Festivals and vrats — March 1953
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 01-03-1953 Sunday |
Pratipada, Krishna Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Holi |
| 04-03-1953 Wednesday |
Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
| 13-03-1953 Friday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 14-03-1953 Saturday |
Chaturdashi, Krishna Paksha Chaitra |
Sankranti Meena Sankranti · 07:41 |
| 15-03-1953 Sunday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Amavasya |
| 16-03-1953 Monday |
Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Chaitra Navratri begins · Gudi Padwa · Ugadi |
| 17-03-1953 Tuesday |
Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 2 |
| 18-03-1953 Wednesday |
Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 3Festival Navratri, day 4 |
| 19-03-1953 Thursday |
Panchami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 5 |
| 20-03-1953 Friday |
Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 6 |
| 21-03-1953 Saturday |
Saptami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 7 |
| 22-03-1953 Sunday |
Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 8 |
| 23-03-1953 Monday |
Navami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Ram Navami · Observed at middayFestival Navratri, day 9 |
| 25-03-1953 Wednesday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Kamada Ekadashi |
| 27-03-1953 Friday |
Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 30-03-1953 Monday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Hanuman JayantiVrat Purnima |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-03-1953 | Pratipada | Purva Phalguni | 06:31 | 18:28 |
| 02-03-1953 | Dwitiya | Uttara Phalguni | 06:31 | 18:28 |
| 03-03-1953 | Tritiya | Hasta | 06:30 | 18:28 |
| 04-03-1953 | Tritiya | Chitra | 06:30 | 18:28 |
| 05-03-1953 | Chaturthi | Swati | 06:30 | 18:28 |
| 06-03-1953 | Panchami | Swati | 06:29 | 18:28 |
| 07-03-1953 | Shashthi | Vishakha | 06:29 | 18:28 |
| 08-03-1953 | Saptami | Anuradha | 06:28 | 18:28 |
| 09-03-1953 | Ashtami | Jyeshtha | 06:27 | 18:28 |
| 10-03-1953 | Navami | Mula | 06:27 | 18:28 |
| 11-03-1953 | Dashami | Purva Ashadha | 06:26 | 18:28 |
| 12-03-1953 | Dwadashi | Shravana | 06:26 | 18:28 |
| 13-03-1953 | Trayodashi | Dhanishta | 06:25 | 18:28 |
| 14-03-1953 | Chaturdashi | Shatabhisha | 06:25 | 18:28 |
| 15-03-1953 | Amavasya | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:24 | 18:28 |
| 16-03-1953 | Pratipada | Uttara Bhadrapada | 06:24 | 18:28 |
| 17-03-1953 | Dwitiya | Revati | 06:23 | 18:28 |
| 18-03-1953 | Tritiya | Ashwini | 06:23 | 18:28 |
| 19-03-1953 | Panchami | Bharani | 06:22 | 18:28 |
| 20-03-1953 | Shashthi | Krittika | 06:21 | 18:28 |
| 21-03-1953 | Saptami | Rohini | 06:21 | 18:28 |
| 22-03-1953 | Ashtami | Mrigashira | 06:20 | 18:28 |
| 23-03-1953 | Navami | Ardra | 06:20 | 18:28 |
| 24-03-1953 | Dashami | Punarvasu | 06:19 | 18:28 |
| 25-03-1953 | Ekadashi | Pushya | 06:19 | 18:28 |
| 26-03-1953 | Ekadashi | Ashlesha | 06:18 | 18:28 |
| 27-03-1953 | Dwadashi | Magha | 06:17 | 18:28 |
| 28-03-1953 | Trayodashi | Purva Phalguni | 06:17 | 18:28 |
| 29-03-1953 | Chaturdashi | Uttara Phalguni | 06:16 | 18:28 |
| 30-03-1953 | Purnima | Hasta | 06:16 | 18:28 |
| 31-03-1953 | Pratipada | Hasta | 06:15 | 18:28 |
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.