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Holi 2019 date
Thursday, 21 March 2019
Tithi: Chaitra Krishna Pratipada
Tithi window: 07:07 AM, Thursday, 21 March 2019 → 03:49 AM, Friday, 22 March 2019
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:01
- Sunset18:09
- Fasting window (tithi)07:07 → 2019-03-22 · 03:49
- Parana (tithi ends)03:492019-03-22
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 2019
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2019
- Vasant Panchami — 10 February 2019
- Maha Shivaratri — 4 March 2019
- Holika Dahan — 20 March 2019
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 6 April 2019
- Ram Navami — 13 April 2019
- Akshaya Tritiya — 7 May 2019
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 4 July 2019
- Guru Purnima — 16 July 2019
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 2019
- Raksha Bandhan — 15 August 2019
- Krishna Janmashtami — 23 August 2019
- Hartalika Teej — 1 September 2019
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 2 September 2019
- Anant Chaturdashi — 12 September 2019
- Pitru Paksha begins — 15 September 2019
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 2019
- Durga Ashtami — 6 October 2019
- Maha Navami — 7 October 2019
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 2019
- Karwa Chauth — 17 October 2019
- Dhanteras — 25 October 2019
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 27 October 2019
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 27 October 2019
- Govardhan Puja — 29 October 2019
- Bhai Dooj — 29 October 2019
- Chhath Puja — 2 November 2019
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 12 November 2019
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 12 November 2019
- Hindu Festivals 2019 →