festival 2027
Holika Dahan 2027: Sunday, 21 March 2027
Shukla Purnima · amanta Phalguna · computed for New Delhi
Holika Dahan in 2027 falls on Sunday, 21 March 2027. It is kept on the Purnima of amanta Phalguna.
Why Holika Dahan Is on 21 March in 2027
The Purnima begins at 18:22 on 21 March 2027 and ends at 16:13 on 22 March 2027. The 2027 instants are the same everywhere; only the clock they are read on changes. The rule recorded for Holika Dahan tests the tithi at pradosh, with Bhadra excluded (“Purnima at pradosh, Bhadra excluded”).
On 21 March 2027 the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 18:32 at New Delhi. The table takes the first evening on which the Purnima is current at sunset and Bhadra does not cover it; in 2027 that is 21 March 2027, with pradosh from 18:32.
In 2027 the Purnima lasts 21 hours 51 minutes, against 23 hours 11 minutes in 2026 and 20 hours 15 minutes in 2028: a tithi is twelve degrees of the Moon’s gain on the Sun, and the Moon never gains at a steady rate. The day itself runs 12 hours 8 minutes from sunrise to sunset at New Delhi. The Purnima ends at the full moon itself, 16:13 on 22 March 2027, with the Moon in Virgo and Uttara Phalguni.
The daily panchang for 21 March 2027 gives Shukla Chaturdashi at sunrise, not the Purnima, which is the point of the rule above; the day before, Shukla Trayodashi; the day after, Purnima. At that sunrise the yoga is Shula and the karana Gara. The panchang for 21 March 2027 has the rest of the day.
When the Purnima begins, the Moon is in Purva Phalguni, ruled by Venus.
Holika Dahan in 2026, 2027 and 2028
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Holika Dahan 2026 | 2 March 2026 | Monday |
| Holika Dahan 2027 | 21 March 2027 | Sunday |
| Holika Dahan 2028 | 10 March 2028 | Friday |
Holika Dahan 2027 comes 19 days later in the calendar year than Holika Dahan 2026. Between Holika Dahan 2026 and Holika Dahan 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 Holika Dahan comes 15 days after Maha Shivratri and 1 day before Holi.
Within six days of Holika Dahan in 2027: Holi (22 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 Holika Dahan 2027 timings are New Delhi’s; sunrise and everything measured from it shift by minutes to the better part of an hour across India.