Holika Dahan 2076
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)06:02
- Pradosh puja muhurat18:08 – 20:32
- Fasting window (tithi)2076-03-19 · 21:08 → 22:13
- Parana (tithi ends)22:13
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 2076
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2076
- Vasant Panchami — 9 February 2076
- Maha Shivaratri — 3 March 2076
- Holi — 21 March 2076
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 4 April 2076
- Ram Navami — 12 April 2076
- Akshaya Tritiya — 5 May 2076
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 3 July 2076
- Guru Purnima — 16 July 2076
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 2076
- Raksha Bandhan — 14 August 2076
- Krishna Janmashtami — 21 August 2076
- Hartalika Teej — 1 September 2076
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 2 September 2076
- Anant Chaturdashi — 12 September 2076
- Pitru Paksha begins — 13 September 2076
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 2076
- Durga Ashtami — 6 October 2076
- Maha Navami — 7 October 2076
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 2076
- Karwa Chauth — 15 October 2076
- Dhanteras — 25 October 2076
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 26 October 2076
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 27 October 2076
- Govardhan Puja — 28 October 2076
- Bhai Dooj — 29 October 2076
- Chhath Puja — 2 November 2076
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 10 November 2076
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 10 November 2076
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