Late afternoon of Thursday 7 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
16:06 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:25
15:4216:0616:3016:5417:1817:4218:0618:3018:54
139 of 139 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 2069
Determinatein Datong, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Thu 7 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 571 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Thursday 7 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
139 of 139 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Friday 8 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 139 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 04:47 on Thu 7 Mar to 06:36 on Fri 8 Mar.
2069-03-06T20:46:57Z → 2069-03-07T22:35:54Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:06–18:25 on the 7th, 16:07–18:26 on the 8th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 139 of 139 minutes on the 7th and 0 of 139 on the 8th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 34261 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Thursday 7 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Datong, 2069: Friday 8 March.
confidence: determinate
In Datong, Holī 2069 falls on Friday 8 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 7 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 04:47 on Thu 7 Mar to 06:36 on Fri 8 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 7th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 8 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 8 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 8 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 6th | Covered | Sāyāhna 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:47 → 14:36 | 15:34 | 140 min | 15:35 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Chicago | 14:47 → 16:36 | 15:29 | 138 min | 15:30 | 66 min | 7 Mar |
| Jersey City | 15:47 → 17:36 | 15:35 | 127 min | 15:36 | 120 min | 7 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 16:47 → 18:36 | 15:53 | 90 min | 15:53 | 144 min | 8 Mar |
| London | 20:47 → 22:36 | 15:35 | 0 min | 15:36 | 136 min | 8 Mar |
| Durban | 22:47 → 00:36 | 15:52 | 0 min | 15:52 | 150 min | 8 Mar |
| Dubai | 00:47 → 02:36 | 16:02 | 0 min | 16:02 | 142 min | 8 Mar |
| Delhi | 02:17 → 04:06 | 16:04 | 0 min | 16:04 | 141 min | 8 Mar |
| Kolkata | 02:17 → 04:06 | 15:21 | 0 min | 15:21 | 142 min | 8 Mar |
| Singapore | 04:47 → 06:36 | 16:53 | 0 min | 16:53 | 145 min | 8 Mar |
| Sydney | 07:47 → 09:36 | 16:53 | 0 min | 16:52 | 151 min | 8 Mar |
| Suva | 08:47 → 10:36 | 16:00 | 0 min | 15:59 | 148 min | 8 Mar |