Holika Dahan 2033
The bonfire of Holi eve, lit while Purnima prevails after sunset.
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)06:07
- Pradosh puja muhurat18:06 – 20:30
- Fasting window (tithi)04:30 → 2033-03-16 · 07:06
- Parana (tithi ends)07:062033-03-16
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 Holika Dahan puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaHolika Dahan — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Holika Dahan?
On the Purnima of Phalguna, the evening before the Holi of colours. The fire is lit at the pradosh muhurat after sunset, and the exact time is set by the tithi and the avoidance of Bhadra. This year's date is shown above.
Why is a bonfire lit on Holika Dahan?
It re-enacts the burning of Holika and the saving of Prahlad — the victory of devotion over pride. It also clears the dry waste of winter's end and burns, symbolically, the year's evil and ego before the colour play of the next day.
What is the Bhadra period and why does it matter?
Bhadra (the Vishti karana) is held inauspicious for lighting the Holika fire. The Dahan is timed to the pradosh window while avoiding Bhadra, so the muhurat can differ by an hour or two from a simple 'after sunset'.
Is Holika Dahan the same as Holi?
They are two parts of one festival: Holika Dahan is the bonfire on Phalguna Purnima night (Chhoti Holi); the play of colours (Rangwali Holi or Dhuleti) is the next morning.
Other major festivals in 2033
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2033
- Vasant Panchami — 4 February 2033
- Maha Shivaratri — 27 February 2033
- Holi — 17 March 2033
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 31 March 2033
- Ram Navami — 7 April 2033
- Akshaya Tritiya — 1 May 2033
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 2033
- Guru Purnima — 12 July 2033
- Nag Panchami — 31 July 2033
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 2033
- Krishna Janmashtami — 17 August 2033
- Hartalika Teej — 28 August 2033
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 2033
- Anant Chaturdashi — 8 September 2033
- Pitru Paksha begins — 9 September 2033
- Sharad Navratri begins — 24 September 2033
- Durga Ashtami — 2 October 2033
- Maha Navami — 3 October 2033
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 2033
- Karwa Chauth — 11 October 2033
- Dhanteras — 20 October 2033
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 22 October 2033
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 22 October 2033
- Govardhan Puja — 24 October 2033
- Bhai Dooj — 25 October 2033
- Chhath Puja — 29 October 2033
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 6 November 2033
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 6 November 2033
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