Ruling · Holī · 2051
Boundaryin Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sun 26 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 Sunday 26 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
149 of 149 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Monday 27 March
Qualifies with 89 of 150 minutes. Not taken.
89 of 150 minutes covered, the first 89
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 14:26 on Sun 26 Mar to 17:00 on Mon 27 Mar.
2051-03-26T06:26:04Z → 2051-03-27T09:00:12Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:30–18:00 on the 26th, 15:31–18:01 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 149 minutes on the 26th and 89 of 150 on the 27th.
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 3663 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Sunday 26 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Daqing, 2051: Monday 27 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Daqing, Holī 2051 falls on Monday 27 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Sunday 26 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 14:26 on Sun 26 Mar to 17:00 on Mon 27 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 26th. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 89 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 | Mon 27 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 27 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 27 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
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 | 23:26 → 02:00 | 16:41 | 148 min | 16:41 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Chicago | 01:26 → 04:00 | 16:40 | 149 min | 16:41 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Jersey City | 02:26 → 05:00 | 16:46 | 149 min | 16:46 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 02:26 → 05:00 | 15:51 | 146 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| London | 07:26 → 10:00 | 16:53 | 151 min | 16:54 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Durban | 08:26 → 11:00 | 15:36 | 143 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Dubai | 10:26 → 13:00 | 16:05 | 147 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Delhi | 11:56 → 14:30 | 16:08 | 147 min | 16:08 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Kolkata | 11:56 → 14:30 | 15:23 | 147 min | 15:23 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Singapore | 14:26 → 17:00 | 16:48 | 145 min | 16:48 | 12 min | 27 Mar |
| Sydney | 17:26 → 20:00 | 16:36 | 93 min | 16:35 | 143 min | 28 Mar |
| Suva | 18:26 → 21:00 | 15:48 | 0 min | 15:48 | 144 min | 28 Mar |