Holika Dahan 2066
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)06:12
- Pradosh puja muhurat18:04 – 20:28
- Fasting window (tithi)05:20 → 2066-03-12 · 04:22
- Parana (tithi ends)04:222066-03-12
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 2066
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2066
- Vasant Panchami — 30 January 2066
- Maha Shivaratri — 22 February 2066
- Holi — 12 March 2066
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 26 March 2066
- Ram Navami — 4 April 2066
- Akshaya Tritiya — 27 April 2066
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 24 June 2066
- Guru Purnima — 7 July 2066
- Nag Panchami — 27 July 2066
- Raksha Bandhan — 5 August 2066
- Krishna Janmashtami — 12 August 2066
- Hartalika Teej — 24 August 2066
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 24 August 2066
- Anant Chaturdashi — 3 September 2066
- Pitru Paksha begins — 4 September 2066
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 2066
- Durga Ashtami — 27 September 2066
- Maha Navami — 27 September 2066
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 28 September 2066
- Karwa Chauth — 6 October 2066
- Dhanteras — 16 October 2066
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 18 October 2066
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 18 October 2066
- Govardhan Puja — 19 October 2066
- Bhai Dooj — 20 October 2066
- Chhath Puja — 24 October 2066
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 2 November 2066
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 2 November 2066
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