Holi 2038 date
Sunday, 21 March 2038
Tithi: Chaitra Krishna Pratipada
Tithi window: 07:40 AM, Sunday, 21 March 2038 → 03:51 AM, Monday, 22 March 2038
Holi 2038
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Today's Panchang
Kashi reference · computed live- Tithi
- Ashtami
- till 18:59
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- till 20:18
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Karana
- Balava
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Moon sign
- Aries
- Sun sign
- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:01
- Sunset18:09
- Fasting window (tithi)07:40 → 2038-03-22 · 03:51
- Parana (tithi ends)03:512038-03-22
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 2038
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2038
- Vasant Panchami — 9 February 2038
- Maha Shivaratri — 4 March 2038
- Holika Dahan — 20 March 2038
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 5 April 2038
- Ram Navami — 13 April 2038
- Akshaya Tritiya — 7 May 2038
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 4 July 2038
- Guru Purnima — 16 July 2038
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 2038
- Raksha Bandhan — 14 August 2038
- Krishna Janmashtami — 22 August 2038
- Hartalika Teej — 2 September 2038
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 2 September 2038
- Anant Chaturdashi — 12 September 2038
- Pitru Paksha begins — 14 September 2038
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 2038
- Durga Ashtami — 5 October 2038
- Maha Navami — 6 October 2038
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 2038
- Karwa Chauth — 16 October 2038
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 27 October 2038
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 27 October 2038
- Govardhan Puja — 28 October 2038
- Bhai Dooj — 29 October 2038
- Chhath Puja — 2 November 2038
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 11 November 2038
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 11 November 2038
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