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Hindu Calendar March 2026 for Istanbul: Festivals and Vrats

Times are local time in Istanbul (Europe/Istanbul, UTC+03:00). Times after midnight show the date.

DateWeekdayTithi at sunrise Nakshatra at sunriseFestivals and vrats
1 March Sunday Trayodashi Shukla Paksha Ashlesha
2 March Monday Chaturdashi Shukla Paksha Magha
3 March Tuesday Purnima Shukla Paksha Purva Phalguni
Purnima
Total lunar eclipse
4 March Wednesday Pratipada Krishna Paksha Uttara Phalguni
5 March Thursday Dwitiya Krishna Paksha Hasta
6 March Friday Tritiya Krishna Paksha Chitra
Sankashti Chaturthi
7 March Saturday Chaturthi Krishna Paksha Chitra
8 March Sunday Panchami Krishna Paksha Swati
9 March Monday Shashthi Krishna Paksha Vishaka
10 March Tuesday Saptami Krishna Paksha Anuradha
11 March Wednesday Ashtami Krishna Paksha Jyeshta
12 March Thursday Navami Krishna Paksha Moola
13 March Friday Dashami Krishna Paksha Purva Ashadha
14 March Saturday Ekadashi Krishna Paksha Uttara Ashadha
Papmochani Ekadashi
Meena Sankranti
15 March Sunday Dwadashi Krishna Paksha Shravana
16 March Monday Trayodashi Krishna Paksha Dhanishta
Soma Pradosh Vrat
17 March Tuesday Chaturdashi Krishna Paksha Shatabhisha
Masik Shivaratri
18 March Wednesday Amavasya Krishna Paksha Purva Bhadrapada
Amavasya
19 March Thursday Pratipada Shukla Paksha Uttara Bhadrapada
20 March Friday Dwitiya Shukla Paksha Revati
21 March Saturday Tritiya Shukla Paksha Ashwini
22 March Sunday Chaturthi Shukla Paksha Bharani
Vinayaka Chaturthi
23 March Monday Panchami Shukla Paksha Krithika
24 March Tuesday Shashthi Shukla Paksha Rohini
25 March Wednesday Saptami Shukla Paksha Mrigashirsha
26 March Thursday Ashtami Shukla Paksha Ardra
27 March Friday Navami Shukla Paksha Punarvasu
28 March Saturday Ekadashi Shukla Paksha Pushya
Kamada Ekadashi
29 March Sunday Dwadashi Shukla Paksha Ashlesha
30 March Monday Trayodashi Shukla Paksha Magha
Soma Pradosh Vrat
31 March Tuesday Chaturdashi Shukla Paksha Purva Phalguni

Sky events

Eclipses

Total lunar eclipse: 14:33, 3 March (Visible from Istanbul: No)

Eclipses 2026

Moon phases

Full Moon: 3 March, 14:37
Last Quarter: 11 March, 12:38
New Moon: 19 March, 04:23
First Quarter: 25 March, 22:17

Retrograde and direct stations

Jupiter stations direct: 11 March, 06:29
Mercury stations direct: 20 March, 22:33

Retrogrades 2026

Planets changing sign

Venus enters Meena: 1 March, 22:24
Mars enters Pisces: 2 March, 17:15
Venus enters Aries: 6 March, 13:45
Sun enters Meena: 14 March, 22:30
Sun enters Aries: 20 March, 17:45
Venus enters Mesha: 26 March, 02:37
Venus enters Taurus: 30 March, 19:00

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