festival 2028
Holi (Rangwali / Dhulandi) 2028: Saturday, 11 March 2028
Shukla Purnima · amanta Phalguna · computed for New Delhi
Holi in 2028 is on Saturday, 11 March 2028, the day after Holika Dahan on Friday, 10 March 2028. 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 11 March in 2028
The Purnima runs from 10:21 on 10 March 2028 to 06:36 on 11 March 2028. Holika Dahan takes the evening on which the Purnima holds at pradosh, with Bhadra excluded, which in 2028 is 10 March 2028, sunset 18:26 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 2028 comes 11 days earlier in the calendar year than Holi 2027. Between Holi 2027 and Holi 2028 the lunation table has 12 new moons, and twelve lunations fall short of a solar year, so the date moves earlier.
In the 2028 table Holi comes 1 day after Holika Dahan and 16 days before Gudi Padwa.
Within six days of Holi in 2028: Holika Dahan (10 March).
Related
Every 2028 festival is on the festival dates page, and the year before 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 2028 timings are New Delhi’s; sunrise and everything measured from it shift by minutes to the better part of an hour across India.