Holi 2087 date
Thursday, 20 March 2087
Tithi: Chaitra Krishna Pratipada
Tithi window: 11:37 AM, Wednesday, 19 March 2087 → 01:40 PM, Thursday, 20 March 2087
Holi 2087
Starts in00days
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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)06:03
- Sunset18:08
- Fasting window (tithi)2087-03-19 · 11:37 → 13:40
- Parana (tithi ends)13:40
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 2087
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2087
- Vasant Panchami — 7 February 2087
- Maha Shivaratri — 3 March 2087
- Holika Dahan — 18 March 2087
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 4 April 2087
- Ram Navami — 11 April 2087
- Akshaya Tritiya — 5 May 2087
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 2 July 2087
- Guru Purnima — 15 July 2087
- Nag Panchami — 3 August 2087
- Raksha Bandhan — 14 August 2087
- Krishna Janmashtami — 20 August 2087
- Hartalika Teej — 31 August 2087
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 1 September 2087
- Anant Chaturdashi — 11 September 2087
- Pitru Paksha begins — 13 September 2087
- Sharad Navratri begins — 27 September 2087
- Durga Ashtami — 5 October 2087
- Maha Navami — 6 October 2087
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 2087
- Dhanteras — 23 October 2087
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 25 October 2087
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 25 October 2087
- Govardhan Puja — 27 October 2087
- Bhai Dooj — 28 October 2087
- Chhath Puja — 1 November 2087
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 10 November 2087
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 10 November 2087
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