Ruling · Holī · 1982
Boundaryin Brooklyn, 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.
60 of 139 minutes covered, the last 60
Late afternoon of Tuesday 9 March
Qualifies with 9 of 140 minutes. Not taken.
9 of 140 minutes covered, the first 9
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:55 on Mon 8 Mar to 15:45 on Tue 9 Mar.
1982-03-08T21:54:46Z → 1982-03-09T20:45:08Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:35–17:54 on the 8th, 15:36–17:56 on the 9th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 60 of 139 minutes on the 8th and 9 of 140 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 548 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, Brooklyn, 1982: Tuesday 9 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Brooklyn, Holī 1982 falls on Tuesday 9 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Monday 8 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:55 on Mon 8 Mar to 15:45 on Tue 9 Mar and covers 60 of 139 minutes of sāyāhna on the 8th. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 9 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 Brooklyn. | ||
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 | 13:55 → 12:45 | 15:35 | 140 min | 15:35 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Chicago | 15:55 → 14:45 | 15:30 | 114 min | 15:30 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Jersey City | 16:55 → 15:45 | 15:36 | 60 min | 15:36 | 9 min | 9 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 17:55 → 16:45 | 15:53 | 22 min | 15:53 | 53 min | 10 Mar |
| London | 21:55 → 20:45 | 15:36 | 0 min | 15:37 | 137 min | 10 Mar |
| Durban | 23:55 → 22:45 | 15:52 | 0 min | 15:51 | 150 min | 10 Mar |
| Dubai | 01:55 → 00:45 | 16:02 | 0 min | 16:03 | 142 min | 10 Mar |
| Delhi | 03:25 → 02:15 | 16:04 | 0 min | 16:04 | 141 min | 10 Mar |
| Kolkata | 03:25 → 02:15 | 15:21 | 0 min | 15:21 | 142 min | 10 Mar |
| Singapore | 05:55 → 04:45 | 16:53 | 0 min | 16:53 | 145 min | 10 Mar |
| Sydney | 08:55 → 07:45 | 16:52 | 0 min | 16:51 | 151 min | 10 Mar |
| Suva | 09:55 → 08:45 | 15:59 | 0 min | 15:59 | 148 min | 10 Mar |