March 2026 · New Delhi
Purnima in March
Tue, 3 Mar
Tithi: 2 Mar, 5:56 PM → 3 Mar, 5:08 PM
Tuesday, 3 March 2026. The tithi runs from 2 Mar, 5:56 PM to 3 Mar, 5:08 PM in New Delhi.
Next: Thu, 2 Apr
This month's festival: Holika Dahan, Tue 3 Mar.
| Date | Paksha | Month (purnimanta) | Tithi begins | Tithi ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2026 | Shukla | Phalguna | 2 Mar, 5:56 PM | 3 Mar, 5:08 PM |
Times are local to New Delhi. A row marked kshaya tithi is one the tithi never carried at sunrise — it began after one and ended before the next, and the observance is kept on the day it ran through. A row marked also kept the next day is one where the tithi spans two sunrises, so two traditions genuinely take two different days; the Smarta and Vaishnava Ekadashi calendars differ on exactly that.
- Computed from the Moon and the Sun for New Delhi, not copied from a calendar
- Each tithi's own start and end is shown, so you can check the day yourself
- This address never carries a year — it answers for whichever year you are standing in
The same month, computed for New Delhi, across the years this page answers for. Past years are kept rather than dropped: checking last year's dates against a calendar you already have is the cheapest way to decide whether to trust this one.
| March | How many | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Mar 2024 | |
| 1 | 14 Mar 2025 | |
| 2026Shown | 1 | 3 Mar 2026 |
| 2027 | 1 | 22 Mar 2027 |
| 1 | 11 Mar 2028 | |
| 1 | 30 Mar 2029 |
Those year links are variants of this page rather than pages of their own: each one carries a canonical back to /purnima/march and asks search engines not to index it. One address for "Purnima in March" that answers for the year you are in beats a new address every January that starts again from nothing.
Common questions
When is Purnima in March 2026?
Tuesday, 3 March 2026. The tithi runs from 2 Mar, 5:56 PM to 3 Mar, 5:08 PM in New Delhi.
How many Purnima days are there in March?
1 in March 2026 for New Delhi. The count moves between years because a lunation is about 29.5 days and a Gregorian month is 28 to 31, so the same month can carry a different number in two consecutive years.
Why does my calendar show a different Purnima date?
Because a tithi rarely begins and ends at sunrise. When it is running at sunrise on two days, or on none, traditions divide: some take the day the tithi touches sunrise, others the day it begins. The start and end instants in the table are the astronomy and are not in dispute — the day is an interpretation of them, and this page names the one it used.