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Sunday, 18 March 2288

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Holikā / Gaura Pūrṇimā

Holi

Sunday, 18 March 2288

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 begins18 Mar, 3:24 AM
Ends19 Mar, 3:59 AM
ObservanceObserved at sunrise (udaya tithi)

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

Sunday, 18 March 2288

The Sun crosses at 5:24 AM, 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 (18 March 2288)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:24 AM91° E
Sunset6:30 PM270° W
Candra · Moon
Moonrise6:04 PM91° E
Moonset5:44 AM272° W
Rāhu Kāla

4:59 PM – 6:30 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

12:27 PM – 1:58 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:03 PM – 12:51 PM

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

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