Holika Dahan 2012 in Olean, New York, United States Holika Dahan muhurat 18:11–20:40, Wed 7 Mar
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When is Holika Dahan 2012 in Olean?
Holika Dahan muhurat: what time?
Holika Dahan muhurat
18:11–20:40
2 h 29 min
Why is Holika Dahan on Wed 7 Mar in Olean?
Holika Dahan is on Wed 7 Mar: Purnima holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Pradosha is Chaturdashi; Purnima begins at 07:22 Wed.
Purnima holds all of pradosha, 18:11–20:40. Purnima: 07:22 to 04:39 Thu.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC−5). 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 07:22 on Wed 7 Mar to 04:39 on Thu 8 Mar, so only Wednesday’s pradosha (18:11–20:40) 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.