Festival Calendar 2027
Holika Dahan 2027: Date, Muhurat and the Bhadra Rule
Quick answer: Holika Dahan 2027 is on Sunday 21 March 2027. The Phalguna Purnima tithi begins at about 6:22 PM on the 21st and holds the pradosh, but the Bhadra (Vishti karana) that opens the tithi runs from then right through to about 5:15 AM on 22 March — covering the whole pradosh. The usual exception — lighting the fire in the Bhadra puchha — does not help this year: the puchha falls at about 1:27–2:32 AM, after the Hindu midnight (about 12:27 AM). So the fire is lit either in the pradosh after sunset on 21 March, the only evening Purnima holds, or after Bhadra ends, between about 5:15 AM and sunrise (6:23 AM in Delhi) on 22 March. Rangwali Holi is on Monday 22 March.
| Date | Sunday 21 March 2027 |
|---|---|
| Tithi window (IST) | 21 Mar 2027 18:24 to 22 Mar 2027 16:14 |
| Rule used | the tithi prevailing at sunset |
| Bhadra (Vishti) | about 6:22 PM on 21 March to about 5:15 AM on 22 March — covers the pradosh |
| Bonfire | Pradosh after sunset on 21 March, or about 5:15 AM – sunrise on 22 March (the puchha, about 1:27–2:32 AM, is after Hindu midnight) |
The Bhadra rule
Holika is never lit in Bhadra, the first half of the Purnima tithi ruled by Vishti karana. In 2027 the Purnima begins at about 6:22 PM and its Bhadra runs until about 5:15 AM the next morning, swallowing the whole pradosh. Its puchha — the tail normally used as the exception — falls at about 1:27–2:32 AM, after the Hindu midnight, so it is not available; the fire is lit in the pradosh of the 21st or, where families avoid Bhadra entirely, after it ends at about 5:15 AM before sunrise on the 22nd.
Holi 2027
Rangwali Holi (Dhulandi) is the next day, Monday 22 March 2027 — see the Holi 2027 page. Both are within Phalguna, the last month of the lunar year; the new year opens with Gudi Padwa on 7 April.
Common questions
When is Holika Dahan in 2027?
Sunday 21 March 2027 in the evening; the Purnima runs from about 6:22 PM on 21 March to about 4:14 PM on 22 March.
What is the muhurat for the Holika fire?
Bhadra covers the whole evening in 2027, and its puchha (about 1:27–2:32 AM on 22 March) falls after the Hindu midnight, so it cannot be used. Panchangs therefore give either the pradosh window after sunset on 21 March — the only evening Purnima holds — or the time after Bhadra ends, about 5:15 AM to sunrise (6:23 AM in Delhi) on 22 March. Follow the time your family panchang prints.
When is Holi 2027?
Monday 22 March 2027, the day after Holika Dahan.
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