Holika Dahan 2028 falls on Saturday, March 11, 2028 in Auckland. It is Phalguna Purnima in the Hindu lunar calendar. Holika Dahan Muhurat is 7:44 PM – 10:08 PM. Sunrise is 7:16 AM and sunset 7:44 PM.
India: Mar 10, 2028
Also known as: Holika Dahanam · Chhoti Holi · Kamudu Pyre
Auckland timings
Date
Saturday, March 11, 2028
Saturday
Lunar date
Phalguna Purnima
Sunrise
7:16 AM
Sunset
7:44 PM
Moonrise
7:33 PM
Moonset
7:01 AM
Shubh muhurat in Auckland
Holika Dahan Muhurat7:44 PM – 10:08 PM
Abhijit Muhurat1:05 PM – 1:55 PM
Rahu Kaal — avoid10:23 AM – 11:57 AM
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 2028 in Auckland is on Saturday, March 11, 2028. It falls on Phalguna Purnima.
What is the Holika Dahan Muhurat for Holika Dahan in Auckland?
Holika Dahan Muhurat in Auckland on Mar 11, 2028 is 7:44 PM – 10:08 PM. This is the window in which the main observance is performed.
Is Holika Dahan 2028 on the same day in Auckland as in India?
No. Holika Dahan is on Mar 11, 2028 in Auckland but Mar 10, 2028 in India. The tithi begins at one moment worldwide, and that moment lands on a different local day in each place.
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.