Late afternoon of Monday 3 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
15:36 sāyāhna beginssunset 17:55
15:1215:3616:0016:2416:4817:1217:3618:0018:24
139 of 139 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 1969
Determinatein Cairo, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Mon 3 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 499 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Monday 3 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
139 of 139 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Tuesday 4 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 139 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 06:57 on Mon 3 Mar to 07:17 on Tue 4 Mar.
1969-03-03T04:57:07Z → 1969-03-04T05:17:03Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:36–17:55 on the 3rd, 15:36–17:56 on the 4th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 139 of 139 minutes on the 3rd and 0 of 139 on the 4th.
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 29950 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Monday 3 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Cairo, 1969: Tuesday 4 March.
confidence: determinate
In Cairo, Holī 1969 falls on Tuesday 4 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Monday 3 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 06:57 on Mon 3 Mar to 07:17 on Tue 4 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 3rd.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 4 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 4 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 4 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 3rd | Covered | Sāyāhna 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:57 → 21:17 | 15:33 | 138 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:57 → 23:17 | 15:27 | 136 min | 15:28 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:57 → 00:17 | 15:33 | 136 min | 15:34 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 00:57 → 01:17 | 15:53 | 143 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| London | 05:57 → 06:17 | 16:31 | 132 min | 16:32 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Durban | 06:57 → 07:17 | 15:55 | 152 min | 15:55 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Dubai | 08:57 → 09:17 | 16:01 | 140 min | 16:02 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Delhi | 10:27 → 10:47 | 16:02 | 139 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Kolkata | 10:27 → 10:47 | 15:20 | 141 min | 15:20 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Singapore | 12:27 → 12:47 | 16:24 | 145 min | 16:24 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Sydney | 14:57 → 15:17 | 15:56 | 153 min | 15:56 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Suva | 16:57 → 17:17 | 16:02 | 94 min | 16:01 | 76 min | 4 Mar |