Holika Dahan 1921 in Finote Selam, Amhara, Ethiopia Holika Dahan muhurat 18:11–20:33, Wed 23 Mar
Festival · times in UTC+2:30
When is Holika Dahan 1921 in Finote Selam?
Holika Dahan muhurat: what time?
Holika Dahan muhurat
18:11–20:33
2 h 22 min
Why is Holika Dahan on Wed 23 Mar in Finote Selam?
Holika Dahan is on Wed 23 Mar: Purnima holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Pradosha is Chaturdashi; Purnima begins at 01:18 Wed.
Purnima holds all of pradosha, 18:17–20:39. Purnima: 01:18 to 22:53.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+2:30). 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 01:18 on Wed 23 Mar to 22:53 on Wed 23 Mar, so only Wednesday’s pradosha (18:17–20:39) 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.