Hindu calendar · Auckland
Festivals, vrats and holidays
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March 2026
Chaitra · Vikram Samvat 2082 · AucklandSearch powered by Google Maps — choose from the list.
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1Shukla Chaturdashi from 02:39Chaturdashi2Shukla Purnima from 01:26Purnima3Krishna Pratipada from 00:37Pratipada4Krishna Dwitiya from 00:19Dwitiya5Krishna Tritiya from 00:34Tritiya6Krishna Chaturthi from 01:23Chaturthi7Krishna Panchami from 02:47Panchami8Krishna Shashthi from 04:41Shashthi9Krishna Saptami from 06:57Saptami10Krishna Saptami (continues)Saptami11Krishna Ashtami from 09:24Ashtami12Krishna Navami from 11:49Navami13Krishna Dashami from 13:59Dashami14Krishna Ekadashi from 15:41Ekadashi15Krishna Dwadashi from 16:46Dwadashi16Krishna Trayodashi from 17:11Trayodashi17Krishna Chaturdashi from 16:53Chaturdashi18Krishna Amavasya from 15:55Amavasya19Shukla Pratipada from 14:23Pratipada20Shukla Dwitiya from 12:22Dwitiya+121Shukla Tritiya from 10:01Tritiya22Shukla Chaturthi from 07:26Chaturthi23Shukla Shashthi from 02:08Shashthi24Shukla Saptami from 23:38Saptami25Shukla Ashtami from 21:20Ashtami26Shukla Navami from 19:19Navami27Shukla Dashami from 17:37Dashami28Shukla Ekadashi from 16:16Ekadashi29Shukla Dwadashi from 15:16Dwadashi30Shukla Trayodashi from 14:40Trayodashi31Shukla Chaturdashi from 14:26Chaturdashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 2026
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Feb · Shukla Trayodashi: 1 Mar, 04:13 GMT+13 → 2 Mar, 02:39 GMT+13
- Holika DahanHindu festivalsThe bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 2 Mar · Purnima: 3 Mar, 01:26 GMT+13 → 4 Mar, 00:37 GMT+13
- Phalguna PurnimaVratsThe full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 2 Mar · Purnima: 3 Mar, 01:26 GMT+13 → 4 Mar, 00:37 GMT+13
- Total lunar eclipseEclipsesVisible here, 22:49 to 02:17 (peak 00:33). Sutak from 13:49: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 3 Mar, 22:49 GMT+13 → 4 Mar, 02:17 GMT+13 · sutak from 3 Mar, 13:49 GMT+13
- HoliHindu festivalsThe festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 3 Mar, 01:26 GMT+13 → 4 Mar, 00:37 GMT+13
- Sankashti ChaturthiVratsA fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 6 Mar · Krishna Chaturthi: 7 Mar, 01:23 GMT+13 → 8 Mar, 02:47 GMT+13
- Papamochani EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 14 Mar, 15:41 GMT+13 → 15 Mar, 16:46 GMT+13
- Meena SankrantiVratsThe Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 15 Mar, 08:32 GMT+13
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 16 Mar, 17:11 GMT+13 → 17 Mar, 16:53 GMT+13
- Masik ShivaratriVratsThe monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 17 Mar, 16:53 GMT+13 → 18 Mar, 15:55 GMT+13
- Chaitra AmavasyaVratsThe new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 18 Mar · Amavasya: 18 Mar, 15:55 GMT+13 → 19 Mar, 14:24 GMT+13
- Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivalsNine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 19 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 19 Mar, 14:24 GMT+13 → 20 Mar, 12:22 GMT+13
- Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegionalHindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 19 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 19 Mar, 14:24 GMT+13 → 20 Mar, 12:22 GMT+13
- Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpectedThe end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
- Ram NavamiHindu festivalsThe birth of Lord Rama, celebrated at midday.Tithi begins 26 Mar · Shukla Navami: 26 Mar, 19:19 GMT+13 → 27 Mar, 17:37 GMT+13
- Kamada EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 28 Mar, 16:16 GMT+13 → 29 Mar, 15:16 GMT+13
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 30 Mar, 14:40 GMT+13 → 31 Mar, 14:26 GMT+13
- Mahavir JayantiOther faithsThe birth of Bhagwan Mahavir, the 24th Jain Tirthankara.Tithi begins 30 Mar · Shukla Trayodashi: 30 Mar, 14:40 GMT+13 → 31 Mar, 14:26 GMT+13