Holika Dahan 2024 in Diffa, Niger Holika Dahan muhurat 18:43–20:42, Sun 24 Mar
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When is Holika Dahan 2024 in Diffa?
Holika Dahan muhurat: what time?
Holika Dahan muhurat: the time after bhadra, 18:43–20:42.
Why is Holika Dahan on Sun 24 Mar in Diffa?
Holika Dahan is on Sun 24 Mar, after bhadra ends at 18:43.
Holika Dahan muhurat: the time after bhadra, 18:43–20:42.
Pradosha is Chaturdashi; Purnima begins at 05:25 Sun.
Purnima holds all of pradosha, 18:20–20:42. Purnima: 05:25 to 08:00 Mon.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+1). 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 05:25 on Sun 24 Mar to 08:00 on Mon 25 Mar, so only Sunday’s pradosha (18:20–20:42) falls within it. Bhadra lasts until 18:43, and the Dharmasindhu keeps the rite out of bhadra: it is done from 18:43.
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.