Holika Dahan 2024 falls on Sunday, March 24, 2024 in Johannesburg. It is Phalguna Purnima in the Hindu lunar calendar. Holika Dahan Muhurat is 7:43 PM – 8:37 PM. Sunrise is 6:14 AM and sunset 6:13 PM.
Same day as India
Also known as: Holika Dahanam · Chhoti Holi · Kamudu Pyre
Johannesburg timings
Date
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Sunday
Lunar date
Phalguna Purnima
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
6:13 PM
Moonrise
5:57 PM
Moonset
5:19 AM
Shubh muhurat in Johannesburg
Holika Dahan Muhurat7:43 PM – 8:37 PM
Bhadra — avoid6:25 AM – 7:43 PM
Abhijit Muhurat11:49 AM – 12:37 PM
Rahu Kaal — avoid4:43 PM – 6:13 PM
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.
Holika Dahan is the bonfire on the eve of Holi, burning the demoness Holika and with her the year’s accumulated ill. It is lit during Pradosh Kaal, the window just after sunset, on the full moon of Phalguna.
How it is observed
Communities build a pyre at a crossroads or open ground and circle it with offerings of grain and coconut. The fire must not be lit during Bhadra, an inauspicious half-tithi that often covers the evening — when it does, the rite waits for Bhadra to end, and when Bhadra runs past midnight the whole observance moves to the next day.
Holika Dahan 2024 in Johannesburg is on Sunday, March 24, 2024. It falls on Phalguna Purnima.
What is the Holika Dahan Muhurat for Holika Dahan in Johannesburg?
Holika Dahan Muhurat in Johannesburg on Mar 24, 2024 is 7:43 PM – 8:37 PM. This is the window in which the main observance is performed.
Is there Bhadra during Holika Dahan in Johannesburg?
Yes — Bhadra runs 6:25 AM – 7:43 PM in Johannesburg on Mar 24, 2024. Auspicious beginnings are avoided while it lasts. The muhurat above (7:43 PM – 8:37 PM) already excludes it, so that window is clear.
Is Holika Dahan 2024 on the same day in Johannesburg as in India?
Yes. Holika Dahan falls on Mar 24, 2024 in both Johannesburg and India this year, though the puja timings differ because sunrise and moonrise are local.
What else is Holika Dahan called?
Holika Dahan is also known as Holika Dahanam, Chhoti Holi, Kamudu Pyre. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.