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Saturday, 11 March 2028
What matters on this day
Phalguna Krishna Paksha until 2:56 AM, Mar 12
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:38 AM
Sunset6:23 PM
Nakshatra
until 3:37 AM, Mar 12
Avoid
9:35 AM – 11:03 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Holi
Two linked observances. On the first evening a bonfire (Holika Dahan) is lit and circumambulated. The next morning is the play with dry and wet colour that the festival is known for outside India.
Why today, and how to observe it →
PurnimaPurnima
The monthly full moon. Kept with a fast in many households, and very commonly with the Satyanarayana vrata katha.
Why today, and how to observe it →
Coming up
- Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi in 3 days Tue, 14 Mar
- Krishna Shashti in 5 days Thu, 16 Mar
- Kalashtami in 7 days Sat, 18 Mar
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:35 AM – 11:03 AM
1:59 PM – 3:27 PM
6:38 AM – 8:07 AM
8:59 AM – 10:33 AM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival — an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More →
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise6:56 PM
Moonset6:39 AM
Shula until 4:17 PM
Balava
Shanivara
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