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Odia calendar March 2026
The Odia calendar is a solar calendar: each month begins on the day the Sun enters a new sign. The year begins with Baisakha on Pana Sankranti, in mid-April.
Odia calendar, March 2026
- Months: Phalguna (ଫାଲ୍ଗୁନ) · Chaitra (ଚୈତ୍ର)
- Shaka Samvat: 1947 / 1948
1SundayPhalguna 17
S Trayodashi until 7:10 pm → S Chaturdashi
Pushya
Karka
6:07 am · 5:51 pm
2Monday18
S Chaturdashi until 5:57 pm → Purnima
Ashlesha
Karka → Simha 7:53 am
6:06 am · 5:52 pm
3Tuesday19
Purnima until 5:08 pm → K Pratipada
Magha
Simha
6:05 am · 5:52 pm
Holika DahanPurnimaLunar eclipse
4Wednesday20
K Pratipada until 4:50 pm → K Dwitiya
Purva Phalguni
Simha → Kanya 1:47 pm
6:05 am · 5:53 pm
Holi
5Thursday21
K Dwitiya until 5:05 pm → K Tritiya
Uttara Phalguni
Kanya
6:04 am · 5:53 pm
6Friday22
K Tritiya until 5:54 pm → K Chaturthi
Hasta
Kanya → Tula 10:20 pm
6:03 am · 5:53 pm
7Saturday23
K Chaturthi until 7:18 pm → K Panchami
Chitra
Tula
6:02 am · 5:54 pm
8Sunday24
K Panchami until 9:12 pm → K Shashthi
Swati
Tula
6:01 am · 5:54 pm
9Monday25
K Shashthi until 11:28 pm → K Saptami
Vishakha
Tula → Vrishchika 9:31 am
6:01 am · 5:54 pm
10Tuesday26
K Saptami until 1:55 am → K Ashtami
Anuradha
Vrishchika
6:00 am · 5:55 pm
11Wednesday27
K Ashtami until 4:20 am → K Navami
Jyeshtha
Vrishchika → Dhanu 10:01 pm
5:59 am · 5:55 pm
12Thursday28
K Navami
Mula
Dhanu
5:58 am · 5:55 pm
13Friday29
K Navami until 6:30 am → K Dashami
Purva Ashadha
Dhanu
5:57 am · 5:56 pm
14Saturday30
K Dashami until 8:12 am → K Ekadashi
Uttara Ashadha
Dhanu → Makara 9:34 am
5:56 am · 5:56 pm
15SundayChaitra 1
K Ekadashi until 9:17 am → K Dwadashi
Shravana
Makara
5:55 am · 5:56 pm
EkadashiSankranti
16Monday2
K Dwadashi until 9:42 am → K Trayodashi
Shravana
Makara → Kumbha 6:15 pm
5:55 am · 5:56 pm
17Tuesday3
K Trayodashi until 9:24 am → K Chaturdashi
Dhanishta
Kumbha
5:54 am · 5:57 pm
18Wednesday4
K Chaturdashi until 8:26 am → Amavasya
Shatabhisha
Kumbha → Meena 11:37 pm
5:53 am · 5:57 pm
19Thursday5
Amavasya until 6:54 am → S Pratipada until 4:53 am → S Dwitiya
Uttara Bhadrapada
Meena
5:52 am · 5:57 pm
Amavasya
20Friday6
S Dwitiya until 2:32 am → S Tritiya
Revati
Meena → Mesha 2:29 am
5:51 am · 5:58 pm
21Saturday7
S Tritiya until 11:57 pm → S Chaturthi
Ashwini
Mesha
5:50 am · 5:58 pm
22Sunday8
S Chaturthi until 9:18 pm → S Panchami
Bharani
Mesha → Vrishabha 4:15 am
5:49 am · 5:58 pm
23Monday9
S Panchami until 6:39 pm → S Shashthi
Krittika
Vrishabha
5:48 am · 5:59 pm
24Tuesday10
S Shashthi until 4:09 pm → S Saptami
Rohini
Vrishabha
5:48 am · 5:59 pm
25Wednesday11
S Saptami until 1:51 pm → S Ashtami
Mrigashira
Vrishabha → Mithuna 6:18 am
5:47 am · 5:59 pm
26Thursday12
S Ashtami until 11:50 am → S Navami
Ardra
Mithuna
5:46 am · 5:59 pm
Ram Navami
27Friday13
S Navami until 10:08 am → S Dashami
Punarvasu
Mithuna → Karka 9:37 am
5:45 am · 6:00 pm
28Saturday14
S Dashami until 8:47 am → S Ekadashi
Pushya
Karka
5:44 am · 6:00 pm
29Sunday15
S Ekadashi until 7:47 am → S Dwadashi
Ashlesha
Karka → Simha 2:38 pm
5:43 am · 6:00 pm
Ekadashi
30Monday16
S Dwadashi until 7:11 am → S Trayodashi
Magha
Simha
5:42 am · 6:00 pm
31Tuesday17
S Trayodashi until 6:57 am → S Chaturdashi
Purva Phalguni
Simha → Kanya 9:34 pm
5:41 am · 6:01 pm
S = Shukla paksha, K = Krishna paksha. The tithi is the one at sunrise, with the time it ends when it changes before the next sunrise. ☆ nakshatra, ☾ Moon sign, ☼ sunrise and sunset, for Bhubaneswar, in IST.
Days to note in March 2026
| Date | Month | What |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar, Tue | Phalguna 19 | Holika Dahan · Purnima · Lunar eclipse |
| 4 Mar, Wed | Phalguna 20 | Holi |
| 15 Mar, Sun | Chaitra 1 | Krishna Ekadashi · Meena Sankranti, 1:07 am |
| 19 Mar, Thu | Chaitra 5 | Amavasya |
| 26 Mar, Thu | Chaitra 12 | Ram Navami |
| 29 Mar, Sun | Chaitra 15 | Shukla Ekadashi |
How the Odia calendar works
The day of the Sankranti is the first day of the month. Festivals that follow the Moon, such as Rath Yatra, are fixed by tithi.
Pana Sankranti (Maha Bishuba Sankranti) is the Odia New Year, when the Sun enters Mesha in mid-April.
| # | Month | Odia | Sun in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baisakha | ବୈଶାଖ | Mesha |
| 2 | Jyeshtha | ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ | Vrishabha |
| 3 | Asadha | ଆଷାଢ଼ | Mithuna |
| 4 | Srabana | ଶ୍ରାବଣ | Karka |
| 5 | Bhadraba | ଭାଦ୍ରବ | Simha |
| 6 | Aswina | ଆଶ୍ୱିନ | Kanya |
| 7 | Kartika | କାର୍ତ୍ତିକ | Tula |
| 8 | Margasira | ମାର୍ଗଶିର | Vrishchika |
| 9 | Pausa | ପୌଷ | Dhanu |
| 10 | Magha | ମାଘ | Makara |
| 11 | Phalguna | ଫାଲ୍ଗୁନ | Kumbha |
| 12 | Chaitra | ଚୈତ୍ର | Meena |
Other regional calendars
- Hindu calendar
- Tamil calendar
- Telugu calendar
- Kannada calendar
- Malayalam calendar
- Marathi calendar
- Gujarati calendar
- Bengali calendar
For the full day (yoga, karana, Rahu kaal) see today's panchang, and the full lists of Amavasya, Purnima and eclipse dates.