Monday 28 March

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 23:45 on Sat 26 Mar to 20:10 on Sun 27 Mar.

   1994-03-26T14:45:22Z → 1994-03-27T11:09:32Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:14–18:42 on the 26th, 16:14–18:42 on the 27th.

   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 26th and 148 of 148 on the 27th.

   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 5229 s

5. 05

   Counted

   Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Sunday 27 March is the day taken above.

   follows: holika-dahana + 1 d

6. 06

   Ruling

   Holī, Daegu, 1994: Monday 28 March.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Daegu, Holī 1994 falls on Monday 28 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Sunday 27 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:45 on Sat 26 Mar to 20:10 on Sun 27 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 27th.

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