Tuesday 18 March

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 15:49 on Mon 17 Mar to 12:35 on Tue 18 Mar.

   2003-03-17T13:49:12Z → 2003-03-18T10:34:34Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:00–18:23 on the 17th, 16:00–18:24 on the 18th.

   sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′

3. 03

   Rule

   Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 143 of 143 minutes on the 17th and 0 of 144 on the 18th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105

4. 04

   Tie-break

   Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: unstated → only-day · margin 630 s

5. 05

   Counted

   Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Monday 17 March is the day taken above.

   follows: holika-dahana + 1 d

6. 06

   Ruling

   Holī, Bucharest, 2003: Tuesday 18 March.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Bucharest, Holī 2003 falls on Tuesday 18 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Monday 17 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 15:49 on Mon 17 Mar to 12:35 on Tue 18 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 17th.

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