Festival

Holi (Dhulandi)

Name: Holi (Dhulandi)
Start: 2027-03-22
End: 2027-03-22
Location: Chicago

Festival of colours, the day after Holika Dahan.

Chicago, Illinois, United States 41.8500°, -87.6500° America/Chicago (UTC-05:00) Times include daylight saving time (CDT) North Indian · Lahiri (calibrated)

Panchang for 22/03/2027 (Mon) All dates

Next date March 2027 22 Monday in 163 days

CategoryFestival Major
Defining tithi / momentShukla Paksha Purnima: 07:51 (previous day) to 05:43
Lunar monthPhalguna Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)

Timings on Monday, 22 March 2027

Rule applied: Smarta — Pradosh (the first fifth of the night) while Purnima prevails, free of Bhadra. (Setting: Holika Dahan and Bhadra: common North Indian rule (Pradosh after Bhadra; else before midnight; else Bhadra Puchha; never Bhadra Mukha))

Pradosh Kaal 19:03 (previous day) to 21:25 (previous day)
Nishita Kaal 00:33 to 01:20
Bhadra (Vishti) 07:51 (previous day) to 18:45 (previous day)
Bhadra Puchha 14:56 (previous day) to 16:02 (previous day)
Bhadra Mukha 16:02 (previous day) to 17:50 (previous day)

Why this date?

Observed 1 day(s) after Holika Dahan.

Puja vidhi

Mantra & Bhakti

Om Jai Jagdish Hare

All mantras, aartis and stotras for this festival

Recipes, stories and temples

Prasad to make

Story for children

Why do we play with colours on Holi?

Temples that celebrate it specially

Dwarkadhish Temple (Jagat Mandir)

Across India

How this festival is celebrated in different regions, with the regional names and each date's rule.

Read the regional guide

How the date is determined

Observed 1 day(s) after Holika Dahan.

See how the date of Holika Dahan is determined

Traditional variation

This is the date given by the rule shown above for the selected place. It is not the only valid date: regional Panchangs, family customs and sampradayas may observe it on a different day.

Rule source: Tithi–kaal rule of the Dharmashastra digests (Nirnaya Sindhu / Dharma Sindhu), as applied by modern drik-ganita (computed) Panchangs

Traditions may vary by region and Panchang convention. Times are shown for the selected place, time zone and calculation profile.

Calculated with engine 1.4.2 · rules rules-2026-09-29-a0a4505e · profile north-lahiri-calibrated v1 · ayanamsa lahiri_drik_compat · astronomy-engine@2.1.19 · America/Chicago

Dates in 2026

Holi (Dhulandi) — 2026
Date	Defining tithi / moment	Time windows	Decision notes
03/03/2026 (Tue) Phalguna Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Purnima: 06:26 (previous day) to 05:37	—	Observed 1 day(s) after Holika Dahan.

Dates in 2027

Holi (Dhulandi) — 2027
Date	Defining tithi / moment	Time windows	Decision notes
22/03/2027 (Mon) Next Phalguna Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Purnima: 07:51 (previous day) to 05:43	—	Observed 1 day(s) after Holika Dahan.