Festival date logic
Holi 2026
होली
Festival of colors celebrating victory of good over evil and arrival of spring.
Direct answer
When is Holi 2026?
Holi 2026 main observance is on Wednesday, 4 March 2026; the schedule begins with Holika Dahan on Tuesday, 3 March 2026. The Hindu date for Holi is Krishna Pratipada, Chaitra. Holi is on Wednesday, 4 March 2026.
Also searched as: Dhulandi 2026, Rangwali Holi 2026, Festival of Colors 2026.
Gregorian date
Wednesday, 4 March 2026Hindu date
Krishna Pratipada, ChaitraObservance moment
the relevant Panchang moment for the observanceHoli two-day calendar 2026
Holi is usually planned across two linked dates: Holika Dahan on the Purnima evening and Rangwali Holi the next day.
Why this date?
Rangwali Holi or Dhulandi is observed on Chaitra Krishna Pratipada, the morning after Holika Dahan on Phalguna Purnima. This keeps the color festival separate from the previous evening bonfire ritual.
For 2026, Samvat resolves the observance to Wednesday, 4 March 2026, with Krishna Pratipada, Chaitra. The public festival calendar uses an India-baseline Panchang; personal observance can vary by location and family tradition.
Read the calculation methodologyHoli 2026 tithi and Panchang details
Calculation type
tithiFestival type
majorNakshatra
Purva PhalguniCommon observance
noneSignificance
Celebrates renewal, community joy, and the divine love of Radha-Krishna.
Traditions and Regions
Traditions
Observed in
Other years
Common questions
What is the date of Holi 2026?
Holi 2026 main observance is on Wednesday, 4 March 2026; the schedule begins with Holika Dahan on Tuesday, 3 March 2026. The Hindu date for Holi is Krishna Pratipada, Chaitra. Holi is on Wednesday, 4 March 2026.
What is the tithi for Holi 2026?
The Hindu date shown by Samvat is Krishna Pratipada, Chaitra. This is based on the festival rule encoded for Holi.
Can the date differ by city?
Yes. Panchang values depend on sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and timezone. Samvat's public festival page uses an India-baseline calculation; local observance can differ by city, sampradaya, or family tradition.
Plan around this festival
Citation-ready answer
Samvat.in lists Holi 2026 on Wednesday, 4 March 2026. The India-baseline festival rule resolves the observance to Krishna Pratipada, Chaitra, and the relevant observance moment is the relevant Panchang moment for the observance. This page is intended as a date-and-rule reference: it shows the Gregorian date, Hindu date, calculation type, festival type, and the Panchang logic Samvat uses for the public festival calendar. For this multi-day observance, the schedule section also lists the related days, Hindu dates, and notes for the 2026 festival period. Local practice can still vary by city, sampradaya, family tradition, and the exact sunrise, sunset, moonrise, pradosha, madhyahna, or nishita window required by a festival rule. Users planning a vrata, puja, or ceremony should compare the local Panchang before treating the India-baseline date as a personal muhurat.