A local Holi date with the preceding Holika Dahan context, community planning and a safe observance guide.
Festival calendar day
Holi is the festival of colour, reconciliation and the arrival of spring in the traditional calendar.
The colour celebration is placed on the local civil day following Holika Dahan. Community programmes may choose a nearby weekend.
Auckland can be almost a full day ahead of many overseas families. Every time below uses the local civil date and observes New Zealand daylight saving automatically.
Holi is placed on the local civil day after the calculated Holika Dahan date. It is a calendar observance date rather than a narrow ritual-time Muhurat.
Tradition note: Temple, regional and community programmes may observe Holi on a nearby weekend, while Holika Dahan remains tied to its own tithi rules.
Raman Ji can review the local tithi, family or temple tradition and your purpose before confirming an important observance.
A tithi is an astronomical interval, while sunrise and civil-date boundaries depend on location. This page uses the listed city rather than converting an Indian timetable.
No. It is a transparent local review interval for the festival rule. Family, temple and sampradaya requirements can produce a narrower or different decision.
No. It gives a calculated observance guide. Always check the organiser or temple for its programme, access rules and final timings.