Late afternoon of Monday 11 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
15:38 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:00
15:1415:3816:0216:2616:5017:1417:3818:0218:26
142 of 142 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 2047
Determinatein Cairo, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Mon 11 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 521 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Monday 11 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
142 of 142 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Tuesday 12 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 142 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 06:58 on Mon 11 Mar to 03:37 on Tue 12 Mar.
2047-03-11T04:57:30Z → 2047-03-12T01:37:05Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:38–18:00 on the 11th, 15:39–18:01 on the 12th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 142 of 142 minutes on the 11th and 0 of 142 on the 12th.
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 31248 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Monday 11 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Cairo, 2047: Tuesday 12 March.
confidence: determinate
In Cairo, Holī 2047 falls on Tuesday 12 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Monday 11 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 06:58 on Mon 11 Mar to 03:37 on Tue 12 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 11th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 12 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 12 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 12 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 11th | Covered | Sāyāhna 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:58 → 18:37 | 16:36 | 121 min | 16:36 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Chicago | 23:58 → 20:37 | 16:32 | 141 min | 16:32 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Jersey City | 00:58 → 21:37 | 16:38 | 141 min | 16:38 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 00:58 → 21:37 | 15:52 | 144 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| London | 04:58 → 01:37 | 15:39 | 139 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Durban | 06:58 → 03:37 | 15:49 | 149 min | 15:48 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Dubai | 08:58 → 05:37 | 16:03 | 143 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Delhi | 10:28 → 07:07 | 16:05 | 142 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Kolkata | 10:28 → 07:07 | 15:21 | 143 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Singapore | 12:58 → 09:37 | 16:52 | 145 min | 16:52 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Sydney | 15:58 → 12:37 | 16:49 | 150 min | 16:48 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Suva | 16:58 → 13:37 | 15:57 | 87 min | 15:57 | 0 min | 12 Mar |