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Friday, 14 March 2025

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Holikā / Gaura Pūrṇimā

Holi

Friday, 14 March 2025

Child Prahlāda seated unharmed in the roaring Holikā bonfire chanting Lord Nārāyaṇa’s name as devotees celebrate with colors
Holikā Dahana & Gaura Pūrṇimā: Unyielding devotion preserves child Prahlāda from the flames, celebrating the eternal victory of dharma.

From the pañchāṅga

Pūrṇimā begins13 Mar, 10:36 AM
Ends14 Mar, 12:24 PM
ObservanceObserved at sunrise (udaya tithi)

By local reckoning this is kept on Thursday, 13 March or Friday, 14 March across the world, the date above is for your location.

How it is observed

The Holikā bonfire is lit on the full-moon eve (Holikā Dahana), and colours are played the next day. Kept by Vaiṣṇavas as Gaura Pūrṇimā, the appearance of Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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Mīna Saṅkrānti

The Sun enters Mīna

Friday, 14 March 2025

The Sun crosses at 6:50 PM, your local time

The Sun enters Mīna (Pisces), the last sign, the solar year drawing toward its close before it begins again at Meṣa.

What is done, A day for a bath in sacred water and dāna (charity) during the puṇya kāla, the auspicious window around the transit.

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Today's Sky (14 March 2025)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:27 AM92° E
Sunset6:30 PM268° W
Candra · Moon
Moonrise6:38 PM89° E
Moonset6:23 AM274° W
Rāhu Kāla

10:58 AM – 12:28 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

3:29 PM – 4:59 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:04 PM – 12:52 PM

Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.

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