Holi 2027

March 2027

Tuesday

Krishna

The festival of colours

Holi Puja Timings

Holi on Tuesday, March 23, 2027

Chaitra, Krishna Paksha, Pratipada

Begins: 04:13 PM, Mar 22 · Ends: 02:28 PM, Mar 23

Duration: Full day

154 days

About Holi

Holi, the festival of colours, celebrates the arrival of spring, the love of Radha and Krishna, and the victory of good over evil.

Streets and courtyards fill with coloured powder, water and music as the usual social order is joyfully set aside for a day.

Significance

Celebrates the arrival of spring, the playful love of Radha and Krishna, and the triumph of devotion over arrogance (recalling Prahlad and Holika). It follows Holika Dahan, the bonfire lit the previous evening.

How to Observe

Light or gather around the Holika Dahan bonfire the evening before
Play with coloured powder (gulal) and water with family, friends and neighbours
Prepare and share festive foods such as gujiya and thandai
Visit family and elders to seek blessings once colours are washed off

Regional Variations

Mathura–Vrindavan

Multi-day celebrations including Lathmar Holi, tied to Krishna-Radha legends.

West Bengal & Odisha

Observed as Dol Jatra/Dol Purnima, centred on a Krishna idol swing.

Punjab

Followed a few days later by Hola Mohalla, a Sikh martial-display festival.

Related Festivals & Vrats

Holika Dahan

Notes: Date and timings shown are computed for New Delhi, India using Swiss Ephemeris. Computed via the Udaya Tithi (tithi prevailing at sunrise) convention and the purnimanta month naming both already used by /api/panchang and vrat_engine.py's Janmashtami/Shraddha types. A tithi that never touches a sunrise (Kshaya) falls back to a midday-anchor scan instead of returning no date — see module docstring's Kshaya Tithi finding; one spanning two sunrises (Vriddhi) can still produce two consecutive dates, unresolved beyond the plain rule. Confirmed Mar 4, 2026 against multiple sources. Holi's own tithi (Chaitra Krishna Pratipada) falls the calendar day after Holika Dahan (Phalguna Purnima) by definition of the purnimanta month boundary, not by a '+1 day' rule applied here. Always cross-check with your family priest for a personalised Muhurat.

Panchang for Holi Day Choghadiya Muhurat

Frequently Asked Questions

Holi 2027 mein kab hai?

Holi 2027 mein Tuesday, 23 March ko hai (New Delhi ke panchang ke anusaar). Tithi: Chaitra, Krishna Paksha, Pratipada. Yeh tithi 04:13 PM, Mar 22 se 02:28 PM, Mar 23 tak rehti hai. Apne shehar ke hisaab se samay thoda alag ho sakta hai.

Holi kab se kab tak hai?

Holi 23 March se shuru hota hai. Avadhi: Full day.

Why does this festival's date change every year on the Gregorian calendar?

Most Hindu festivals are set by the lunar Hindu calendar (a specific Tithi within a specific lunar month), not the solar Gregorian calendar used internationally. Since a lunar year runs roughly 11 days shorter than a solar year, the same Tithi lands on a different Gregorian date each year — this is normal and expected, not an error.