Late afternoon of Saturday 10 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
15:43 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:01
15:1915:4316:0716:3116:5517:1917:4318:0718:31
137 of 137 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 1990
Determinatein Berlin, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sat 10 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 226 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 10 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
137 of 137 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Sunday 11 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 138 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 11:04 on Sat 10 Mar to 11:58 on Sun 11 Mar.
1990-03-10T10:04:30Z → 1990-03-11T10:58:30Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:43–18:01 on the 10th, 15:44–18:03 on the 11th.
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 10th and 0 of 138 on the 11th.
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 13550 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Saturday 10 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Berlin, 1990: Sunday 11 March.
confidence: determinate
In Berlin, Holī 1990 falls on Sunday 11 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Saturday 10 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 11:04 on Sat 10 Mar to 11:58 on Sun 11 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 10th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 11 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 11 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 11 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 10th | Covered | Sāyāhna 11th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:04 → 02:58 | 15:35 | 141 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Chicago | 04:04 → 04:58 | 15:31 | 140 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Jersey City | 05:04 → 05:58 | 15:37 | 140 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 06:04 → 06:58 | 15:52 | 144 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| London | 10:04 → 10:58 | 15:38 | 138 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Durban | 12:04 → 12:58 | 15:50 | 149 min | 15:49 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Dubai | 14:04 → 14:58 | 16:03 | 142 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Delhi | 15:34 → 16:28 | 16:04 | 142 min | 16:05 | 24 min | 11 Mar |
| Kolkata | 15:34 → 16:28 | 15:21 | 129 min | 15:21 | 67 min | 11 Mar |
| Singapore | 18:04 → 18:58 | 16:53 | 73 min | 16:52 | 126 min | 12 Mar |
| Sydney | 20:04 → 20:58 | 15:50 | 0 min | 15:50 | 150 min | 12 Mar |
| Suva | 22:04 → 22:58 | 15:58 | 0 min | 15:57 | 147 min | 12 Mar |