Ruling · Holī · 1903
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Thu 12 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 34 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Thursday 12 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
106 of 140 minutes covered, the last 106
Late afternoon of Friday 13 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 141 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:14 on Thu 12 Mar to 13:57 on Fri 13 Mar.
1903-03-12T14:30:08Z → 1903-03-13T12:12:46Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:40–18:00 on the 12th, 15:41–18:01 on the 13th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 106 of 140 minutes on the 12th and 0 of 141 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 2047 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Thursday 12 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Bucharest, 1903: Friday 13 March.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Holī 1903 falls on Friday 13 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 12 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:14 on Thu 12 Mar to 13:57 on Fri 13 Mar and covers 106 of 140 minutes of sāyāhna on the 12th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 13 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 13 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 13 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Bucharest. | ||
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 | 06:30 → 04:13 | 15:36 | 142 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Chicago | 08:30 → 06:13 | 15:32 | 141 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Jersey City | 09:30 → 07:13 | 15:38 | 141 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 10:30 → 08:13 | 15:53 | 144 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| London | 14:30 → 12:13 | 15:39 | 139 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Durban | 16:30 → 14:13 | 15:49 | 108 min | 15:48 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Dubai | 18:11 → 15:54 | 15:44 | 0 min | 15:44 | 10 min | 14 Mar |
| Delhi | 19:51 → 17:34 | 15:56 | 0 min | 15:56 | 98 min | 14 Mar |
| Kolkata | 19:51 → 17:34 | 15:12 | 0 min | 15:12 | 141 min | 14 Mar |
| Singapore | 21:25 → 19:08 | 15:47 | 0 min | 15:47 | 145 min | 14 Mar |
| Sydney | 00:30 → 22:13 | 15:50 | 0 min | 15:49 | 149 min | 14 Mar |
| Suva | 02:25 → 00:08 | 15:52 | 0 min | 15:52 | 147 min | 14 Mar |