Ruling · Holī · 1937
Boundaryin Chicago, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Thu 25 Mar. Both late afternoons qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Thursday 25 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
129 of 148 minutes covered, the last 129
Late afternoon of Friday 26 March
Qualifies with 92 of 149 minutes. Not taken.
92 of 149 minutes covered, the first 92
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 15:59 on Thu 25 Mar to 17:12 on Fri 26 Mar.
1937-03-25T21:59:18Z → 1937-03-26T23:12:11Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:40–18:08 on the 25th, 15:40–18:09 on the 26th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 129 of 148 minutes on the 25th and 92 of 149 on the 26th.
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 1188 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Thursday 25 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Chicago, 1937: Friday 26 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Chicago, Holī 1937 falls on Friday 26 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 25 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 15:59 on Thu 25 Mar to 17:12 on Fri 26 Mar and covers 129 of 148 minutes of sāyāhna on the 25th. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 92 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 26 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 26 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 26 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 25th | Covered | Sāyāhna 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:59 → 15:12 | 15:41 | 148 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Chicago | 15:59 → 17:12 | 15:40 | 129 min | 15:40 | 92 min | 26 Mar |
| Jersey City | 16:59 → 18:12 | 15:45 | 74 min | 15:45 | 147 min | 27 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 17:59 → 19:12 | 15:51 | 17 min | 15:51 | 146 min | 27 Mar |
| London | 21:59 → 23:12 | 15:51 | 0 min | 15:52 | 150 min | 27 Mar |
| Durban | 23:59 → 01:12 | 15:38 | 0 min | 15:37 | 143 min | 27 Mar |
| Dubai | 01:59 → 03:12 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:05 | 147 min | 27 Mar |
| Delhi | 03:29 → 04:42 | 16:08 | 0 min | 16:08 | 147 min | 27 Mar |
| Kolkata | 03:29 → 04:42 | 15:23 | 0 min | 15:23 | 147 min | 27 Mar |
| Singapore | 05:19 → 06:32 | 16:09 | 0 min | 16:08 | 145 min | 27 Mar |
| Sydney | 07:59 → 09:12 | 15:37 | 0 min | 15:36 | 143 min | 27 Mar |
| Suva | 09:59 → 11:12 | 15:49 | 0 min | 15:49 | 144 min | 27 Mar |