Ruling · Holī · 2097
Boundaryin Chicago, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Tue 26 Mar. A threshold is only 0 min 22 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Tuesday 26 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
149 of 150 minutes covered, the last 149
Late afternoon of Wednesday 27 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 150 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:41 on Tue 26 Mar to 16:30 on Wed 27 Mar.
2097-03-26T21:41:19Z → 2097-03-27T21:30:22Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:41–19:11 on the 26th, 16:42–19:12 on the 27th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 149 of 150 minutes on the 26th and 0 of 150 on the 27th.
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 22 s < 300 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Tuesday 26 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Chicago, 2097: Wednesday 27 March.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Chicago, Holī 2097 falls on Wednesday 27 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Tuesday 26 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:41 on Tue 26 Mar to 16:30 on Wed 27 Mar and covers 149 of 150 minutes of sāyāhna on the 26th. It is 0 min 22 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 27 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 27 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 27 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 26th | Covered | Sāyāhna 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:41 → 14:30 | 16:42 | 148 min | 16:42 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Chicago | 16:41 → 16:30 | 16:41 | 149 min | 16:42 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Jersey City | 17:41 → 17:30 | 16:46 | 94 min | 16:47 | 43 min | 27 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 17:41 → 17:30 | 15:51 | 36 min | 15:51 | 100 min | 28 Mar |
| London | 21:41 → 21:30 | 15:54 | 0 min | 15:55 | 152 min | 28 Mar |
| Durban | 23:41 → 23:30 | 15:36 | 0 min | 15:35 | 143 min | 28 Mar |
| Dubai | 01:41 → 01:30 | 16:06 | 0 min | 16:06 | 148 min | 28 Mar |
| Delhi | 03:11 → 03:00 | 16:09 | 0 min | 16:09 | 148 min | 28 Mar |
| Kolkata | 03:11 → 03:00 | 15:23 | 0 min | 15:23 | 147 min | 28 Mar |
| Singapore | 05:41 → 05:30 | 16:48 | 0 min | 16:48 | 145 min | 28 Mar |
| Sydney | 08:41 → 08:30 | 16:35 | 0 min | 16:34 | 142 min | 28 Mar |
| Suva | 09:41 → 09:30 | 15:48 | 0 min | 15:47 | 144 min | 28 Mar |