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Holi 1968 date
Friday, 15 March 1968
Tithi: Chaitra Krishna Pratipada
Tithi window: 12:24 AM, Friday, 15 March 1968 → 09:41 PM, Friday, 15 March 1968
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:06
- Sunset18:07
- Fasting window (tithi)00:24 → 21:41
- Parana (tithi ends)21:41
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 1968
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1968
- Vasant Panchami — 3 February 1968
- Maha Shivaratri — 26 February 1968
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 1968
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 29 March 1968
- Ram Navami — 7 April 1968
- Akshaya Tritiya — 30 April 1968
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 1968
- Guru Purnima — 10 July 1968
- Nag Panchami — 30 July 1968
- Raksha Bandhan — 8 August 1968
- Krishna Janmashtami — 15 August 1968
- Hartalika Teej — 26 August 1968
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 27 August 1968
- Anant Chaturdashi — 5 September 1968
- Pitru Paksha begins — 7 September 1968
- Sharad Navratri begins — 23 September 1968
- Durga Ashtami — 29 September 1968
- Maha Navami — 30 September 1968
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 1 October 1968
- Karwa Chauth — 10 October 1968
- Dhanteras — 19 October 1968
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 21 October 1968
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 21 October 1968
- Govardhan Puja — 22 October 1968
- Bhai Dooj — 23 October 1968
- Chhath Puja — 27 October 1968
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 5 November 1968
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 5 November 1968
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