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Monday, 22 March 2027
What matters on this day
Phalguna Shukla Paksha until 4:13 PM
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise6:27 AM
Sunset6:29 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:46 PM
Avoid
7:57 AM â 9:27 AM
Auspicious
12:04 PM â 12:52 PM
Holi
Two linked observances. On the first evening a bonfire (Holika Dahan) is lit and circumambulated. The next morning is the play with dry and wet colour that the festival is known for outside India.
Why today, and how to observe it â
PurnimaPurnima
The monthly full moon. Kept with a fast in many households, and very commonly with the Satyanarayana vrata katha.
Why today, and how to observe it â
Observed elsewhere today
not in your regionComing up
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 4 days Fri, 26 Mar
- Krishna Shashti in 6 days Sun, 28 Mar
- Kalashtami in 8 days Tue, 30 Mar
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
7:57 AM â 9:27 AM
10:58 AM â 12:28 PM
1:58 PM â 3:28 PM
11:16 AM â 12:52 PM, 3:16 PM â 4:53 PM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival â an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More â
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise6:35 PM
Moonset6:11 AM
Ganda until 2:04 PM
Bava
Somavara
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