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Thursday, 20 March 1997

Phalguna · Shukla paksha · Vikram Samvat 2053 Calculated

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Sunrise 6:36 amDaySunset 6:43 pm
Tithi at sunriseShukla DwadashiFrom 19 Mar, 21:47 to 21 Mar, 00:25, then Trayodashi
NakshatraAshlesha19 Mar, 20:19 → 20 Mar, 23:25
Moon86% illuminatedMoon–Sun elongation 136.0°
Sunrise06:36Sunset18:43Moonrise16:08Moonset03:42

Across the day

Sunrise 06:36 → next sunrise 06:36

At 06:36An ordinary hour
TithiTrayodashi
NakshatraMagha

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Five limbs · पञ्च अङ्ग

The five limbs of the day

१VaraGuruvara (Thursday)
२TithiShukla Dwadashi→ 00:25, 21 Mar
३NakshatraAshlesha→ 23:25
४YogaSukarma→ 17:34
५KaranaBava→ 11:05
Yamaganda06:36–08:07Gulika kaal09:38–11:09Month (amanta)Phalguna

March 1997

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Nairobi
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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, 20:47 GMT+3 → 5 Mar, 18:08 GMT+3
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Mar, 15:01 GMT+3 → 7 Mar, 11:33 GMT+3
  3. Maha ShivaratriHindu festivals
    The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Mar, 11:33 GMT+3 → 8 Mar, 07:54 GMT+3
  4. Phalguna AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 8 Mar, 07:54 GMT+3 → 9 Mar, 04:15 GMT+3
  5. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  6. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 11:48 GMT+3
  7. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Mar, 19:20 GMT+3 → 19 Mar, 21:47 GMT+3
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Mar · Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Mar, 00:25 GMT+3 → 22 Mar, 03:02 GMT+3
  9. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 22 Mar · Purnima: 23 Mar, 05:31 GMT+3 → 24 Mar, 07:45 GMT+3
  10. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 22 Mar · Purnima: 23 Mar, 05:31 GMT+3 → 24 Mar, 07:45 GMT+3
  11. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 05:57 to 09:21 (peak 07:39). Sutak from 20:57: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 24 Mar, 05:57 GMT+3 → 24 Mar, 09:21 GMT+3 · sutak from 23 Mar, 20:57 GMT+3
  12. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 23 Mar, 05:31 GMT+3 → 24 Mar, 07:45 GMT+3
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Mar, 12:10 GMT+3 → 28 Mar, 12:44 GMT+3
  14. Good FridayOther faiths
    The crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
  15. EasterOther faiths
    The resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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