Holika Dahan 1917 in Sevan, Gegharkunik, Armenia Holika Dahan muhurat 17:58–20:27, Thu 8 Mar
Festival · times in UTC+3
When is Holika Dahan 1917 in Sevan?
Holika Dahan muhurat: what time?
Holika Dahan muhurat
17:58–20:27
2 h 29 min
Why is Holika Dahan on Thu 8 Mar in Sevan?
Holika Dahan is on Thu 8 Mar: Purnima holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Pradosha is Chaturdashi; Purnima begins at 22:51. Purnima: 22:51 to 00:55 Fri.
Purnima holds all of pradosha, 17:56–20:25. Purnima: 22:51 Wed to 00:55 Fri.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+3). Band: the tithi. Box: Pradosha. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
Holika is burnt in pradosha, the 3 muhurtas after sunset, outside bhadra. Purnima runs from 22:51 on Wed 7 Mar to 00:55 on Fri 9 Mar, so only Thursday’s pradosha (17:56–20:25) falls within it.
The rule
Phalguna Purnima
Holika is burnt in pradosha, the 3 muhurtas after sunset, outside bhadra.
- Smarta
- the evening whose pradosha Purnima holds; when it touches both, the later; when neither, the earlier; out of bhadra, or in its tail (puchha) when bhadra lasts past nishitha (Dharmasindhu).
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.