Ruling · Holī · 2072
Boundaryin Algiers, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Thu 3 Mar. Pūrṇimā reaches sāyāhna on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Thursday 3 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Pūrṇimā reaches neither late afternoon; this is the day it falls on. Holī is the day after.
0 of 138 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Friday 4 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 138 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 19:55 on Thu 3 Mar to 16:18 on Fri 4 Mar.
2072-03-03T18:54:33Z → 2072-03-04T15:18:26Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:27–18:44 on the 3rd, 16:27–18:45 on the 4th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 0 of 138 minutes on the 3rd and 0 of 138 on the 4th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Neither late afternoon qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: unstated → tithi-day · margin 517 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Thursday 3 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Algiers, 2072: Friday 4 March.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Algiers, Holī 2072 falls on Friday 4 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 3 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 19:55 on Thu 3 Mar to 16:18 on Fri 4 Mar, and reaches sāyāhna on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 4 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 4 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 4 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Algiers. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/holi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 15 Holika-dahana (Sayahnavyapini — it should be observed on second half of purnima at night), Dolayatra (Bengal & Orissa) (covering 4 ghatikas before sunrise of the day of festival), Holi — on the day after Holikadahana.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pūrṇimā | Sāyāhna 3rd | Covered | Sāyāhna 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:55 → 07:18 | 15:33 | 139 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Chicago | 12:55 → 09:18 | 15:28 | 137 min | 15:28 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Jersey City | 13:55 → 10:18 | 15:34 | 137 min | 15:34 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 14:55 → 11:18 | 15:53 | 143 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| London | 18:55 → 15:18 | 15:32 | 0 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Durban | 20:55 → 17:18 | 15:55 | 0 min | 15:54 | 85 min | 5 Mar |
| Dubai | 22:55 → 19:18 | 16:02 | 0 min | 16:02 | 141 min | 5 Mar |
| Delhi | 00:25 → 20:48 | 16:03 | 0 min | 16:03 | 140 min | 5 Mar |
| Kolkata | 00:25 → 20:48 | 15:20 | 0 min | 15:20 | 141 min | 5 Mar |
| Singapore | 02:55 → 23:18 | 16:54 | 0 min | 16:54 | 145 min | 5 Mar |
| Sydney | 05:55 → 02:18 | 16:56 | 0 min | 16:55 | 152 min | 5 Mar |
| Suva | 06:55 → 03:18 | 16:01 | 0 min | 16:01 | 149 min | 5 Mar |