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March 2006

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2062 · Leicester
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 2006

  1. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 9 Mar, 11:15 GMT → 10 Mar, 13:22 GMT
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Mar, 15:48 GMT → 12 Mar, 18:24 GMT
  3. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  4. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 13 Mar · Purnima: 13 Mar, 21:02 GMT → 14 Mar, 23:35 GMT
  5. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Mar · Purnima: 13 Mar, 21:02 GMT → 14 Mar, 23:35 GMT
  6. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 16:18 GMT
  7. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 13 Mar, 21:02 GMT → 14 Mar, 23:35 GMT
  8. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 17 Mar · Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Mar, 05:49 GMT → 19 Mar, 07:07 GMT
  9. Papamochani EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Mar, 02:32 GMT → 25 Mar, 23:45 GMT
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Mar, 21:36 GMT+1 → 27 Mar, 18:12 GMT+1
  11. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Mar, 18:12 GMT+1 → 28 Mar, 14:42 GMT+1
  12. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 10:47 to 12:20 (peak 11:33). Sutak from 22:47: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 29 Mar, 10:47 GMT+1 → 29 Mar, 12:20 GMT+1 · sutak from 28 Mar, 22:47 GMT+1
  13. Chaitra AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Mar · Amavasya: 28 Mar, 14:42 GMT+1 → 29 Mar, 11:15 GMT+1
  14. Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 29 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Mar, 11:15 GMT+1 → 30 Mar, 08:00 GMT+1
  15. Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegional
    Hindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 29 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Mar, 11:15 GMT+1 → 30 Mar, 08:00 GMT+1