Rang Panchami 2029 (popular practice)
Rang Panchami in 2029: the dark Pañcamī after Holī, kept with colours in Indore, Pune and other towns, by our stated rule for your city.
Rang Panchami in Delhi
Sunday, 4 March
Rang Panchami is in 868 days. In Delhi the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
Delhi time. Popular practice; no text read gives the day.
Rang Panchami in Indore
Sunday, 4 March
Rang Panchami is in 868 days. In Indore the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
Indore time. Popular practice; no text read gives the day.
Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta), Krishna PanchamiRang Panchami in Mumbai
Sunday, 4 March
Rang Panchami is in 868 days. In Mumbai the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
Mumbai time. Popular practice; no text read gives the day.
Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta), Krishna PanchamiRang Panchami in Kolkata
Sunday, 4 March
Rang Panchami is in 868 days. In Kolkata the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
Kolkata time. Popular practice; no text read gives the day.
Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta), Krishna PanchamiRang Panchami in Chennai
Sunday, 4 March
Rang Panchami is in 868 days. In Chennai the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
Chennai time. Popular practice; no text read gives the day.
Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta), Krishna PanchamiRang Panchami in Bengaluru
Sunday, 4 March
Rang Panchami is in 868 days. In Bengaluru the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
Bengaluru time. Popular practice; no text read gives the day.
Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta), Krishna PanchamiRang Panchami in Hyderabad
Sunday, 4 March
Rang Panchami is in 868 days. In Hyderabad the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
Hyderabad time. Popular practice; no text read gives the day.
Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta), Krishna PanchamiRang Panchami in Ahmedabad
Sunday, 4 March
Rang Panchami is in 868 days. In Ahmedabad the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
Ahmedabad time. Popular practice; no text read gives the day.
Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta), Krishna PanchamiRang Panchami in Pune
Sunday, 4 March
Rang Panchami is in 868 days. In Pune the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
Pune time. Popular practice; no text read gives the day.
Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta), Krishna PanchamiRang Panchami in Jaipur
Sunday, 4 March
Rang Panchami is in 868 days. In Jaipur the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
Jaipur time. Popular practice; no text read gives the day.
Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta), Krishna PanchamiRang Panchami in Lucknow
Sunday, 4 March
Rang Panchami is in 868 days. In Lucknow the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
Lucknow time. Popular practice; no text read gives the day.
Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta), Krishna PanchamiRang Panchami in London
Sunday, 4 March
Rang Panchami is in 869 days. In London the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 02:58 to Mon 5 Mar, 00:10, so it holds only Sunday’s sunrise, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday.
London time. Popular practice; no text read gives the day.
Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta), Krishna PanchamiRang Panchami in New York City
Sunday, 4 March
Rang Panchami is in 869 days. In New York City the Pañcamī runs from Sat 3 Mar, 21:58 to Sun 4 Mar, 19:10, so it holds only Sunday’s sunrise, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday.
New York City time. Popular practice; no text read gives the day.
Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta), Krishna PanchamiRang Panchami in Toronto
Sunday, 4 March
Rang Panchami is in 869 days. In Toronto the Pañcamī runs from Sat 3 Mar, 21:58 to Sun 4 Mar, 19:10, so it holds only Sunday’s sunrise, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday.
Toronto time. Popular practice; no text read gives the day.
Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta), Krishna PanchamiRang Panchami in Sydney
Monday, 5 March
Rang Panchami is in 869 days. In Sydney the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 13:58 to Mon 5 Mar, 11:10, so it holds only Monday’s sunrise, and Rang Panchami is kept on Monday.
Sydney time. Popular practice; no text read gives the day.
Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta), Krishna PanchamiRang Panchami in Dubai
Sunday, 4 March
Rang Panchami is in 868 days. In Dubai the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 06:58 to Mon 5 Mar, 04:10, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
Dubai time. Popular practice; no text read gives the day.
Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta), Krishna PanchamiRang Panchami in Singapore
Monday, 5 March
Rang Panchami is in 869 days. In Singapore the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 10:58 to Mon 5 Mar, 08:10, so it holds only Monday’s sunrise, and Rang Panchami is kept on Monday.
Singapore time. Popular practice; no text read gives the day.
How the day is chosen
Popular practice; no text read gives the day.
Our rule: Rang Panchami is the day whose sunrise falls in the dark Pañcamī after Holī. When no sunrise falls in it, it is the day on which the Pañcamī falls; when two sunrises do, it is the first of them.
In Delhi the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
In Indore the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
In Mumbai the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
In Kolkata the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
Also shown: Monday, 5 March, the day the rule gives if the tithi’s start or end moves by one ghaṭikā (24 minutes).
In Chennai the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
In Bengaluru the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
In Hyderabad the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
In Ahmedabad the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
In Pune the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
In Jaipur the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
In Lucknow the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
In London the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 02:58 to Mon 5 Mar, 00:10, so it holds only Sunday’s sunrise, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday.
In New York City the Pañcamī runs from Sat 3 Mar, 21:58 to Sun 4 Mar, 19:10, so it holds only Sunday’s sunrise, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday.
In Toronto the Pañcamī runs from Sat 3 Mar, 21:58 to Sun 4 Mar, 19:10, so it holds only Sunday’s sunrise, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday.
In Sydney the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 13:58 to Mon 5 Mar, 11:10, so it holds only Monday’s sunrise, and Rang Panchami is kept on Monday.
In Dubai the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 06:58 to Mon 5 Mar, 04:10, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
In Singapore the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 10:58 to Mon 5 Mar, 08:10, so it holds only Monday’s sunrise, and Rang Panchami is kept on Monday.
What the texts and old descriptions say
The Dharmasindhu gives Holī’s colour festival on the dark Dvitīyā and adds that ordinary people now keep it up to the dark Pañcamī. It gives the Pañcamī no name and no rule. Dharmasindhu p. 95
Two descriptions from before 1950 name the day. An Indian Ephemeris (1922) gives the dark Pañcamī of Phālguna as Raṅgapañcamī, “when colours are thrown about”. The Poona Gazetteer (1885) says the Kunbis’ Holī “ends on the fifth, which is known as Rang-panchmi or Colour-fifth”. An Indian Ephemeris pp. 65–66; Poona Gazetteer p. 293
Popular practice: the colours, the Gair procession in Indore and the processions in other towns.
Rang Panchami 2029 around the world
Each city’s own sunrise- DelhiSun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40
- IndoreSun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40
- MumbaiSun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40
- KolkataSun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40
- ChennaiSun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40
- BengaluruSun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40
- HyderabadSun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40
- AhmedabadSun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40
- PuneSun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40
- JaipurSun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40
- LucknowSun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40
- LondonSun 4 Mar, 02:58 to Mon 5 Mar, 00:10
- New York CitySat 3 Mar, 21:58 to Sun 4 Mar, 19:10
- TorontoSat 3 Mar, 21:58 to Sun 4 Mar, 19:10
- DubaiSun 4 Mar, 06:58 to Mon 5 Mar, 04:10
- SydneySun 4 Mar, 13:58 to Mon 5 Mar, 11:10
- SingaporeSun 4 Mar, 10:58 to Mon 5 Mar, 08:10
Other years: Rang Panchami 2027, Rang Panchami 2028; all Rang Panchami dates.
Questions
By our stated rule; popular practice throughout, with the Dharmasindhu and two old descriptions as context.
When is Rang Panchami 2029?
In Delhi, Rang Panchami 2029 falls on Sunday, 4 March 2029: the dark Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls. In Sydney and Singapore, it is Monday, 5 March.
How is the day chosen?
By our rule, which is popular practice. Rang Panchami is the day whose sunrise falls in the dark Pañcamī after Holī. When no sunrise falls in it, it is the day on which the Pañcamī falls; when two sunrises do, it is the first of them. In 2029 in Delhi, the Pañcamī runs from Sun 4 Mar, 08:28 to Mon 5 Mar, 05:40, so it holds neither Sunday’s sunrise nor Monday’s, and Rang Panchami is kept on Sunday, the day on which it falls.
Is Rang Panchami part of Holi?
The Dharmasindhu gives Holī’s colour festival on the dark Dvitīyā and says that ordinary people now keep it up to the dark Pañcamī, without naming that day or giving it a rule. An Indian Ephemeris (1922) and the Poona Gazetteer (1885) describe the dark Pañcamī as the day “when colours are thrown about” and as the end of the Holī. Dharmasindhu p. 95
Why can the date differ by city?
The Pañcamī begins and ends at the same moment everywhere, but sunrise comes at a different hour in each city, so the sunrise that falls in it can change with the place. Delhi, Indore, Pune, Ulhasnagar and Jaipur keep the same day in every year from 2005 to 2035.
How the day is found
Read the methodology- Basis
- Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The rule is ours, stated in full.
- The day
- The dark Pañcamī after Holī: Phālguna kṛṣṇa in amānta reckoning, Caitra kṛṣṇa in pūrṇimānta. The day whose sunrise falls in it; when none does, the day on which it falls; when two do, the first.
- One ghaṭikā
- When moving either end of the Pañcamī by one ghaṭikā (24 minutes) would change the day, the other day is shown too. No year from 2027 to 2035 has such a case.
- Sunrise
- At the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, for the chosen city. Every date is that city’s own.
Sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction · Lahiri ayanamsa for month names · each city’s own time · Swiss Ephemeris · Method