Late afternoon of Saturday 11 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
15:56 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:16
15:3215:5616:2016:4417:0817:3217:5618:2018:44
140 of 140 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 1933
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sat 11 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 585 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 11 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
140 of 140 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Sunday 12 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 140 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 06:11 on Sat 11 Mar to 04:46 on Sun 12 Mar.
1933-03-11T04:11:04Z → 1933-03-12T02:45:36Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:56–18:16 on the 11th, 15:56–18:17 on the 12th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 140 of 140 minutes on the 11th and 0 of 140 on the 12th.
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 35084 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Saturday 11 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Bucharest, 1933: Sunday 12 March.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Holī 1933 falls on Sunday 12 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Saturday 11 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 06:11 on Sat 11 Mar to 04:46 on Sun 12 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 11th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 12 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 12 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 12 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 11th | Covered | Sāyāhna 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:11 → 18:46 | 15:36 | 142 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:11 → 20:46 | 15:32 | 140 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:11 → 21:46 | 15:38 | 141 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 00:11 → 22:46 | 15:53 | 144 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| London | 04:11 → 02:46 | 15:39 | 138 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Durban | 06:11 → 04:46 | 15:49 | 149 min | 15:48 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Dubai | 08:11 → 06:46 | 16:03 | 142 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Delhi | 09:41 → 08:16 | 16:05 | 142 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Kolkata | 09:41 → 08:16 | 15:21 | 143 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Singapore | 11:31 → 10:06 | 16:13 | 145 min | 16:12 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Sydney | 14:11 → 12:46 | 15:50 | 150 min | 15:49 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Suva | 16:11 → 14:46 | 15:58 | 134 min | 15:57 | 0 min | 12 Mar |