Ruling · Holī · 1920
Determinatein Chicago, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Wed 3 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 15 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Wednesday 3 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
72 of 136 minutes covered, the last 72
Late afternoon of Thursday 4 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 137 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:31 on Wed 3 Mar to 15:12 on Thu 4 Mar.
1920-03-03T22:31:24Z → 1920-03-04T21:12:12Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:27–17:43 on the 3rd, 15:28–17:44 on the 4th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 72 of 136 minutes on the 3rd and 0 of 137 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 922 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Wednesday 3 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Chicago, 1920: Thursday 4 March.
confidence: determinate
In Chicago, Holī 1920 falls on Thursday 4 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Wednesday 3 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:31 on Wed 3 Mar to 15:12 on Thu 4 Mar and covers 72 of 136 minutes of sāyāhna on the 3rd.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 4 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 4 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 4 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Chicago. | ||
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 | 14:31 → 13:12 | 15:33 | 138 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Chicago | 16:31 → 15:12 | 15:27 | 72 min | 15:28 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Jersey City | 17:31 → 16:12 | 15:33 | 18 min | 15:34 | 38 min | 5 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 18:31 → 17:12 | 15:53 | 0 min | 15:53 | 79 min | 5 Mar |
| London | 22:31 → 21:12 | 15:31 | 0 min | 15:32 | 133 min | 5 Mar |
| Durban | 00:31 → 23:12 | 15:55 | 0 min | 15:55 | 151 min | 5 Mar |
| Dubai | 02:31 → 01:12 | 16:01 | 0 min | 16:02 | 140 min | 5 Mar |
| Delhi | 04:01 → 02:42 | 16:02 | 0 min | 16:03 | 140 min | 5 Mar |
| Kolkata | 04:01 → 02:42 | 15:20 | 0 min | 15:20 | 141 min | 5 Mar |
| Singapore | 05:31 → 04:12 | 15:54 | 0 min | 15:54 | 145 min | 5 Mar |
| Sydney | 08:31 → 07:12 | 15:57 | 0 min | 15:56 | 153 min | 5 Mar |
| Suva | 10:31 → 09:12 | 16:02 | 0 min | 16:01 | 149 min | 5 Mar |