Festival guide

Holi 2027

Name: Holi 2027
Start: 2027-03-21
End: 2027-03-22
Location: Varanasi

होली

Holi celebrates the victory of good over evil — the burning of demoness Holika and the devotion of Prahlad.

144 days to go

Dates: 21 – 22 March 2027 · 2 days
Main muhurat: Holika Dahan Muhurat · Sun, 21 March · 6:22 – 8:31 pm

Plan the day

Good times and times to avoid

Sun, 21 March 2027 · Varanasi time (IST)

Auspicious windows

Alternate Muhurat (after Hindu midnight)5:15 – 6:00 am45m · next day
Abhijit Muhurat11:41 am – 12:29 pm49m
Brahma Muhurta4:26 – 5:14 am48m
Amrit Kalam4:08 – 5:38 pm1h 29m

Times to avoid

Yama Gandam12:05 – 1:36 pm1h 31m
Dur Muhurta4:32 – 5:20 pm49m
Rahu Kaal4:38 – 6:09 pm1h 31m

Sun and moon

Sunrise: 6:01 am
Sunset: 6:09 pm
Moonrise: 5:14 pm
Moonset: 5:32 am

Day by day

The 2 days of Holi

Day 1Sun, 21 MarchMain muhurat · 6:22 – 8:31 pm
Holika Dahan
The bonfire night commemorating the burning of Holika. Light the pyre during Pradosh Kaal (after sunset). Perform parikrama and offer coconut, grains, and sweets to the fire.
Sunrise
6:01 am
Sunset
6:09 pm
That day's panchang: Sun, 21 March
Day 2Mon, 22 March
Rangwali Holi
The festival of colors. Play with gulal, abeer, and water colors. Celebrate the divine love of Radha and Krishna. Community gatherings with music and dance.
Sunrise
6:00 am
Sunset
6:09 pm
That day's panchang: Mon, 22 March

Holika Dahan's almanac

Panchang for Sun, 21 March

Tithi: Chaturdashi, then Purnima
Nakshatra: Purva Phalguni
Yoga: Shula
Karana: Gara
Paksha: Shukla
Masa: Phalguna

Tithi: ChaturdashiFrom 20 March, 8:45 pmUntil 21 March, 6:21 pmThen Purnimauntil 22 March, 4:13 pm
Nakshatra: Purva PhalguniFrom 20 March, 11:44 pmUntil 21 March, 10:06 pm

Choghadiya, day and night

Day

UdvegAvoid6:01 – 7:32 am
ChalNeutral7:32 – 9:03 am
LabhGood9:03 – 10:34 am
AmritGood10:34 am – 12:05 pm
KaalAvoid12:05 – 1:36 pm
RogAvoid1:36 – 3:07 pm
ShubhGood3:07 – 4:38 pm
UdvegAvoid4:38 – 6:09 pm

Night

ShubhGood6:09 – 7:38 pm
AmritGood7:38 – 9:07 pm
ChalNeutral9:07 – 10:36 pm
RogAvoid10:36 pm – 12:05 am
KaalAvoid12:05 – 1:33 am
LabhGood1:33 – 3:02 am
UdvegAvoid3:02 – 4:31 am
ShubhGood4:31 – 6:00 am

The story

Holi: significance and rituals

The next day, Rangwali Holi, is the festival of colors celebrating the divine love of Radha and Krishna.

Rituals

Day 1 (Holika Dahan): Light the bonfire during Pradosh Kaal after sunset. Perform parikrama. Day 2 (Rangwali Holi): Play with colors and water, eat gujiya and thandai, dance to folk music.

Local colour

Holi in Varanasi

Varanasi's Holi is legendary. The celebration starts a week early with Rang Bhari Ekadashi at Kashi Vishwanath. Holika Dahan bonfires are lit at every ghat. The next day, the entire city erupts in colors, with special celebrations at Manikarnika and Assi Ghats. Thandai with bhang is the signature drink.

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