Tuesday 27 March

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 23:19 on Sun 25 Mar to 21:41 on Mon 26 Mar.

   1956-03-25T14:48:50Z → 1956-03-26T13:11:07Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:43–18:11 on the 25th, 15:44–18:12 on the 26th.

   sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′

3. 03

   Rule

   Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 0 of 148 minutes on the 25th and 148 of 148 on the 26th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105

4. 04

   Tie-break

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

   priority: unstated → only-day · margin 12561 s

5. 05

   Counted

   Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Monday 26 March is the day taken above.

   follows: holika-dahana + 1 d

6. 06

   Ruling

   Holī, Daegu, 1956: Tuesday 27 March.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Daegu, Holī 1956 falls on Tuesday 27 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Monday 26 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:19 on Sun 25 Mar to 21:41 on Mon 26 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 26th.

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