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Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Chaitra · Krishna paksha · Vikram Samvat 2082 Calculated

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Sunrise 6:29 amDaySunset 6:32 pm
  • Masik ShivaratriThe monthly night of Shiva.
Tithi at sunriseKrishna TrayodashiFrom 16 Mar, 08:11 to 17 Mar, 07:53, then Chaturdashi
NakshatraShatabhisha17 Mar, 04:52 → 18 Mar, 04:39
Moon5% illuminatedMoon–Sun elongation 335.3°
Sunrise06:29Sunset18:32Moonrise05:19Moonset17:02

Across the day

Sunrise 06:29 → next sunrise 06:28

At 06:28An ordinary hour
TithiChaturdashi
NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada

Times are local to Abu Dhabi (Asia/Dubai). A tithi can start or end at any moment. Tap anywhere on the day, or press play, to move the gold needle.

Five limbs · पञ्च अङ्ग

The five limbs of the day

१VaraMangalavara (Tuesday)
२TithiKrishna Trayodashi→ 07:53
३NakshatraShatabhisha→ 04:39, 18 Mar
४YogaSiddha→ 06:45
५KaranaVanija→ 07:53
Yamaganda09:30–11:00Gulika kaal12:31–14:01Month (amanta)Phalguna

March 2026

Chaitra · Vikram Samvat 2082 · Abu Dhabi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 2026

  1. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  2. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 2 Mar · Purnima: 2 Mar, 16:26 GST → 3 Mar, 15:37 GST
  3. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 2 Mar · Purnima: 2 Mar, 16:26 GST → 3 Mar, 15:37 GST
  4. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 2 Mar, 16:26 GST → 3 Mar, 15:37 GST
  5. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 6 Mar, 16:23 GST → 7 Mar, 17:47 GST
  6. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 23:32 GST
  7. Papamochani EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 14 Mar, 06:41 GST → 15 Mar, 07:46 GST
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 16 Mar, 08:11 GST → 17 Mar, 07:53 GST
  9. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 17 Mar, 07:53 GST → 18 Mar, 06:55 GST
  10. Chaitra AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 18 Mar, 06:55 GST → 19 Mar, 05:24 GST
  11. Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 18 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 19 Mar, 05:24 GST → 20 Mar, 03:22 GST
  12. Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegional
    Hindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 18 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 19 Mar, 05:24 GST → 20 Mar, 03:22 GST
  13. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  14. Ram NavamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated at midday.Shukla Navami: 26 Mar, 10:19 GST → 27 Mar, 08:37 GST
  15. Kamada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Shukla Ekadashi: 28 Mar, 07:16 GST → 29 Mar, 06:16 GST
  16. Mahavir JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Bhagwan Mahavir, the 24th Jain Tirthankara.Tithi begins 29 Mar · Shukla Trayodashi: 30 Mar, 05:40 GST → 31 Mar, 05:26 GST
  17. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Mar · Shukla Trayodashi: 30 Mar, 05:40 GST → 31 Mar, 05:26 GST

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