Festivals and vrats — March 1999

Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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This month

Date	Tithi at sunrise	Festival or vrat
01-03-1999 Monday	Chaturdashi, Shukla Paksha Phalguna	Festival Holika Dahan · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
02-03-1999 Tuesday	Purnima, Shukla Paksha Phalguna	Vrat Purnima
03-03-1999 Wednesday	Pratipada, Krishna Paksha Chaitra	Festival Holi
05-03-1999 Friday	Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Chaitra	Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise
13-03-1999 Saturday	Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Chaitra	Vrat Papmochani Ekadashi
15-03-1999 Monday	Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Chaitra	Vrat Som Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Sankranti Meena Sankranti · 02:50
16-03-1999 Tuesday	Chaturdashi, Krishna Paksha Chaitra	Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita)
17-03-1999 Wednesday	Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Chaitra	Vrat Amavasya
18-03-1999 Thursday	Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Festival Chaitra Navratri begins · Gudi Padwa · Ugadi
19-03-1999 Friday	Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Festival Navratri, day 2
20-03-1999 Saturday	Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Festival Navratri, day 3
21-03-1999 Sunday	Chaturthi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Festival Navratri, day 4
22-03-1999 Monday	Panchami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Festival Navratri, day 5
23-03-1999 Tuesday	Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Festival Navratri, day 6Festival Navratri, day 7
24-03-1999 Wednesday	Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Festival Navratri, day 8
25-03-1999 Thursday	Navami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Festival Ram Navami · Observed at middayFestival Navratri, day 9
27-03-1999 Saturday	Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Vrat Kamada Ekadashi
29-03-1999 Monday	Trayodashi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Vrat Som Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
31-03-1999 Wednesday	Purnima, Shukla Paksha Chaitra	Festival Hanuman JayantiVrat Purnima

Every day of the month

Date	Tithi	Nakshatra	Sunrise	Sunset
01-03-1999	Chaturdashi	Magha	06:31	18:28
02-03-1999	Purnima	Purva Phalguni	06:31	18:28
03-03-1999	Pratipada	Uttara Phalguni	06:30	18:28
04-03-1999	Dwitiya	Uttara Phalguni	06:30	18:28
05-03-1999	Tritiya	Hasta	06:30	18:28
06-03-1999	Chaturthi	Chitra	06:29	18:28
07-03-1999	Panchami	Swati	06:29	18:28
08-03-1999	Shashthi	Vishakha	06:28	18:28
09-03-1999	Saptami	Anuradha	06:28	18:28
10-03-1999	Ashtami	Jyeshtha	06:27	18:28
11-03-1999	Navami	Mula	06:26	18:28
12-03-1999	Dashami	Purva Ashadha	06:26	18:28
13-03-1999	Ekadashi	Uttara Ashadha	06:25	18:28
14-03-1999	Dwadashi	Shravana	06:25	18:28
15-03-1999	Trayodashi	Dhanishta	06:24	18:28
16-03-1999	Chaturdashi	Shatabhisha	06:24	18:28
17-03-1999	Amavasya	Purva Bhadrapada	06:23	18:28
18-03-1999	Pratipada	Uttara Bhadrapada	06:23	18:28
19-03-1999	Dwitiya	Revati	06:22	18:28
20-03-1999	Tritiya	Ashwini	06:21	18:28
21-03-1999	Chaturthi	Bharani	06:21	18:28
22-03-1999	Panchami	Krittika	06:20	18:28
23-03-1999	Shashthi	Rohini	06:20	18:28
24-03-1999	Ashtami	Mrigashira	06:19	18:28
25-03-1999	Navami	Ardra	06:19	18:28
26-03-1999	Dashami	Punarvasu	06:18	18:28
27-03-1999	Ekadashi	Pushya	06:17	18:28
28-03-1999	Dwadashi	Ashlesha	06:17	18:28
29-03-1999	Trayodashi	Magha	06:16	18:28
30-03-1999	Chaturdashi	Purva Phalguni	06:16	18:28
31-03-1999	Purnima	Uttara Phalguni	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.

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