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Phalguna – Chaitra · Vikram Samvat 2073

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March 2016 · 31 days

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Hindu months in March 2016

Phalguna 23 Feb – 23 Mar 2016

Chaitra 24 Mar – 22 Apr 2016 Begins · Thu 24 Mar

March 2016 corresponds to Phalguna – Chaitra, Vikram Samvat 2073. Phalguna closes the lunar year: the Maha Shivaratri vigil falls in its dark fortnight, then Holika Dahan on the full-moon night and Holi the morning after, the calendar's most exuberant festival. Major observances: Maha Shivaratri (Mar 7), Holika Dahan (Mar 22), Holi (Mar 23). Day quality across 31 days: 0 highly auspicious, 7 favourable, 19 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Mar 5, Mar 19. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Holi Maha Shivaratri Holika Dahan Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti — Tithi Observance

21 observances in March

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1 Saptami Kalashtami 2 Ashtami 3 Navami 4 Dashami 5 Ekadashi Vijaya Ekadashi 6 Dwadashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat 7 Trayodashi Maha Shivaratri Masik Shivaratri 8 Chaturdashi Amavasya 9 Amavasya 10 Dwitiya 11 Tritiya 12 Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 13 Panchami 14 Shashthi Meena Sankranti 15 Saptami 16 Ashtami Masik Durgashtami 17 Navami 18 Dashami 19 Ekadashi Amalaki Ekadashi 20 Dwadashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 21 Trayodashi 22 Chaturdashi Holika Dahan

23 Purnima Holi +1 more Holi Purnima Vrat 24 Pratipada Chaitra begins 25 Dwitiya Sant Tukaram Beej 26 Tritiya Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti — Tithi Observance 27 Chaturthi Sankashti Chaturthi 28 Panchami Rang Panchami 29 Shashthi 30 Shashthi Eknath Shashthi 31 Saptami Kalashtami Sheetala Ashtami

1 Tue Kalashtami 5 Sat Vijaya Ekadashi 6 Sun Krishna Pradosh Vrat 7 Mon Maha Shivaratri Masik Shivaratri 8 Tue Amavasya 12 Sat Vinayaka Chaturthi 14 Mon Meena Sankranti 16 Wed Masik Durgashtami 19 Sat Amalaki Ekadashi 20 Sun Shukla Pradosh Vrat 22 Tue Holika Dahan

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23 Wed Holi Purnima Vrat 25 Fri Sant Tukaram Beej 26 Sat Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti — Tithi Observance 27 Sun Sankashti Chaturthi 28 Mon Rang Panchami 30 Wed Eknath Shashthi 31 Thu Kalashtami Sheetala Ashtami

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