Late afternoon of Tuesday 11 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
8 of 143 minutes covered, the last 8
Ruling · Holī · 2036
Determinatein Chattogram, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Tue 11 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 7 min 41 s.
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One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Tuesday 11 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
8 of 143 minutes covered, the last 8
Late afternoon of Wednesday 12 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 143 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 17:53 on Tue 11 Mar to 15:10 on Wed 12 Mar.
2036-03-11T11:52:39Z → 2036-03-12T09:09:31Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:37–18:00 on the 11th, 15:37–18:01 on the 12th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 8 of 143 minutes on the 11th and 0 of 143 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 461 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Tuesday 11 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Chattogram, 2036: Wednesday 12 March.
confidence: determinate
In Chattogram, Holī 2036 falls on Wednesday 12 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Tuesday 11 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 17:53 on Tue 11 Mar to 15:10 on Wed 12 Mar and covers 8 of 143 minutes of sāyāhna on the 11th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 12 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 12 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 12 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Chattogram. | ||
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 | 04:53 → 02:10 | 16:36 | 142 min | 16:36 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Chicago | 06:53 → 04:10 | 16:32 | 141 min | 16:33 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Jersey City | 07:53 → 05:10 | 16:38 | 141 min | 16:39 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 07:53 → 05:10 | 15:52 | 144 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| London | 11:53 → 09:10 | 15:40 | 139 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Durban | 13:53 → 11:10 | 15:48 | 149 min | 15:48 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Dubai | 15:53 → 13:10 | 16:03 | 143 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Delhi | 17:23 → 14:40 | 16:05 | 64 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Kolkata | 17:23 → 14:40 | 15:21 | 22 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Singapore | 19:53 → 17:10 | 16:52 | 0 min | 16:52 | 18 min | 13 Mar |
| Sydney | 22:53 → 20:10 | 16:49 | 0 min | 16:48 | 149 min | 13 Mar |
| Suva | 23:53 → 21:10 | 15:57 | 0 min | 15:56 | 147 min | 13 Mar |