When is Holika Dahan 2026 & 2027?
Holika Dahan 2027 · tithi by the Drik Siddhanta
This festival is also known and searched as — Holika Dahan, Choti Holi, Bonfire Holi.
Holika Dahan 2027 — Tithi Timings
- Purnima begins
- Purnima ends
- Sunrise
- 6:24 AM
- Sunset
- 6:33 PM
Times are in Indian Standard Time (IST); sunrise and sunset are for New Delhi. To see the timings for your own city, pick your city on that day's panjika.
Holika Dahan 2027 — Auspicious & Inauspicious Timings
(Times are in IST for New Delhi)
✨ Auspicious Timings
- Shubh Choghadiya: 6:33 PM – 8:01 PM
- Amrit Choghadiya: 8:01 PM – 9:30 PM
- Labh Choghadiya: 1:57 AM – 3:25 AM
- Shubh Choghadiya: 4:54 AM – 6:23 AM
⛔ Inauspicious Timings
- Rog Choghadiya: 10:59 PM – 12:28 AM
- Kaal Choghadiya: 12:28 AM – 1:57 AM
- Udveg Choghadiya: 3:25 AM – 4:54 AM
Note: These timings are calculated from the New Delhi sunrise (IST) and cover only the night (sunset to the next sunrise) within the festival tithi. They are general auspicious and inauspicious periods, not exact puja timings. For your own city, change the location in the panjika for that day →
Holika Dahan — dates from 2025 to 2030
| Year | Gregorian date | Weekday | Bengali date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 March 2025 | Thursday | 29 Falgun 1431 |
| 2026 | 3 March 2026 | Tuesday | 18 Falgun 1432 |
| 2027 | 21 March 2027 | Sunday | 6 Chaitra 1433 |
| 2028 | 10 March 2028 | Friday | 26 Falgun 1434 |
| 2029 | 28 February 2029 | Wednesday | 16 Falgun 1435 |
| 2030 | 19 March 2030 | Tuesday | 4 Chaitra 1436 |
Dates are calculated on MyAstrology's own calculation engine by the Drik Siddhanta, for New Delhi (28.61° N, 77.21° E).
When is Holika Dahan if you live abroad?
The dates on this page are for New Delhi (Drik Siddhanta); across India the date is almost always the same. Abroad, the tithi at your own sunrise can occasionally move the day by one.
Sunrise, the end of the tithi and auspicious times still vary by city — to see yours, pick your city in the panjika →
On which tithi is Holika Dahan?
On the night of Phalguna Purnima, in Pradosh (after sunset) — the first evening on which Purnima prevails; if Bhadra that night runs past midnight and Purnima lasts three and a half yamas of the next day, then on the next evening (the Drik Panchang practice).
The significance of Holika Dahan
Phalguni Shukla Chaturdashi. Holika Dahan on the night before Holi — a celebration of the victory of Prahlada's devotion and the fall of the proud Holika.
Rituals and timing
How it is observed
Kindle the Holika fire in the evening. Circumambulate it three times. Offer coconut, wheat and paddy into the flames. Light small lamps at home.
Auspicious time
From evening into the night (pradosha kala)
Mantra
Common questions
When is Holika Dahan 2027?
In 2027 Holika Dahan falls on 21 March 2027, Sunday, Bengali 6 Chaitra 1433.
When does the tithi for Holika Dahan 2027 begin and end?
Purnima tithi begins 21 March 6:22 PM and ends 22 March 4:14 PM. Sunrise that day is 6:24 AM and sunset 6:33 PM. Times are in IST; sunrise is for New Delhi.
What is the auspicious time for Holika Dahan puja?
From evening into the night (pradosha kala)
When is Holika Dahan in the coming years?
in 2025 on 13 March 2025 (Thursday), in 2026 on 3 March 2026 (Tuesday), in 2028 on 10 March 2028 (Friday).
When was Holika Dahan last year?
3 March 2026, Tuesday (Bengali date 18 Falgun 1432).
Why does Holika Dahan fall on a different date every year?
Holika Dahan follows the lunar tithi, not the Gregorian date. A lunar year is about 11 days shorter than a solar year, so the day moves about 11 days earlier each year. When the gap grows too wide an extra month (Adhika Masa) is inserted to correct it — and that year the day falls about a month later.
