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March 2026

Chaitra · Vikram Samvat 2082 · Sydney
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1Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:39ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat2Shukla Purnima from 23:26Purnima3Krishna Pratipada from 22:37PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima+14Krishna Dwitiya from 22:19DwitiyaHoli5Krishna Tritiya from 22:34Tritiya6Krishna Chaturthi from 23:23Chaturthi7Krishna Panchami from 00:47PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi8Krishna Shashthi from 02:41Shashthi9Krishna Saptami from 04:57Saptami10Krishna Saptami (continues)Saptami11Krishna Ashtami from 07:24Ashtami12Krishna Navami from 09:49Navami13Krishna Dashami from 11:59Dashami14Krishna Ekadashi from 13:41Ekadashi15Krishna Dwadashi from 14:46DwadashiPapamochani EkadashiMeena Sankranti16Krishna Trayodashi from 15:11TrayodashiPradosh Vrat17Krishna Chaturdashi from 14:53ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri18Krishna Amavasya from 13:55Amavasya19Shukla Pratipada from 12:23PratipadaChaitra Amavasya20Shukla Dwitiya from 10:22DwitiyaChaitra Navratri beginsUgadi · Gudi PadwaEid al-Fitr+121Shukla Tritiya from 08:01Tritiya22Shukla Panchami from 02:47Panchami23Shukla Shashthi from 00:08Shashthi24Shukla Saptami from 21:38Saptami25Shukla Ashtami from 19:20Ashtami26Shukla Navami from 17:19Navami27Shukla Dashami from 15:37DashamiRam Navami28Shukla Ekadashi from 14:16Ekadashi29Shukla Dwadashi from 13:16DwadashiKamada Ekadashi30Shukla Trayodashi from 12:40TrayodashiPradosh Vrat31Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:26ChaturdashiMahavir Jayanti
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 2026

  1. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Feb · Shukla Trayodashi: 1 Mar, 02:13 GMT+11 → 2 Mar, 00:39 GMT+11
  2. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 20:49 to 00:17 (peak 22:33). Sutak from 11:49: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 3 Mar, 20:49 GMT+11 → 4 Mar, 00:17 GMT+11 · sutak from 3 Mar, 11:49 GMT+11
  3. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 2 Mar · Purnima: 2 Mar, 23:26 GMT+11 → 3 Mar, 22:37 GMT+11
  4. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 2 Mar · Purnima: 2 Mar, 23:26 GMT+11 → 3 Mar, 22:37 GMT+11
  5. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 2 Mar, 23:26 GMT+11 → 3 Mar, 22:37 GMT+11
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 6 Mar · Krishna Chaturthi: 6 Mar, 23:23 GMT+11 → 8 Mar, 00:47 GMT+11
  7. Papamochani EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 14 Mar, 13:41 GMT+11 → 15 Mar, 14:46 GMT+11
  8. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 15 Mar, 06:32 GMT+11
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 16 Mar, 15:11 GMT+11 → 17 Mar, 14:53 GMT+11
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 17 Mar, 14:53 GMT+11 → 18 Mar, 13:55 GMT+11
  11. Chaitra AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 18 Mar · Amavasya: 18 Mar, 13:55 GMT+11 → 19 Mar, 12:24 GMT+11
  12. Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 19 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 19 Mar, 12:24 GMT+11 → 20 Mar, 10:22 GMT+11
  13. Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegional
    Hindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 19 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 19 Mar, 12:24 GMT+11 → 20 Mar, 10:22 GMT+11
  14. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  15. Ram NavamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated at midday.Tithi begins 26 Mar · Shukla Navami: 26 Mar, 17:19 GMT+11 → 27 Mar, 15:37 GMT+11
  16. Kamada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 28 Mar, 14:16 GMT+11 → 29 Mar, 13:16 GMT+11
  17. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 30 Mar, 12:40 GMT+11 → 31 Mar, 12:26 GMT+11
  18. Mahavir JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Bhagwan Mahavir, the 24th Jain Tirthankara.Tithi begins 30 Mar · Shukla Trayodashi: 30 Mar, 12:40 GMT+11 → 31 Mar, 12:26 GMT+11