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Holi 1977 date
Sunday, 6 March 1977
Tithi: Chaitra Krishna Pratipada
Tithi window: 10:47 PM, Saturday, 5 March 1977 → 08:38 PM, Sunday, 6 March 1977
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:16
- Sunset18:02
- Fasting window (tithi)1977-03-05 · 22:47 → 20:38
- Parana (tithi ends)20:38
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 1977
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1977
- Vasant Panchami — 24 January 1977
- Maha Shivaratri — 16 February 1977
- Holika Dahan — 5 March 1977
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 20 March 1977
- Ram Navami — 29 March 1977
- Akshaya Tritiya — 21 April 1977
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 18 June 1977
- Guru Purnima — 1 July 1977
- Nag Panchami — 19 August 1977
- Raksha Bandhan — 28 August 1977
- Krishna Janmashtami — 5 September 1977
- Hartalika Teej — 16 September 1977
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 16 September 1977
- Anant Chaturdashi — 26 September 1977
- Pitru Paksha begins — 28 September 1977
- Sharad Navratri begins — 13 October 1977
- Durga Ashtami — 19 October 1977
- Maha Navami — 20 October 1977
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 21 October 1977
- Karwa Chauth — 30 October 1977
- Dhanteras — 9 November 1977
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 10 November 1977
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 10 November 1977
- Govardhan Puja — 12 November 1977
- Bhai Dooj — 12 November 1977
- Chhath Puja — 16 November 1977
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 25 November 1977
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 25 November 1977
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