festival 2027
Holi (Rangwali / Dhulandi) 2027: Monday, 22 March 2027
Shukla Purnima · amanta Phalguna · computed for New Delhi
Holi in 2027 is on Monday, 22 March 2027, the day after Holika Dahan on Sunday, 21 March 2027. Both belong to the Purnima of amanta Phalguna; Holi itself has no tithi test of its own in the table, only its place after the bonfire night.
Why Holi Is on 22 March in 2027
The Purnima runs from 18:22 on 21 March 2027 to 16:13 on 22 March 2027. Holika Dahan takes the evening on which the Purnima holds at pradosh, with Bhadra excluded, which in 2027 is 21 March 2027, sunset 18:32 at New Delhi; Holi follows the next morning.
When the Purnima begins, the Moon is in Purva Phalguni, ruled by Venus.
Holi in 2026, 2027 and 2028
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Holi 2026 | 3 March 2026 | Tuesday |
| Holi 2027 | 22 March 2027 | Monday |
| Holi 2028 | 11 March 2028 | Saturday |
Holi 2027 comes 19 days later in the calendar year than Holi 2026. Between Holi 2026 and Holi 2027 the lunation table has 13 new moons, one more than the usual twelve, because 2026 had Adhika Jyeshtha; thirteen lunations run longer than a solar year, so the date moves later.
In the 2027 table Holi comes 1 day after Holika Dahan and 16 days before Gudi Padwa.
Within six days of Holi in 2027: Holika Dahan (21 March).
Related
Every 2027 festival is on the festival dates page and in the 2027 festival calendar. For how tithi, nakshatra and the day’s timings are read, see reading the panchang. This page in Hindi: हिंदी में. The Holi 2027 timings are New Delhi’s; sunrise and everything measured from it shift by minutes to the better part of an hour across India.