festival
Holika Dahan होलिका दहन
The bonfire on the eve of Holi, lit in the Pradosh window and outside Bhadra.
2026 · Delhi
3 Mar 2026
Mangalvaar (Tue) · Shukla Purnima
Sunset (Pradosh begins): 18:22
The rule
What decides this date
- Month
- Phalguna
- Fortnight
- Shukla Paksha
- Tithi
- Purnima
- Reckoning
- Purnimanta (full moon to full moon)
- Observed in
- Across India
- Timed by
- pradosh
Across years
Holika Dahan 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 | 3 Mar 2026 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Shukla Purnima |
| 2027 | 22 Mar 2027 | Somvaar (Mon) | Shukla Purnima |
| 2028 | 11 Mar 2028 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Shukla Purnima |
Across cities
Holika Dahan 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 | pradosh |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 3 Mar 2026 | 18:22 |
| Mumbai | 3 Mar 2026 | 18:45 |
| London | 3 Mar 2026 | 17:44 |
| San Francisco | 2 Mar 2026 | 18:04 |