Festivals and vrats — March 1978
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 05-03-1978 Sunday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Phalguna |
Vrat Vijaya Ekadashi |
| 06-03-1978 Monday |
Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Phalguna |
Vrat Som Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 07-03-1978 Tuesday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Phalguna |
Festival Maha Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 09-03-1978 Thursday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Phalguna |
Vrat Amavasya |
| 14-03-1978 Tuesday |
Panchami, Shukla Paksha Phalguna |
Sankranti Meena Sankranti · 17:32 |
| 20-03-1978 Monday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Phalguna |
Vrat Amalaki Ekadashi |
| 22-03-1978 Wednesday |
Trayodashi, Shukla Paksha Phalguna |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 24-03-1978 Friday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Phalguna |
Festival Holika Dahan · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Purnima |
| 25-03-1978 Saturday |
Pratipada, Krishna Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Holi |
| 27-03-1978 Monday |
Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-03-1978 | Saptami | Vishakha | 06:31 | 18:28 |
| 02-03-1978 | Ashtami | Anuradha | 06:31 | 18:28 |
| 03-03-1978 | Navami | Jyeshtha | 06:30 | 18:28 |
| 04-03-1978 | Dashami | Mula | 06:30 | 18:28 |
| 05-03-1978 | Ekadashi | Purva Ashadha | 06:30 | 18:28 |
| 06-03-1978 | Dwadashi | Shravana | 06:29 | 18:28 |
| 07-03-1978 | Trayodashi | Dhanishta | 06:29 | 18:28 |
| 08-03-1978 | Chaturdashi | Shatabhisha | 06:28 | 18:28 |
| 09-03-1978 | Amavasya | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:27 | 18:28 |
| 10-03-1978 | Pratipada | Uttara Bhadrapada | 06:27 | 18:28 |
| 11-03-1978 | Tritiya | Revati | 06:26 | 18:28 |
| 12-03-1978 | Chaturthi | Ashwini | 06:26 | 18:28 |
| 13-03-1978 | Panchami | Bharani | 06:25 | 18:28 |
| 14-03-1978 | Panchami | Krittika | 06:25 | 18:28 |
| 15-03-1978 | Shashthi | Rohini | 06:24 | 18:28 |
| 16-03-1978 | Saptami | Mrigashira | 06:24 | 18:28 |
| 17-03-1978 | Ashtami | Mrigashira | 06:23 | 18:28 |
| 18-03-1978 | Navami | Ardra | 06:23 | 18:28 |
| 19-03-1978 | Dashami | Punarvasu | 06:22 | 18:28 |
| 20-03-1978 | Ekadashi | Pushya | 06:21 | 18:28 |
| 21-03-1978 | Dwadashi | Ashlesha | 06:21 | 18:28 |
| 22-03-1978 | Trayodashi | Magha | 06:20 | 18:28 |
| 23-03-1978 | Chaturdashi | Purva Phalguni | 06:20 | 18:28 |
| 24-03-1978 | Purnima | Uttara Phalguni | 06:19 | 18:28 |
| 25-03-1978 | Pratipada | Hasta | 06:19 | 18:28 |
| 26-03-1978 | Dwitiya | Chitra | 06:18 | 18:28 |
| 27-03-1978 | Tritiya | Swati | 06:17 | 18:28 |
| 28-03-1978 | Chaturthi | Vishakha | 06:17 | 18:28 |
| 29-03-1978 | Panchami | Anuradha | 06:16 | 18:28 |
| 30-03-1978 | Shashthi | Jyeshtha | 06:16 | 18:28 |
| 31-03-1978 | Saptami | Mula | 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.