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March 2016

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2072 · Port Louis

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1Krishna Ashtami from 14:21Ashtami 2Krishna Navami from 15:49Navami 3Krishna Dashami from 16:34Dashami 4Krishna Ekadashi from 16:32Ekadashi 5Krishna Dwadashi from 15:41DwadashiVijaya Ekadashi 6Krishna Trayodashi from 14:05TrayodashiPradosh Vrat 7Krishna Chaturdashi from 11:50ChaturdashiMaha Shivaratri 8Krishna Amavasya from 09:04AmavasyaPhalguna Amavasya 9Shukla Dwitiya from 02:31DwitiyaTotal solar eclipse 10Shukla Tritiya from 23:04Tritiya 11Shukla Chaturthi from 19:41Chaturthi 12Shukla Panchami from 16:33Panchami 13Shukla Shashthi from 13:46Shashthi 14Shukla Saptami from 11:27SaptamiMeena Sankranti 15Shukla Ashtami from 09:42Ashtami 16Shukla Navami from 08:33Navami 17Shukla Dashami from 08:02Dashami 18Shukla Ekadashi from 08:08Ekadashi 19Shukla Dwadashi from 08:49DwadashiAmalaki Ekadashi 20Shukla Trayodashi from 10:02TrayodashiPradosh Vrat 21Shukla Chaturdashi from 11:41Chaturdashi 22Shukla Purnima from 13:42Purnima 23Krishna Pratipada from 16:00PratipadaPenumbral lunar eclipseHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima+1 24Krishna Dwitiya from 18:30DwitiyaHoli 25Krishna Tritiya from 21:05TritiyaGood Friday 26Krishna Chaturthi from 23:39Chaturthi 27Krishna Panchami from 02:04PanchamiEasterSankashti Chaturthi 28Krishna Shashthi from 04:11Shashthi 29Krishna Saptami from 05:52Saptami 30Krishna Saptami (continues)Saptami 31Krishna Ashtami from 06:58Ashtami

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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 2016

Sat, 5 Mar
Vijaya EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 4 Mar, 16:32 GMT+4 → 5 Mar, 15:41 GMT+4
Sun, 6 Mar
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Mar, 14:05 GMT+4 → 7 Mar, 11:50 GMT+4
Mon, 7 Mar
Maha ShivaratriHindu festivals
The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Mar, 11:50 GMT+4 → 8 Mar, 09:04 GMT+4
Tue, 8 Mar
Phalguna AmavasyaVrats
The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 8 Mar, 09:04 GMT+4 → 9 Mar, 05:55 GMT+4
Wed, 9 Mar
Total solar eclipseEclipses
Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
Mon, 14 Mar
Meena SankrantiVrats
The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 09:47 GMT+4
Sat, 19 Mar
Amalaki EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Mar, 08:08 GMT+4 → 19 Mar, 08:49 GMT+4
Sun, 20 Mar
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 20 Mar, 10:02 GMT+4 → 21 Mar, 11:41 GMT+4
Wed, 23 Mar
Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
Wed, 23 Mar
Holika DahanHindu festivals
The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 22 Mar · Purnima: 22 Mar, 13:42 GMT+4 → 23 Mar, 16:00 GMT+4
Wed, 23 Mar
Phalguna PurnimaVrats
The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 22 Mar · Purnima: 22 Mar, 13:42 GMT+4 → 23 Mar, 16:00 GMT+4
Thu, 24 Mar
HoliHindu festivals
The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 22 Mar, 13:42 GMT+4 → 23 Mar, 16:00 GMT+4
Fri, 25 Mar
Good FridayOther faiths
The crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Sun, 27 Mar
EasterOther faiths
The resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Sun, 27 Mar
Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 26 Mar · Krishna Chaturthi: 26 Mar, 23:39 GMT+4 → 28 Mar, 02:04 GMT+4