Ruling · Holī · 1994
Determinatein Cairo, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sat 26 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 63 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 26 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
84 of 147 minutes covered, the last 84
Late afternoon of Sunday 27 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 148 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:45 on Sat 26 Mar to 13:10 on Sun 27 Mar.
1994-03-26T14:45:22Z → 1994-03-27T11:09:32Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:42–18:10 on the 26th, 15:42–18:10 on the 27th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 84 of 147 minutes on the 26th and 0 of 148 on the 27th.
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 3792 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Saturday 26 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Cairo, 1994: Sunday 27 March.
confidence: determinate
In Cairo, Holī 1994 falls on Sunday 27 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Saturday 26 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:45 on Sat 26 Mar to 13:10 on Sun 27 Mar and covers 84 of 147 minutes of sāyāhna on the 26th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 27 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 27 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 27 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 26th | Covered | Sāyāhna 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:45 → 03:10 | 15:41 | 148 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Chicago | 08:45 → 05:10 | 15:40 | 149 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Jersey City | 09:45 → 06:10 | 15:46 | 149 min | 15:46 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 10:45 → 07:10 | 15:51 | 146 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| London | 14:45 → 12:10 | 15:52 | 150 min | 16:53 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Durban | 16:45 → 13:10 | 15:37 | 75 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Dubai | 18:45 → 15:10 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Delhi | 20:15 → 16:40 | 16:08 | 0 min | 16:08 | 31 min | 28 Mar |
| Kolkata | 20:15 → 16:40 | 15:23 | 0 min | 15:23 | 77 min | 28 Mar |
| Singapore | 22:45 → 19:10 | 16:48 | 0 min | 16:48 | 141 min | 28 Mar |
| Sydney | 00:45 → 21:10 | 15:36 | 0 min | 15:35 | 143 min | 28 Mar |
| Suva | 02:45 → 23:10 | 15:48 | 0 min | 15:48 | 144 min | 28 Mar |