Holi 2069 date
Friday, 8 March 2069
Tithi: Chaitra Krishna Pratipada
Tithi window: 04:03 AM, Friday, 8 March 2069 → 06:11 AM, Saturday, 9 March 2069
Holi 2069
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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)06:15
- Sunset18:03
- Fasting window (tithi)04:03 → 2069-03-09 · 06:11
- Parana (tithi ends)06:112069-03-09
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 2069
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2069
- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 2069
- Maha Shivaratri — 20 February 2069
- Holika Dahan — 7 March 2069
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 23 March 2069
- Ram Navami — 30 March 2069
- Akshaya Tritiya — 23 April 2069
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 20 June 2069
- Guru Purnima — 4 July 2069
- Nag Panchami — 22 August 2069
- Raksha Bandhan — 1 September 2069
- Krishna Janmashtami — 7 September 2069
- Hartalika Teej — 18 September 2069
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 19 September 2069
- Anant Chaturdashi — 29 September 2069
- Pitru Paksha begins — 1 October 2069
- Sharad Navratri begins — 16 October 2069
- Durga Ashtami — 23 October 2069
- Maha Navami — 24 October 2069
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 25 October 2069
- Karwa Chauth — 2 November 2069
- Dhanteras — 11 November 2069
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 12 November 2069
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 13 November 2069
- Govardhan Puja — 14 November 2069
- Bhai Dooj — 16 November 2069
- Chhath Puja — 20 November 2069
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 28 November 2069
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 28 November 2069
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