Festivals by month
Hindu Calendar March 2026: festivals, vrats and tithi
5 festivals
5 festivals · 7 vrat days
In the Hindu calendar March 2026 runs from Phalguna Shukla Trayodashi to Chaitra Shukla Trayodashi (purnimanta reckoning, Vikram Samvat 2082 Kalayukta). 5 festivals and 7 vrat days fall in it, and every day's tithi, nakshatra and date is computed from the Moon and the Sun rather than copied from a list.
Every date below is computed for New Delhi. Open the festival's own page to move it to your city — an observance decided at moonrise, such as Karwa Chauth, can genuinely fall on a different day elsewhere.
| Date | Weekday | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 3 March 2026 | Tuesday | Holika Dahan |
| 4 March 2026 | Wednesday | Holi |
| 13 March 2026 | Friday | Dasha Mata Vrat |
| 19 March 2026 | Thursday | Gudi Padwa |
| 26 March 2026 | Thursday | Ram Navami |
Each row is the civil day from sunrise in New Delhi. The tithi is the one running at sunrise, which is the tithi that names the day, with the time it ends (24-hour clock, IST). A tithi still running at the next sunrise names two days (vriddhi); one that begins and ends between two sunrises is kshaya and is shown beside the day it runs through. The month is the purnimanta name used in North India, with the amanta name in brackets on the days the two reckonings differ.
| Date | Weekday | Tithi at sunrise | Nakshatra | Hindu month | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Shukla Trayodashi — until 19:09 | Pushya | Phalguna | — | |
| Monday | Shukla Chaturdashi — until 17:56 | Ashlesha | Phalguna | — | |
| Tuesday | Purnima — until 17:07 | Magha | Phalguna | Holika Dahan, Phalguna Purnima (Holika Dahan) | |
| Wednesday | Krishna Pratipada — until 16:49 | Purva Phalguni | Chaitra (amanta: Phalguna) | Holi | |
| Thursday | Krishna Dwitiya — until 17:04 | Uttara Phalguni | Chaitra (amanta: Phalguna) | — | |
| Friday | Krishna Tritiya — until 17:53 | Hasta | Chaitra (amanta: Phalguna) | Sankashti Chaturthi | |
| Saturday | Krishna Chaturthi — until 19:17 | Chitra | Chaitra (amanta: Phalguna) | — | |
| Sunday | Krishna Panchami — until 21:11 | Swati | Chaitra (amanta: Phalguna) | — | |
| Monday | Krishna Shashti — until 23:27 | Vishakha | Chaitra (amanta: Phalguna) | — | |
| Tuesday | Krishna Saptami — until 01:54 on 11 Mar | Anuradha | Chaitra (amanta: Phalguna) | — | |
| Wednesday | Krishna Ashtami — until 04:19 on 12 Mar | Jyeshtha | Chaitra (amanta: Phalguna) | — | |
| Thursday | Krishna Navami — until 06:29 on 13 Mar | Mula | Chaitra (amanta: Phalguna) | — | |
| Friday | Krishna Dashami — until 08:11 on 14 Mar (vriddhi) | Purva Ashadha | Chaitra (amanta: Phalguna) | Dasha Mata Vrat | |
| Saturday | Krishna Dashami — until 08:11 | Uttara Ashadha | Chaitra (amanta: Phalguna) | — | |
| Sunday | Krishna Ekadashi — until 09:17 | Shravana | Chaitra (amanta: Phalguna) | Papmochani Ekadashi | |
| Monday | Krishna Dwadashi — until 09:41 | Dhanishta | Chaitra (amanta: Phalguna) | Som Pradosh | |
| Tuesday | Krishna Trayodashi — until 09:23 | Shatabhisha | Chaitra (amanta: Phalguna) | — | |
| Wednesday | Krishna Chaturdashi — until 08:25 | Purva Bhadrapada | Chaitra (amanta: Phalguna) | — | |
| Thursday | Amavasya — until 06:53; then Pratipada (kshaya) | Uttara Bhadrapada | Chaitra (amanta: Phalguna) | Gudi Padwa, Chaitra Amavasya | |
| Friday | Shukla Dwitiya — until 02:31 on 21 Mar | Revati | Chaitra | — | |
| Saturday | Shukla Tritiya — until 23:56 | Ashwini | Chaitra | — | |
| Sunday | Shukla Chaturthi — until 21:17 | Bharani | Chaitra | — | |
| Monday | Shukla Panchami — until 18:38 | Krittika | Chaitra | — | |
| Tuesday | Shukla Shashti — until 16:08 | Rohini | Chaitra | — | |
| Wednesday | Shukla Saptami — until 13:50 | Mrigashira | Chaitra | — | |
| Thursday | Shukla Ashtami — until 11:49 | Ardra | Chaitra | Ram Navami | |
| Friday | Shukla Navami — until 10:07 | Punarvasu | Chaitra | — | |
| Saturday | Shukla Dashami — until 08:46 | Pushya | Chaitra | — | |
| Sunday | Shukla Ekadashi — until 07:46 | Ashlesha | Chaitra | Kamada Ekadashi | |
| Monday | Shukla Dwadashi — until 07:10 | Magha | Chaitra | Som Pradosh | |
| Tuesday | Shukla Trayodashi — until 06:56 | Purva Phalguni | Chaitra | — |
Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta), Shaka Samvat 1947. Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi) begins on 4 March 2026. Shaka Samvat 1948 begins on 20 March 2026.
| Reckoning | Hindu month | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purnimanta (North India: month ends at the full Moon) | Phalguna | 1 March 2026 | 3 March 2026 |
| Purnimanta (North India: month ends at the full Moon) | Chaitra | 4 March 2026 | 31 March 2026 |
| Amanta (South and West India: month ends at the new Moon) | Phalguna | 1 March 2026 | 19 March 2026 |
| Amanta (South and West India: month ends at the new Moon) | Chaitra | 20 March 2026 | 31 March 2026 |
The two reckonings name the same day differently for about half of every month: a purnimanta month ends at the full Moon, so its dark fortnight already carries the next month's name, while an amanta month runs on to the new Moon. Vikram Samvat is counted here from the first day of purnimanta Chaitra, as AstroSage prints it; readers who keep the amanta calendar begin the new year at Chaitra Shukla Pratipada (Gudi Padwa, Ugadi) about a fortnight later, which is also when Shaka Samvat turns over.
| Date | Weekday | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 3 March 2026 | Tuesday | Phalguna Purnima (Holika Dahan) |
| 6 March 2026 | Friday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
| 15 March 2026 | Sunday | Papmochani Ekadashi |
| 16 March 2026 | Monday | Som Pradosh |
| 19 March 2026 | Thursday | Chaitra Amavasya |
| 29 March 2026 | Sunday | Kamada Ekadashi |
| 30 March 2026 | Monday | Som Pradosh |
March 2026 festivals — common questions
Which Hindu month is March 2026?
In the purnimanta reckoning: Phalguna 1 Mar to 3 Mar; Chaitra 4 Mar to 31 Mar. In the amanta reckoning: Phalguna 1 Mar to 19 Mar; Chaitra 20 Mar to 31 Mar.
Which Vikram Samvat year is March 2026?
Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta), Shaka Samvat 1947. Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi) begins on 4 March 2026. Shaka Samvat 1948 begins on 20 March 2026.
Which festivals fall in March 2026?
Holika Dahan (3), Holi (4), Dasha Mata Vrat (13), Gudi Padwa (19), Ram Navami (26). Every date is computed for sunrise in New Delhi.
When is Ekadashi in March 2026?
15 March 2026, 29 March 2026.
When are Purnima and Amavasya in March 2026?
Purnima: 3 March 2026. Amavasya: 19 March 2026.
Are these dates the same in every city?
Nearly, but not always. Sunrise decides which day a tithi names and sunrise differs across India by well over an hour, so in some years an observance falls on a different day in two cities. Each festival's own page has a city switcher.