Festivals · 2027
Holi 2027: Monday 22 March, Holika Dahan 21 March
Holi 2027 falls on Monday, 22 March 2027. The governing tithi — Phalguna Purnima — Holika Dahan by night, colours the next morning — runs from about 6:22 PM IST on 21 March to about 4:14 PM IST on 22 March, computed from the ephemeris with the Lahiri ayanamsa, the way a Panchang actually derives it. Holika Dahan follows the pradosh rule — after sunset, while Purnima runs — and the colours follow the next morning.
How the Holi date is fixed
Holi is set by the panchang, which is why the Gregorian date moves each year:
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima, on the evening of the full moon |
| Rangwali Holi | The following morning, Monday 22 March 2027 (Purnima still runs until about 4:14 PM; Chaitra Krishna Pratipada begins after that) |
| Why two days | The bonfire and the colours fall on consecutive tithis |
| Bhadra | Holika Dahan avoids Bhadra (Vishti karana), which always falls in the first half of Purnima. In 2027 that is from about 6:22 PM on 21 March to about 5:18 AM on 22 March — the whole evening — so the dahan is timed by the Bhadra rules; the Holika Dahan 2027 page has the muhurat. |
| Abroad | Use your own city's panchang — the tithi is one instant, the local date is not |
How the day is kept
Holika Dahan is kept in the pradosh span while the Purnima prevails (Bhadra set aside first); Rangwali Holi follows the next day.
Why the tithi window matters more than the date
A Hindu festival is not a civil date; it is a tithi caught at a particular quality of time — for Holika Dahan, pradosh (just after sunset). When the tithi straddles two days, the rule decides the day, which is why two neighbouring calendars sometimes disagree while both cite the same sky. The window printed above is the actual astronomy; the rule applied to it is the tradition. Together they give you the answer the forwards never explain. For the method itself, see our muhurat & festivals guide.
Frequently asked questions
When is Holi in 2027?
The short answer
Holi 2027 falls on Monday, 22 March 2027, with Holika Dahan the previous evening on Sunday, 21 March. The Purnima tithi runs from about 6:22 PM on 21 March to about 4:14 PM on 22 March IST; Holika Dahan is kept after sunset on the 21st, once Purnima has begun, and the colours are played on the morning of the 22nd.
What is the exact tithi time for Holi 2027?
Phalguna Purnima begins at about 6:22 PM IST on 21 March and ends at about 4:14 PM IST on 22 March (ephemeris; published panchangs give 6:21–6:23 PM for the start). Local windows shift by some minutes city to city.
Why is Holika Dahan timed to pradosh and not any evening hour?
The dahan is prescribed while Purnima holds the pradosh (post-sunset) span, with Bhadra excluded — the computed tithi window is what decides it, not the calendar date alone.
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Correction, 25 September 2026: An earlier question on this page gave wrong times for the 2 August 2027 solar eclipse; it has been removed. From India that eclipse is partial and in the afternoon — verified timings are on our Surya Grahan 2027 page.