Holika Dahan 1945 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Holika Dahan muhurat 19:33–22:00, Mon 26 Feb
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in UTC+6:30
When is Holika Dahan 1945 in Pāthardi?
Holika Dahan muhurat: what time?
Holika Dahan muhurat
19:33–22:00
2 h 27 min
Why is Holika Dahan on Mon 26 Feb in Pāthardi?
Holika Dahan is on Mon 26 Feb: Purnima holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Pradosha is Chaturdashi; Purnima begins at 04:49 Mon.
Purnima holds all of pradosha, 19:33–22:00. Purnima: 04:49 to 06:36 Tue.
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 04:49 on Mon 26 Feb to 06:36 on Tue 27 Feb, so only Monday’s pradosha (19:33–22:00) 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.