The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
Gujarati Samvat 1978 opens in March during Gujarati Samvat 2033 (Vibhava) · Gujarati Samvat 2034 (Shukla) of the Hindu calendar.
March 1978
Gujarati Samvat 2033 (Vibhava) · Gujarati Samvat 2034 (Shukla)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 1978
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Maha Shivratri
Tithi 2:57 PM, Mar 6 – 12:26 PM, Mar 7
The great night of Lord Shiva.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 10:11 PM, Mar 23 – 9:56 PM, Mar 24
The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Dhuleti (Holi)
Tithi 9:51 PM, Mar 24 – 9:06 PM
The festival of colours, the day after Holika Dahan.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Gujarati Samvat Calendar
The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.