Ruling · Holī · 1941
Boundaryin Berlin, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Wed 12 Mar. A threshold is only 3 min 09 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Wednesday 12 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
136 of 139 minutes covered, the last 136
Late afternoon of Thursday 13 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 140 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:48 on Wed 12 Mar to 13:47 on Thu 13 Mar.
1941-03-12T14:48:24Z → 1941-03-13T11:46:43Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:45–19:04 on the 12th, 16:46–19:06 on the 13th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 136 of 139 minutes on the 12th and 0 of 140 on the 13th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 189 s < 300 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Wednesday 12 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Berlin, 1941: Thursday 13 March.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Berlin, Holī 1941 falls on Thursday 13 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Wednesday 12 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:48 on Wed 12 Mar to 13:47 on Thu 13 Mar and covers 136 of 139 minutes of sāyāhna on the 12th. It is 3 min 09 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 13 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 13 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 13 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Berlin. | ||
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 12th | Covered | Sāyāhna 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:48 → 03:47 | 15:36 | 142 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Chicago | 08:48 → 05:47 | 15:32 | 141 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Jersey City | 09:48 → 06:47 | 15:38 | 141 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 10:48 → 07:47 | 15:52 | 144 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| London | 15:48 → 12:47 | 16:40 | 139 min | 16:41 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Durban | 16:48 → 13:47 | 15:48 | 89 min | 15:48 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Dubai | 18:48 → 15:47 | 16:03 | 0 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Delhi | 20:18 → 17:17 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:05 | 72 min | 14 Mar |
| Kolkata | 20:18 → 17:17 | 15:21 | 0 min | 15:21 | 115 min | 14 Mar |
| Singapore | 22:08 → 19:07 | 16:12 | 0 min | 16:12 | 145 min | 14 Mar |
| Sydney | 00:48 → 21:47 | 15:49 | 0 min | 15:48 | 149 min | 14 Mar |
| Suva | 02:48 → 23:47 | 15:57 | 0 min | 15:56 | 147 min | 14 Mar |