Holi 2027: date and holika dahan muhurat in your city

Holi 2027 is on Sunday, 21 March 2027 in New York, with the holika dahan muhurat at 7:09 PM – 9:30 PM EDT. Find your city below: each time is local, and some cities keep a different date from India.

Holi is celebrated on the full moon (Purnima) of Phalguna. On the evening of Purnima the Holika bonfire (Holika Dahan) recalls the protection of the devotee Prahlad, and the next day people play with colours (Rangwali Holi, Dhulandi).

How these dates and times are calculated

Holika Dahan is done in Pradosh Kaal (the first fifth of the night after sunset) while Purnima is running and Bhadra (the Vishti karana in the first half of Purnima) is over. We follow the order of preference used by Drik Panchang: if Bhadra is still running in Pradosh but ends before the Hindu midnight, the fire is lit after Bhadra ends; if Bhadra lasts past midnight, it is lit in the tail of Bhadra (Bhadra Punchha) when that falls before midnight, otherwise in Pradosh. Bhadra Mukha is always avoided.

All times are computed for each city's own sunset and time zone. Rangwali Holi, the day of colours, is the next day.

A simple Holi at home

1. Many communities light one shared bonfire; where open fires are not allowed, families light a lamp or a small fire in a safe container instead. Check local fire rules first.
2. Offer water, roli, rice, flowers, raw cotton thread, coconut and new grain (wheat or barley ears) to the Holika.
3. Walk around the fire three or seven times while winding the cotton thread, and pray for the family's health.
4. Take a little ash home as prasad, as many families do, and play with colours the next day.

Customs differ between regions and families; follow your own tradition where it differs from this outline.