Holika Dahan 1924 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Holika Dahan muhurat 23:09, Thu 20 Mar
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Holika Dahan 1924 in Pāthardi?
Holika Dahan muhurat: what time?
Holika Dahan muhurat: the time after bhadra, at 23:09.
Why is Holika Dahan on Thu 20 Mar in Pāthardi?
Holika Dahan is on Thu 20 Mar, after bhadra ends at 23:09.
Holika Dahan muhurat: the time after bhadra, at 23:09.
Purnima holds all of pradosha, 18:40–21:02. Purnima: 12:11 to 09:59 Fri.
Purnima ended at 09:59; pradosha is Pratipada.
One row per day, on one clock (IST). 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 12:11 on Thu 20 Mar to 09:59 on Fri 21 Mar, so only Thursday’s pradosha (18:40–21:02) falls within it. Bhadra lasts until 23:09, and the Dharmasindhu keeps the rite out of bhadra: it is done from 23:09.
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.