Ruling · Holī · 2094
Boundaryin Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Mon 1 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 Monday 1 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
133 of 133 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Tuesday 2 March
Qualifies with 23 of 134 minutes. Not taken.
23 of 134 minutes covered, the first 23
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 13:20 on Mon 1 Mar to 15:37 on Tue 2 Mar.
2094-03-01T05:19:44Z → 2094-03-02T07:36:36Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:13–17:26 on the 1st, 15:13–17:27 on the 2nd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 133 of 133 minutes on the 1st and 23 of 134 on the 2nd.
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 1389 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Monday 1 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Daqing, 2094: Tuesday 2 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Daqing, Holī 2094 falls on Tuesday 2 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Monday 1 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 13:20 on Mon 1 Mar to 15:37 on Tue 2 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 1st. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 23 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 | Tue 2 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 2 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 2 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 1st | Covered | Sāyāhna 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:20 → 23:37 | 15:32 | 138 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Chicago | 23:20 → 01:37 | 15:26 | 135 min | 15:27 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Jersey City | 00:20 → 02:37 | 15:32 | 136 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 01:20 → 03:37 | 15:53 | 143 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| London | 05:20 → 07:37 | 15:30 | 131 min | 15:31 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Durban | 07:20 → 09:37 | 15:56 | 152 min | 15:56 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Dubai | 09:20 → 11:37 | 16:01 | 140 min | 16:01 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Delhi | 10:50 → 13:07 | 16:02 | 139 min | 16:02 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Kolkata | 10:50 → 13:07 | 15:20 | 140 min | 15:20 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Singapore | 13:20 → 15:37 | 16:55 | 145 min | 16:54 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Sydney | 16:20 → 18:37 | 16:58 | 154 min | 16:57 | 100 min | 2 Mar |
| Suva | 17:20 → 19:37 | 16:03 | 72 min | 16:02 | 149 min | 3 Mar |