Ruling · Holī · 2045
Boundaryin Datong, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Thu 2 Mar. Pūrṇimā reaches sāyāhna on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Thursday 2 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Pūrṇimā reaches neither late afternoon; this is the day it falls on. Holī is the day after.
0 of 136 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Friday 3 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 137 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 19:05 on Thu 2 Mar to 15:53 on Fri 3 Mar.
2045-03-02T11:04:32Z → 2045-03-03T07:52:45Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:03–18:19 on the 2nd, 16:04–18:21 on the 3rd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 0 of 136 minutes on the 2nd and 0 of 137 on the 3rd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Neither late afternoon qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: unstated → tithi-day · margin 671 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Thursday 2 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Datong, 2045: Friday 3 March.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Datong, Holī 2045 falls on Friday 3 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 2 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 19:05 on Thu 2 Mar to 15:53 on Fri 3 Mar, and reaches sāyāhna on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 3 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 3 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 3 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Datong. | ||
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 2nd | Covered | Sāyāhna 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:05 → 23:53 | 15:32 | 138 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Chicago | 05:05 → 01:53 | 15:27 | 136 min | 15:27 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Jersey City | 06:05 → 02:53 | 15:33 | 136 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 07:05 → 03:53 | 15:53 | 143 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| London | 11:05 → 07:53 | 15:31 | 132 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Durban | 13:05 → 09:53 | 15:56 | 152 min | 15:55 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Dubai | 15:05 → 11:53 | 16:01 | 140 min | 16:01 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Delhi | 16:35 → 13:23 | 16:02 | 107 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Kolkata | 16:35 → 13:23 | 15:20 | 66 min | 15:20 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Singapore | 19:05 → 15:53 | 16:54 | 15 min | 16:54 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Sydney | 22:05 → 18:53 | 16:57 | 0 min | 16:56 | 117 min | 4 Mar |
| Suva | 23:05 → 19:53 | 16:02 | 0 min | 16:01 | 149 min | 4 Mar |