Holika Dahan 2025 in Midleton, Munster, Ireland Holika Dahan muhurat 18:34–21:01, Thu 13 Mar
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When is Holika Dahan 2025 in Midleton?
Holika Dahan muhurat: what time?
Holika Dahan muhurat
18:34–21:01
2 h 27 min
Why is Holika Dahan on Thu 13 Mar in Midleton?
Holika Dahan is on Thu 13 Mar: Purnima holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Pradosha is Chaturdashi; Purnima begins at 05:06 Thu.
Purnima holds all of pradosha, 18:34–21:01. Purnima: 05:06 to 06:54 Fri.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC). 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 05:06 on Thu 13 Mar to 06:54 on Fri 14 Mar, so only Thursday’s pradosha (18:34–21:01) 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.