Holika Dahan 1944 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Holika Dahan muhurat 19:37–22:02, Thu 9 Mar
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in UTC+6:30
When is Holika Dahan 1944 in Pāthardi?
Holika Dahan muhurat: what time?
Holika Dahan muhurat
19:37–22:02
2 h 25 min
Why is Holika Dahan on Thu 9 Mar in Pāthardi?
Holika Dahan is on Thu 9 Mar: Purnima holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Pradosha is Chaturdashi; Purnima begins at 04:26 Thu.
Purnima holds all of pradosha, 19:37–22:02. Purnima: 04:26 to 06:57 Fri.
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 04:26 on Thu 9 Mar to 06:57 on Fri 10 Mar, so only Thursday’s pradosha (19:37–22:02) 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.