Mar, 16:25 GMT-5 → 21 Mar, 19:02 GMT-5
  9. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 21:57 to 01:21 (peak 23:39). Sutak from 12:57: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 23 Mar, 21:57 GMT-5 → 24 Mar, 01:21 GMT-5 · sutak from 23 Mar, 12:57 GMT-5
  10. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 22 Mar · Purnima: 22 Mar, 21:31 GMT-5 → 23 Mar, 23:45 GMT-5
  11. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 22 Mar · Purnima: 22 Mar, 21:31 GMT-5 → 23 Mar, 23:45 GMT-5
  12. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 22 Mar, 21:31 GMT-5 → 23 Mar, 23:45 GMT-5
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 26 Mar · Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Mar, 04:10 GMT-5 → 28 Mar, 04:44 GMT-5
  14. Good FridayOther faiths
    The crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
  15. EasterOther faiths
    The resurrection of Jesus Christ.