Late afternoon of Friday 28 February
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
41 of 132 minutes covered, the last 41
Ruling · Holī · 2048
Boundaryin Budapest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Fri 28 Feb. 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 Friday 28 February
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
41 of 132 minutes covered, the last 41
Late afternoon of Saturday 29 February
Qualifies with 23 of 132 minutes. Not taken.
23 of 132 minutes covered, the first 23
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:45 on Fri 28 Feb to 15:38 on Sat 29 Feb.
2048-02-28T15:44:56Z → 2048-02-29T14:38:13Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:14–17:26 on the 28th, 15:15–17:28 on the 29th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 41 of 132 minutes on the 28th and 23 of 132 on the 29th.
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 1376 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Friday 28 February is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Budapest, 2048: Saturday 29 February.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Budapest, Holī 2048 falls on Saturday 29 February. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Friday 28 February. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:45 on Fri 28 Feb to 15:38 on Sat 29 Feb and covers 41 of 132 minutes of sāyāhna on the 28th. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 23 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 | Sat 29 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 29 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 29 Feb |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Budapest. | ||
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 28th | Covered | Sāyāhna 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:45 → 06:38 | 15:31 | 137 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Chicago | 09:45 → 08:38 | 15:25 | 134 min | 15:26 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Jersey City | 10:45 → 09:38 | 15:31 | 135 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 11:45 → 10:38 | 15:53 | 143 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| London | 15:45 → 14:38 | 15:28 | 113 min | 15:29 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Durban | 17:45 → 16:38 | 15:58 | 45 min | 15:57 | 41 min | 29 Feb |
| Dubai | 19:45 → 18:38 | 16:01 | 0 min | 16:01 | 140 min | 1 Mar |
| Delhi | 21:15 → 20:08 | 16:01 | 0 min | 16:02 | 139 min | 1 Mar |
| Kolkata | 21:15 → 20:08 | 15:19 | 0 min | 15:19 | 140 min | 1 Mar |
| Singapore | 23:45 → 22:38 | 16:55 | 0 min | 16:54 | 145 min | 1 Mar |
| Sydney | 02:45 → 01:38 | 16:59 | 0 min | 16:58 | 154 min | 1 Mar |
| Suva | 03:45 → 02:38 | 16:03 | 0 min | 16:03 | 149 min | 1 Mar |