Holika Dahan 2029 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Holika Dahan muhurat 18:34–21:01, Wed 28 Feb
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Holika Dahan 2029 in Pāthardi?
Holika Dahan muhurat: what time?
Holika Dahan muhurat
18:34–21:01
2 h 27 min
Why is Holika Dahan on Wed 28 Feb in Pāthardi?
Holika Dahan is on Wed 28 Feb: Purnima holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Pradosha is Chaturdashi; Purnima begins at 02:05 Wed.
Purnima holds all of pradosha, 18:34–21:01. Purnima: 02:05 to 22:40.
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 02:05 on Wed 28 Feb to 22:40 on Wed 28 Feb, so only Wednesday’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.