Festivals and vrats — March 1996

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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This month

Date	Tithi at sunrise	Festival or vrat
02-03-1996 Saturday	Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Phalguna	Vrat Shani Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
04-03-1996 Monday	Chaturdashi, Shukla Paksha Phalguna	Festival Holika Dahan · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
05-03-1996 Tuesday	Purnima, Shukla Paksha Phalguna	Vrat Purnima
06-03-1996 Wednesday	Pratipada, Krishna Paksha Chaitra	Festival Holi
08-03-1996 Friday	Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Chaitra	Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise
14-03-1996 Thursday	Navami, Krishna Paksha Chaitra	Sankranti Meena Sankranti · 08:12
15-03-1996 Friday	Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Chaitra	Vrat Papmochani Ekadashi
17-03-1996 Sunday	Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Chaitra	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita)
19-03-1996 Tuesday	Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Chaitra	Vrat Amavasya
20-03-1996 Wednesday	Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Festival Chaitra Navratri begins · Gudi Padwa · Ugadi
21-03-1996 Thursday	Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Festival Navratri, day 2
22-03-1996 Friday	Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Festival Navratri, day 3
23-03-1996 Saturday	Chaturthi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Festival Navratri, day 4
24-03-1996 Sunday	Panchami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Festival Navratri, day 5
25-03-1996 Monday	Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Festival Navratri, day 6
26-03-1996 Tuesday	Saptami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Festival Navratri, day 7
27-03-1996 Wednesday	Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Festival Navratri, day 8
28-03-1996 Thursday	Navami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Festival Ram Navami · Observed at middayFestival Navratri, day 9
30-03-1996 Saturday	Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Vrat Kamada Ekadashi

Every day of the month

Date	Tithi	Nakshatra	Sunrise	Sunset
01-03-1996	Ekadashi	Punarvasu	05:57	17:40
02-03-1996	Dwadashi	Pushya	05:56	17:40
03-03-1996	Trayodashi	Ashlesha	05:56	17:41
04-03-1996	Chaturdashi	Magha	05:55	17:41
05-03-1996	Purnima	Purva Phalguni	05:54	17:42
06-03-1996	Pratipada	Uttara Phalguni	05:53	17:42
07-03-1996	Dwitiya	Hasta	05:52	17:42
08-03-1996	Tritiya	Chitra	05:51	17:43
09-03-1996	Chaturthi	Swati	05:50	17:43
10-03-1996	Panchami	Vishakha	05:49	17:44
11-03-1996	Shashthi	Anuradha	05:48	17:44
12-03-1996	Saptami	Jyeshtha	05:48	17:44
13-03-1996	Ashtami	Mula	05:47	17:45
14-03-1996	Navami	Purva Ashadha	05:46	17:45
15-03-1996	Ekadashi	Uttara Ashadha	05:45	17:46
16-03-1996	Dwadashi	Shravana	05:44	17:46
17-03-1996	Trayodashi	Dhanishta	05:43	17:46
18-03-1996	Chaturdashi	Shatabhisha	05:42	17:47
19-03-1996	Amavasya	Purva Bhadrapada	05:41	17:47
20-03-1996	Pratipada	Uttara Bhadrapada	05:40	17:47
21-03-1996	Dwitiya	Revati	05:39	17:48
22-03-1996	Tritiya	Ashwini	05:38	17:48
23-03-1996	Chaturthi	Bharani	05:37	17:48
24-03-1996	Panchami	Krittika	05:36	17:49
25-03-1996	Shashthi	Rohini	05:35	17:49
26-03-1996	Saptami	Mrigashira	05:34	17:50
27-03-1996	Ashtami	Ardra	05:33	17:50
28-03-1996	Navami	Punarvasu	05:32	17:50
29-03-1996	Dashami	Pushya	05:31	17:51
30-03-1996	Ekadashi	Ashlesha	05:30	17:51
31-03-1996	Dwadashi	Ashlesha	05:30	17:51

Months are named the purnimanta way used across North India; the dark fortnight belongs to the month that follows the Purnima. A festival is kept on the day its tithi stands at the moment it is observed — sunrise for most, dusk for Diwali and Holika Dahan, midnight for Janmashtami and Shivaratri, moonrise for Karwa Chauth — and local custom sometimes differs by a day. Ask your family priest when in doubt.

Festivals and vrats — March 1996

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