Thursday, October 23, 2025
Bhai Dooj 2025 falls on Thursday, October 23, 2025 in Amsterdam. It is Kartik Shukla Paksha Dwitiya in the Hindu lunar calendar. Tilak Muhurat is 2:24 PM – 4:25 PM. Sunrise is 8:21 AM and sunset 6:26 PM.
Same day as India
Also known as: Bhau Beej · Bhai Phota · Yama Dwitiya · Bhai Tika
Windows are computed for this city — the tithi decides which are valid, so they shift with your location and are not the Indian times. Abhijit and Rahu Kaal belong to the day itself rather than to the festival.
Bhai Dooj closes the Diwali sequence with the bond between sister and brother, recalling Yamuna’s welcome of her brother Yama. Like Dussehra it is dated by the afternoon *aparahna* window.
A sister applies a tilak to her brother’s forehead, offers sweets, and prays for his long life; he gives a gift in return. Bengal keeps it as Bhai Phota, Maharashtra as Bhau Beej.
Bhai Dooj 2025 in Amsterdam is on Thursday, October 23, 2025. It falls on Kartik Shukla Paksha Dwitiya.
Tilak Muhurat in Amsterdam on Oct 23, 2025 is 2:24 PM – 4:25 PM. This is the window in which the main observance is performed.
Yes. Bhai Dooj falls on Oct 23, 2025 in both Amsterdam and India this year, though the puja timings differ because sunrise and moonrise are local.
Bhai Dooj is also known as Bhau Beej, Bhai Phota, Yama Dwitiya, Bhai Tika. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.