• Sun 30 Mar 2025: Ugadi, Cheti Chand, Gudi Padwa

• 30 Mar to 6 Apr: Chaitra Navratri to Ram Navmi

• Mon 31 Mar: Lord Jhulelal Jayanti (Lord Jhulelal is also known as Ishtdev Uderolal or Dariyalal)

• 14 Apr: Baisakhi / Vaisakhi, Pohela Baisakh, Naba Barsha, Vishu, Puthandu, Bohag Bihu, Mesh Sankranti (Sankramanam) / Pana Sankranti

14 April is First day of Indian / South Asian / South East Asian Solar New Year. These two most popular calendars are celebrated by numerous communities around the world. These include Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhists, Hebrew, Kurdish, Traditional Asian calendars (Chinese, Japanese, Tibetan, Vietnamese, Mongolian, Korean, Indonesian). Ancient calendars in Greece, Egypt and pre-Islamic calendars are based on Lunisolar system.

Surya Grahan / Solar Eclipse on 29th March will NOT be visible in Auckland

Tithi (Lunar day) as per Auckland local time and coordinates:

• Pratipada / Ekam / 1st Lunar day from 29 Mar 11.57pm to 30 Mar 8.19pm, (First day of Chaitra Navratri)
• Navami / Num / 9th Lunar day / Ram Navmi from 6 Apr 2.56am to 7 Apr  1.52am (Ram Navmi)

Chaitra Navratri, Baisakhi and Ram Navmi programs are organised across most of the temples and gurudwaras in New Zealand. Click here for Temples and Gurudwaras in New Zealand.

 Lunisolar calendar festivals 2025: 30 Mar:

• Gudi Padwa: Maharashtra, Goa
• Ugadi: Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
• Navreh / Navreh Posthe: Kashmir
• Cheti Chand: Celebrated by Sindhi communities, popular in India, Pakistan and other countries of Indian subcontinent
• Sajibu Nongma Pānba: Manipur
• Sabiju Cheiraoba
• Sarhul: Jharkhand

Solar calendar / Mesh Sankranti Festivals 2025: 14 Apr (1 to 3 days celebrations):

• Mesh Sankranti / Mesha Sankranam: This is the day when Sun transition into Mesh (Aries) zodiac sign
• Vaisakhi / Baisakhi, Punjabi New Year: Northern Indian states Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Laddakh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Pakistan
• Pohela / Pahela Baisakh: Eastern states of India, Bengal, Bangladesh, Orissa, Assam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh. First day of Bengali calendar নববর্ষ
• Bohag Bihu, Assamese New Year: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
• Buisu, Biju Festival: Tripura
• Sajibu Cheiraoba, Meetei Cheiraoba: Manipur
• Pana Sankranti: Odisha
• Sangken / Songkran: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Thailand
• Jur Sital: Bihar, Jharkhand, Maithili, Nepal
• Losoong: Sikkim
• Galdan Namchot: Ladakh
• Pilava / Puthandu, Tamil New Year: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Sri Lanka
• Nyepi: Indonesia/Bali
• Vishu / Bisu: Kerala, Tamilnadu, Karnataka
• Thingyan: Myanmar
• Choul Chnam Thmey: Cambodia
• Pi Mai: Laos
• Songkran: Thailand
• Tet: Vietnam
• Water sprinkling festival: Yunnan