Holika Dahan 2065
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)06:01
- Pradosh puja muhurat18:09 – 20:33
- Fasting window (tithi)18:41 → 2065-03-22 · 15:28
- Parana (tithi ends)15:282065-03-22
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 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 2065
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2065
- Vasant Panchami — 10 February 2065
- Maha Shivaratri — 5 March 2065
- Holi — 23 March 2065
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 6 April 2065
- Ram Navami — 15 April 2065
- Akshaya Tritiya — 8 May 2065
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 5 July 2065
- Guru Purnima — 17 July 2065
- Nag Panchami — 6 August 2065
- Raksha Bandhan — 16 August 2065
- Krishna Janmashtami — 23 August 2065
- Hartalika Teej — 3 September 2065
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 4 September 2065
- Anant Chaturdashi — 13 September 2065
- Pitru Paksha begins — 15 September 2065
- Sharad Navratri begins — 30 September 2065
- Durga Ashtami — 7 October 2065
- Maha Navami — 8 October 2065
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 8 October 2065
- Karwa Chauth — 18 October 2065
- Dhanteras — 27 October 2065
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 28 October 2065
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 29 October 2065
- Govardhan Puja — 30 October 2065
- Bhai Dooj — 31 October 2065
- Chhath Puja — 3 November 2065
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 12 November 2065
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 12 November 2065
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