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Holi 1962 date
Thursday, 22 March 1962
Tithi: Chaitra Krishna Pratipada
Tithi window: 01:29 PM, Wednesday, 21 March 1962 → 03:49 PM, Thursday, 22 March 1962
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:59
- Sunset18:09
- Fasting window (tithi)1962-03-21 · 13:29 → 15:49
- Parana (tithi ends)15:49
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Holi puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaHoli — Frequently Asked Questions
Why must Holika Dahan avoid Bhadra?
Bhadra (the Vishti karana) is held to spoil auspicious fire rites. The dahan is performed in pradosh kaal only after Bhadra has ended; if Bhadra covers the whole evening, it is deferred to the night.
Is Holi celebrated on one day or two?
Two. Holika Dahan is on the evening of Phalguna Purnima; Rangwali Holi, the colour, is the following morning on Chaitra Krishna Pratipada.
What is done with the ash from the bonfire?
It is applied to the forehead the next morning before the colours begin, as a mark that what was spent has been surrendered to the fire.
Other major festivals in 1962
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1962
- Vasant Panchami — 9 February 1962
- Maha Shivaratri — 4 March 1962
- Holika Dahan — 20 March 1962
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 5 April 1962
- Ram Navami — 13 April 1962
- Akshaya Tritiya — 6 May 1962
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 4 July 1962
- Guru Purnima — 17 July 1962
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 1962
- Raksha Bandhan — 15 August 1962
- Krishna Janmashtami — 22 August 1962
- Hartalika Teej — 2 September 1962
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 3 September 1962
- Anant Chaturdashi — 13 September 1962
- Pitru Paksha begins — 15 September 1962
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 1962
- Durga Ashtami — 7 October 1962
- Maha Navami — 8 October 1962
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 8 October 1962
- Karwa Chauth — 16 October 1962
- Dhanteras — 25 October 1962
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 27 October 1962
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 28 October 1962
- Govardhan Puja — 29 October 1962
- Bhai Dooj — 30 October 1962
- Chhath Puja — 3 November 1962
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 11 November 1962
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 11 November 1962
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