Holi 2027: when and what time
For Kolkata, Holika Dahan is Sunday 21 March 2027, muhurat 6:21 pm to 8:10 pm, and Rangwali Holi is Monday 22 March, the same day as Bengal's Dol Purnima. Drik's Dhaka page shows different days; see below.
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Holika Dahan, Holi and Purnima tithi
Kolkata times are IST, Dhaka times BST.
| Day | What | When |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 21 Mar | Holika Dahan muhurat | 6:21 pm to 8:10 pm (Source: Drik Panchang, Holika Dahan 2027 (Kolkata)) |
| Mon 22 Mar | Alternate muhurat (after Hindu midnight) | 5:14 am to 5:39 am (Source: Drik Panchang, Holika Dahan 2027 (Kolkata)) |
| Mon 22 Mar | Bhadra Punchha and Mukha (avoid) | 1:26 am to 2:31 am and 2:31 am to 4:20 am (Source: Drik Panchang, Holika Dahan 2027 (Kolkata)) |
| 21β22 Mar | Purnima tithi | 21 Mar 6:21 pm to 22 Mar 4:13 pm (Source: Drik Panchang, Holika Dahan 2027 (Kolkata)) |
| Mon 22 Mar | Rangwali Holi | All day (Source: Drik Panchang, Rangwali Holi 2027 (Kolkata)) |
| Mon 22 Mar | Dol Purnima (Bengali calendar) | Falgun, Shukla Purnima (Source: Drik Panchang, Bengali calendar 2027 (Kolkata)) |
| Day | What | When |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 22 Mar | Holika Dahan muhurat | 6:10 pm to 8:32 pm (Source: Drik Panchang, Holika Dahan 2027 (Dhaka)) |
| 21β22 Mar | Purnima tithi | 21 Mar 6:51 pm to 22 Mar 4:43 pm (Source: Drik Panchang, Holika Dahan 2027 (Dhaka)) |
| Tue 23 Mar | Rangwali Holi | All day (Source: Drik Panchang, Holika Dahan 2027 (Dhaka)) |
For Dhaka, Drik prints Holika Dahan on Monday 22 March and Holi on Tuesday 23 March, even though its Purnima tithi there ends at 4:43 pm on 22 March; that is Drik's own rule and we have not changed it. Our Dol Purnima page gives Dhaka's Dol Purnima as 22 March. Check a local Bangladesh calendar for the day observed. Drik's Holi pages do not use the word Dol.
Dol Purnima and Holi: the same day in Kolkata
Drik Panchang's Bengali calendar lists Dol Purnima on Monday 22 March 2027 (Falgun, Shukla Purnima), and its Kolkata Holi page also gives Holi on Monday 22 March. So by the Kolkata reckoning, Dol and the colour Holi fall on the same day in 2027. (Source: Drik Panchang, Bengali calendar 2027 (Kolkata))
The night before Holi is called Holika Dahan or 'Chhoti Holi', when people gather around a lit bonfire. In Bengal the festival is also known as Dol Jatra (swing festival) and Basanta Utsav (spring festival). (Source: Wikipedia, Holi)
Our Dol Purnima page has the tithi times and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's birth anniversary. (Source: Drik Panchang, Purnima dates 2027 (Kolkata))
How the Holika Dahan time is chosen
Drik's page says Holika Dahan should fall between Pradosh and midnight, avoiding Bhadra Mukha, and that Holi is always the day after Holika Dahan. For Kolkata, Bhadra Punchha is 1:26 am to 2:31 am and Bhadra Mukha 2:31 am to 4:20 am. (Source: Drik Panchang, Holika Dahan 2027 (Kolkata))
- Light the fire in an open space, and keep children well away from it.
Questions
- When is Holi in 2027?
- Monday 22 March 2027 for Kolkata; Drik's Dhaka page shows Tuesday 23 March (Drik Panchang).
- What is the Holika Dahan muhurat in Kolkata in 2027?
- Sunday 21 March, 6:21 pm to 8:10 pm (Drik Panchang).
- What is the Holika Dahan time in Dhaka in 2027?
- Drik's Dhaka page gives Monday 22 March, 6:10 pm to 8:32 pm.
- Are Dol and Holi on the same day in 2027?
- By the Kolkata reckoning, yes: Drik lists both Dol Purnima and Holi on Monday 22 March.
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