Ruling · Holī · 1932
Boundaryin Cairo, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Mon 21 Mar. A threshold is only 3 min 21 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Monday 21 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
3 of 146 minutes covered, the last 3
Late afternoon of Tuesday 22 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 146 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 18:03 on Mon 21 Mar to 14:37 on Tue 22 Mar.
1932-03-21T16:03:16Z → 1932-03-22T12:37:19Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:41–18:07 on the 21st, 15:41–18:07 on the 22nd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 3 of 146 minutes on the 21st and 0 of 146 on the 22nd.
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 201 s < 300 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Monday 21 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Cairo, 1932: Tuesday 22 March.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Cairo, Holī 1932 falls on Tuesday 22 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Monday 21 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 18:03 on Mon 21 Mar to 14:37 on Tue 22 Mar and covers 3 of 146 minutes of sāyāhna on the 21st. It is 3 min 21 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 22 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 22 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 22 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Cairo. | ||
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 21st | Covered | Sāyāhna 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:03 → 04:37 | 15:39 | 146 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Chicago | 10:03 → 06:37 | 15:37 | 146 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Jersey City | 11:03 → 07:37 | 15:43 | 146 min | 15:44 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 12:03 → 08:37 | 15:51 | 145 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| London | 16:03 → 12:37 | 15:48 | 131 min | 15:49 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Durban | 18:03 → 14:37 | 15:41 | 3 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Dubai | 20:03 → 16:37 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:05 | 33 min | 23 Mar |
| Delhi | 21:33 → 18:07 | 16:07 | 0 min | 16:07 | 120 min | 23 Mar |
| Kolkata | 21:33 → 18:07 | 15:22 | 0 min | 15:22 | 146 min | 23 Mar |
| Singapore | 23:03 → 19:37 | 15:50 | 0 min | 15:50 | 145 min | 23 Mar |
| Sydney | 02:03 → 22:37 | 15:40 | 0 min | 15:39 | 145 min | 23 Mar |
| Suva | 04:03 → 00:37 | 15:51 | 0 min | 15:51 | 145 min | 23 Mar |