festival
Holi / Dhulandi होली
The day after Holika Dahan — the first tithi of the waning fortnight, in the purnimanta reckoning.
2026 · Delhi
4 Mar 2026
Budhvaar (Wed) · Krishna Pratipada
The rule
What decides this date
- Month
- Chaitra
- Fortnight
- Krishna Paksha
- Tithi
- Pratipada
- Reckoning
- Purnimanta (full moon to full moon)
- Observed in
- Across India
This rule is quoted in the purnimanta calendar followed across north India. In the amanta calendar of the south and west the same night falls in the previous month — a different month name for the identical date.
Across years
Holi / Dhulandi in 2026–2028
Same rule, three years, three different Gregorian dates. Nothing here is stored — it is recomputed each time.
| Year | Date | Day | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 Mar 2026 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Krishna Pratipada |
| 2027 | 23 Mar 2027 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Krishna Pratipada |
| 2028 | 11 Mar 2028 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Shukla Purnima |
Across cities
Holi / Dhulandi 2026, by city
A festival falls on the day whose local sunrise its tithi spans, so the date itself can differ — and any time the observance keys on certainly does.
| City | Date |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Mumbai | 4 Mar 2026 |
| London | 4 Mar 2026 |
| San Francisco | 3 Mar 2026 |