The Marathi festival calendar (Gudi Padwa new year). Maharashtrian festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
March 2018
Shaka Samvat 1939 (Hemalambi) · Shaka Samvat 1940 (Vilambi)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 2018
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 11:42 AM, Feb 28 – 8:57 AM, Mar 1
The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Dhulivandan (Holi)
Tithi 6:21 AM – 3:54 AM, Mar 3
The festival of colours, the day after Holika Dahan.
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Rang Panchami
Tithi 12:38 AM, Mar 6 – 12:44 AM, Mar 7
Dry gulal is thrown on Phalguna Krishna Panchami, the colourful finale of the Holi festivities five days after Holika Dahan.
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Gudi Padwa (Marathi New Year)
Tithi 6:45 PM, Mar 17 – 6:35 PM
The Maharashtrian new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when the gudi is raised.
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Shriram Navami
Tithi 10:08 AM, Mar 24 – 8:02 AM, Mar 25
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 7:32 PM, Mar 30 – 6:03 PM
The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra.
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 Marathi Calendar
The Marathi festival calendar (Gudi Padwa new year). Maharashtrian festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
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.