मार्च 2026 · Jharkhand
March 2026 Calendar
March 2026 begins in the Hindu month of Phalguna and ends in Chaitra (Purnimanta, as followed in Jharkhand). It has 9 festivals and observances and 6 holidays on this list, including Holika Dahan (3 Mar), Holi (4 Mar), Sarhul (21 Mar), Id-ul-Fitr (21 Mar).
March 2026: festivals and holidays
- 3MarTue
Holika Dahan होलिका दहन
Bonfire on Phagun Purnima; in many villages it is called Sammat or Chanchar.
Holiday - 4MarWed
Holi होली
Colours the morning after Holika Dahan; Phagua songs and malpua in towns, dhol and mandar in villages.
Holiday - 21MarSat
Sarhul सरहुल
Jharkhand's spring new year. The pahan worships the sal grove (sarna), reads the coming rains in pots of water, and Ranchi fills with processions in red-and-white.
Holiday - 21MarSat
Id-ul-Fitr ईद-उल-फितर
End of Ramzan. Date depends on moon sighting.
Holiday - 22MarSun
Chaiti Chhath – Nahay Khay चैती छठ · नहाय खाय
First day of the spring Chhath.
Festival - 22MarSun
Sarhul – Phulkhonsi सरहुल · फूलखोंसी
The day after Sarhul: the pahan visits every home and tucks sal flowers into the roof, wishing the family a good year.
Festival - 24MarTue
Chaiti Chhath – Sandhya Arghya चैती छठ · संध्या अर्घ्य
Evening offering to the Sun on Chaitra Shukla Shashthi.
Festival - 26MarThu
Ram Navami राम नवमी
Ranchi and Hazaribagh are known for huge Ram Navami processions with tall mahavir jhandas and akharas.
Holiday - 31MarTue
Mahavir Jayanti महावीर जयंती
Parasnath hill (Shikharji) in Giridih is the holiest Jain site — twenty of the twenty-four Tirthankaras attained nirvana there.
Holiday
Vrat days in March 2026
Ekadashi
Sunday, 15 March 2026, Sunday, 29 March 2026
Purnima
Tuesday, 3 March 2026
Amavasya
Thursday, 19 March 2026
Palash, Baha aur Sarhul
March sets the forests on fire — not with flame but with palash, the state flower. Santhals celebrate Baha as sal and mahua bloom, and the Munda, Oraon and Ho celebrate Sarhul in Chaitra. In Ranchi, Sarhul is the biggest day of the year: sarna flags in red and white, mandar and nagara drums, and a procession that ends at Siram Toli. Holi falls in this season too.
Daily panchang · March 2026
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Maas | Sunrise / Sunset (Ranchi) | Parv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sun | Shukla Trayodashi | Pushya | Phalguna | 06:12 / 17:51 | |
| 2 Mon | Shukla Chaturdashi | Ashlesha | Phalguna | 06:11 / 17:51 | |
| 3 Tue | Shukla Purnima | Magha | Phalguna | 06:10 / 17:51 | Holika Dahan |
| 4 Wed | Krishna Pratipada | Purva Phalguni | Chaitra | 06:09 / 17:52 | Holi |
| 5 Thu | Krishna Dwitiya | Uttara Phalguni | Chaitra | 06:08 / 17:52 | |
| 6 Fri | Krishna Tritiya | Hasta | Chaitra | 06:08 / 17:53 | |
| 7 Sat | Krishna Chaturthi | Chitra | Chaitra | 06:07 / 17:53 | |
| 8 Sun | Krishna Panchami | Swati | Chaitra | 06:06 / 17:54 | |
| 9 Mon | Krishna Shashthi | Vishakha | Chaitra | 06:05 / 17:54 | |
| 10 Tue | Krishna Saptami | Anuradha | Chaitra | 06:04 / 17:55 | |
| 11 Wed | Krishna Ashtami | Jyeshtha | Chaitra | 06:03 / 17:55 | |
| 12 Thu | Krishna Navami | Mula | Chaitra | 06:02 / 17:55 | |
| 13 Fri | Krishna Navami | Purva Ashadha | Chaitra | 06:01 / 17:56 | |
| 14 Sat | Krishna Dashami | Uttara Ashadha | Chaitra | 06:00 / 17:56 | |
| 15 Sun | Krishna Ekadashi | Shravana | Chaitra | 05:59 / 17:57 | |
| 16 Mon | Krishna Dwadashi | Dhanishtha | Chaitra | 05:58 / 17:57 | |
| 17 Tue | Krishna Trayodashi | Dhanishtha | Chaitra | 05:57 / 17:57 | |
| 18 Wed | Krishna Chaturdashi | Shatabhisha | Chaitra | 05:56 / 17:58 | |
| 19 Thu | Krishna Amavasya | Uttara Bhadrapada | Chaitra | 05:55 / 17:58 | |
| 20 Fri | Shukla Dwitiya | Revati | Chaitra | 05:54 / 17:59 | |
| 21 Sat | Shukla Tritiya | Ashwini | Chaitra | 05:53 / 17:59 | Sarhul, Id-ul-Fitr |
| 22 Sun | Shukla Chaturthi | Bharani | Chaitra | 05:52 / 17:59 | Chaiti Chhath – Nahay Khay, Sarhul – Phulkhonsi |
| 23 Mon | Shukla Panchami | Krittika | Chaitra | 05:51 / 18:00 | |
| 24 Tue | Shukla Shashthi | Rohini | Chaitra | 05:50 / 18:00 | Chaiti Chhath – Sandhya Arghya |
| 25 Wed | Shukla Saptami | Mrigashira | Chaitra | 05:49 / 18:00 | |
| 26 Thu | Shukla Ashtami | Ardra | Chaitra | 05:48 / 18:01 | Ram Navami |
| 27 Fri | Shukla Navami | Punarvasu | Chaitra | 05:47 / 18:01 | |
| 28 Sat | Shukla Dashami | Pushya | Chaitra | 05:46 / 18:02 | |
| 29 Sun | Shukla Ekadashi | Ashlesha | Chaitra | 05:45 / 18:02 | |
| 30 Mon | Shukla Dwadashi | Magha | Chaitra | 05:45 / 18:02 | |
| 31 Tue | Shukla Trayodashi | Purva Phalguni | Chaitra | 05:44 / 18:03 | Mahavir Jayanti |
Tithi and nakshatra are taken at sunrise in Ranchi. Times are IST.