Holī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 17:53 on Wed 7 Mar to 15:09 on Thu 8 Mar.

   2012-03-07T12:22:53Z → 2012-03-08T09:39:29Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:58–18:22 on the 7th, 15:58–18:22 on the 8th.

   sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
3. ३Step 3, Rule

   Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 29 of 144 minutes on the 7th and 0 of 144 on the 8th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   one day qualifies → only-day · margin 1761 s
5. ५Step 5, Counted

   Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Wednesday 7 March is the day taken above.

   follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
6. ६Step 6, Ruling

   Holī, Colombo, 2012: Thursday 8 March.

   confidence: determinate

In Colombo, Holī 2012 falls on Thursday 8 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Wednesday 7 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 17:53 on Wed 7 Mar to 15:09 on Thu 8 Mar and covers 29 of 144 minutes of sāyāhna on the 7th.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

Month

Phālguna, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Pūrṇimā

Kāla

Sāyāhna

Priority

Unstated

Tie-break

Longer coverage, as a boundary

Kept

The day after Holikā Dahana

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.