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Phalguna – Chaitra · Vikram Samvat 2053

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March 1996 · 31 days
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Hindu months in March 1996

Phalguna 5 Feb – 5 Mar 1996
Chaitra 6 Mar – 3 Apr 1996 Begins · Wed 6 Mar

March 1996 corresponds to Phalguna – Chaitra, Vikram Samvat 2053. Chaitra opens the Hindu lunar year: Gudi Padwa and Ugadi on Shukla Pratipada, the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri building to Ram Navami, and Hanuman Jayanti on the Purnima. Major observances: Holika Dahan (Mar 4), Holi (Mar 5), Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti — Tithi Observance (Mar 8). Day quality across 31 days: 0 highly auspicious, 10 favourable, 14 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Mar 1, Mar 15, Mar 30. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Holi Holika Dahan Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti — Tithi Observance Chaitra Navratri Ugadi Gudi Padwa
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1 Ekadashi Amalaki Ekadashi 2 Dwadashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 3 Trayodashi 4 Chaturdashi Holika Dahan Holi 5 Purnima Holi +1 more Holi Purnima Vrat 6 Pratipada Chaitra begins 7 Dwitiya Sant Tukaram Beej 8 Tritiya Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti — Tithi Observance Sankashti Chaturthi 9 Chaturthi 10 Panchami Rang Panchami 11 Shashthi Eknath Shashthi 12 Saptami Kalashtami Sheetala Ashtami 13 Ashtami 14 Navami Meena Sankranti 15 Ekadashi Papamochani Ekadashi 16 Dwadashi 17 Trayodashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat Masik Shivaratri 18 Chaturdashi Somvati Amavasya 19 Amavasya Amavasya 20 Pratipada Chaitra Navratri Gudi Padwa Ugadi 21 Dwitiya 22 Tritiya Gangaur 23 Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 24 Panchami 25 Shashthi Yamuna Chhath 26 Saptami 27 Ashtami Annapurna Puja Basanti Puja Masik Durgashtami 28 Navami Ram Navami Swaminarayan Jayanti 29 Dashami 30 Ekadashi Kamada Ekadashi 31 Dwadashi
1 Fri Amalaki Ekadashi 2 Sat Shukla Pradosh Vrat 4 Mon Holika Dahan Holi 5 Tue Holi Purnima Vrat 7 Thu Sant Tukaram Beej 8 Fri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti — Tithi Observance Sankashti Chaturthi 10 Sun Rang Panchami 11 Mon Eknath Shashthi 12 Tue Kalashtami Sheetala Ashtami 14 Thu Meena Sankranti 15 Fri Papamochani Ekadashi 17 Sun Krishna Pradosh Vrat Masik Shivaratri 18 Mon Somvati Amavasya 19 Tue Amavasya 20 Wed Chaitra Navratri Gudi Padwa Ugadi 22 Fri Gangaur 23 Sat Vinayaka Chaturthi 25 Mon Yamuna Chhath 27 Wed Annapurna Puja Basanti Puja Masik Durgashtami 28 Thu Ram Navami Swaminarayan Jayanti 30 Sat Kamada Ekadashi
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