Late afternoon of Thursday 14 March
Qualifies with 96 of 143 minutes. Not taken.
16:10 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:33
Pūrṇimā begins 16:56:49
15:4616:1016:3416:5817:2217:4618:1018:3418:58
96 of 143 minutes covered, the last 96
Ruling · Holī · 2052
Boundaryin Datong, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Fri 15 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 Thursday 14 March
Qualifies with 96 of 143 minutes. Not taken.
96 of 143 minutes covered, the last 96
Late afternoon of Friday 15 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
104 of 143 minutes covered, the first 104
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:57 on Thu 14 Mar to 17:55 on Fri 15 Mar.
2052-03-14T08:56:49Z → 2052-03-15T09:54:51Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:10–18:33 on the 14th, 16:11–18:34 on the 15th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 96 of 143 minutes on the 14th and 104 of 143 on the 15th.
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 2332 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Friday 15 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Datong, 2052: Saturday 16 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Datong, Holī 2052 falls on Saturday 16 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Friday 15 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:57 on Thu 14 Mar to 17:55 on Fri 15 Mar and covers 104 of 143 minutes of sāyāhna on the 15th. It also reaches the previous late afternoon for 96 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 | Sat 16 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 16 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 16 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 14th | Covered | Sāyāhna 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:57 → 02:55 | 16:37 | 143 min | 16:37 | 0 min | 15 Mar |
| Chicago | 03:57 → 04:55 | 16:34 | 143 min | 16:35 | 0 min | 15 Mar |
| Jersey City | 04:57 → 05:55 | 16:40 | 143 min | 16:40 | 0 min | 15 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 04:57 → 05:55 | 15:52 | 145 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 15 Mar |
| London | 08:57 → 09:55 | 15:43 | 142 min | 15:43 | 0 min | 15 Mar |
| Durban | 10:57 → 11:55 | 15:46 | 147 min | 15:45 | 0 min | 15 Mar |
| Dubai | 12:57 → 13:55 | 16:04 | 144 min | 16:04 | 0 min | 15 Mar |
| Delhi | 14:27 → 15:25 | 16:06 | 143 min | 16:06 | 0 min | 15 Mar |
| Kolkata | 14:27 → 15:25 | 15:22 | 144 min | 15:22 | 3 min | 15 Mar |
| Singapore | 16:57 → 17:55 | 16:51 | 140 min | 16:51 | 64 min | 15 Mar |
| Sydney | 19:57 → 20:55 | 16:46 | 0 min | 16:45 | 148 min | 16 Mar |
| Suva | 20:57 → 21:55 | 15:55 | 0 min | 15:55 | 146 min | 16 Mar |