Holika Dahan 1997 in Sevan, Gegharkunik, Armenia Holika Dahan muhurat 19:40–21:35, Sun 23 Mar
Festival · times in UTC+4
When is Holika Dahan 1997 in Sevan?
Holika Dahan muhurat: what time?
Holika Dahan muhurat: the time after bhadra, 19:40–21:35.
Why is Holika Dahan on Sun 23 Mar in Sevan?
Holika Dahan is on Sun 23 Mar, after bhadra ends at 19:40.
Holika Dahan muhurat: the time after bhadra, 19:40–21:35.
Pradosha is Chaturdashi; Purnima begins at 06:31 Sun.
Purnima holds all of pradosha, 19:15–21:35. Purnima: 06:31 to 08:45 Mon.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+4). 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 06:31 on Sun 23 Mar to 08:45 on Mon 24 Mar, so only Sunday’s pradosha (19:15–21:35) falls within it. Bhadra lasts until 19:40, and the Dharmasindhu keeps the rite out of bhadra: it is done from 19:40.
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.