Ruling · Holī · 2077
Boundaryin Algiers, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Mon 8 Mar. Both late afternoons qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Monday 8 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
140 of 140 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Tuesday 9 March
Qualifies with 135 of 141 minutes. Not taken.
135 of 141 minutes covered, the first 135
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:15 on Mon 8 Mar to 18:44 on Tue 9 Mar.
2077-03-08T15:15:13Z → 2077-03-09T17:43:54Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:29–18:49 on the 8th, 16:29–18:50 on the 9th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 140 of 140 minutes on the 8th and 135 of 141 on the 9th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both late afternoons qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 359 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Monday 8 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Algiers, 2077: Tuesday 9 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Algiers, Holī 2077 falls on Tuesday 9 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Monday 8 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:15 on Mon 8 Mar to 18:44 on Tue 9 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 8th. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 135 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 9 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 9 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 9 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 8th | Covered | Sāyāhna 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:15 → 09:44 | 15:35 | 141 min | 15:35 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Chicago | 09:15 → 11:44 | 15:31 | 139 min | 15:31 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Jersey City | 10:15 → 12:44 | 15:37 | 139 min | 15:37 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 11:15 → 13:44 | 15:53 | 144 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| London | 15:15 → 17:44 | 15:37 | 137 min | 15:38 | 126 min | 9 Mar |
| Durban | 17:15 → 19:44 | 15:51 | 65 min | 15:50 | 149 min | 10 Mar |
| Dubai | 19:15 → 21:44 | 16:03 | 0 min | 16:03 | 142 min | 10 Mar |
| Delhi | 20:45 → 23:14 | 16:04 | 0 min | 16:04 | 142 min | 10 Mar |
| Kolkata | 20:45 → 23:14 | 15:21 | 0 min | 15:21 | 143 min | 10 Mar |
| Singapore | 23:15 → 01:44 | 16:53 | 0 min | 16:53 | 145 min | 10 Mar |
| Sydney | 02:15 → 04:44 | 16:52 | 0 min | 16:51 | 150 min | 10 Mar |
| Suva | 03:15 → 05:44 | 15:59 | 0 min | 15:58 | 148 min | 10 Mar |