Ruling · Holī · 1961
Boundaryin Beirut, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Wed 1 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 Wednesday 1 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
137 of 137 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Thursday 2 March
Qualifies with 18 of 138 minutes. Not taken.
18 of 138 minutes covered, the first 18
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 13:30 on Wed 1 Mar to 15:35 on Thu 2 Mar.
1961-03-01T11:30:17Z → 1961-03-02T13:34:39Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:17–17:34 on the 1st, 15:17–17:35 on the 2nd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 137 of 137 minutes on the 1st and 18 of 138 on the 2nd.
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 1055 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Wednesday 1 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Beirut, 1961: Thursday 2 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Beirut, Holī 1961 falls on Thursday 2 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Wednesday 1 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 13:30 on Wed 1 Mar to 15:35 on Thu 2 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 1st. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 18 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 | Thu 2 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 2 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 2 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Beirut. | ||
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 1st | Covered | Sāyāhna 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:30 → 05:35 | 15:32 | 137 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Chicago | 05:30 → 07:35 | 15:26 | 135 min | 15:26 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Jersey City | 06:30 → 08:35 | 15:32 | 135 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 07:30 → 09:35 | 15:53 | 143 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| London | 11:30 → 13:35 | 15:29 | 131 min | 15:30 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Durban | 13:30 → 15:35 | 15:57 | 152 min | 15:56 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Dubai | 15:30 → 17:35 | 16:01 | 140 min | 16:01 | 94 min | 2 Mar |
| Delhi | 17:00 → 19:05 | 16:02 | 80 min | 16:02 | 139 min | 3 Mar |
| Kolkata | 17:00 → 19:05 | 15:20 | 39 min | 15:20 | 140 min | 3 Mar |
| Singapore | 19:00 → 21:05 | 16:25 | 0 min | 16:24 | 145 min | 3 Mar |
| Sydney | 21:30 → 23:35 | 15:58 | 0 min | 15:57 | 153 min | 3 Mar |
| Suva | 23:30 → 01:35 | 16:03 | 0 min | 16:02 | 149 min | 3 Mar |