Ruling · Holī · 2052
Boundaryin Chattogram, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Thu 14 Mar. Both late afternoons qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
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One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Thursday 14 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
144 of 144 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Friday 15 March
Qualifies with 17 of 144 minutes. Not taken.
17 of 144 minutes covered, the first 17
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 14:57 on Thu 14 Mar to 15:55 on Fri 15 Mar.
2052-03-14T08:56:49Z → 2052-03-15T09:54:51Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:38–18:02 on the 14th, 15:38–18:02 on the 15th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 144 of 144 minutes on the 14th and 17 of 144 on the 15th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both late afternoons qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 1022 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Thursday 14 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Chattogram, 2052: Friday 15 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Chattogram, Holī 2052 falls on Friday 15 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 14 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 14:57 on Thu 14 Mar to 15:55 on Fri 15 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 14th. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 17 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 15 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 15 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 15 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 14th | Covered | Sāyāhna 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:57 → 02:55 | 16:37 | 143 min | 16:37 | 0 min | 15 Mar |
| Chicago | 03:57 → 04:55 | 16:34 | 143 min | 16:35 | 0 min | 15 Mar |
| Jersey City | 04:57 → 05:55 | 16:40 | 143 min | 16:40 | 0 min | 15 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 04:57 → 05:55 | 15:52 | 145 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 15 Mar |
| London | 08:57 → 09:55 | 15:43 | 142 min | 15:43 | 0 min | 15 Mar |
| Durban | 10:57 → 11:55 | 15:46 | 147 min | 15:45 | 0 min | 15 Mar |
| Dubai | 12:57 → 13:55 | 16:04 | 144 min | 16:04 | 0 min | 15 Mar |
| Delhi | 14:27 → 15:25 | 16:06 | 143 min | 16:06 | 0 min | 15 Mar |
| Kolkata | 14:27 → 15:25 | 15:22 | 144 min | 15:22 | 3 min | 15 Mar |
| Singapore | 16:57 → 17:55 | 16:51 | 140 min | 16:51 | 64 min | 15 Mar |
| Sydney | 19:57 → 20:55 | 16:46 | 0 min | 16:45 | 148 min | 16 Mar |
| Suva | 20:57 → 21:55 | 15:55 | 0 min | 15:55 | 146 min | 16 Mar |