Late afternoon of Thursday 13 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
16:05 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:28
15:4116:0516:2916:5317:1717:4118:0518:2918:53
143 of 143 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 2025
Determinatein Delhi, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Thu 13 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 221 minutes.
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One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Thursday 13 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
143 of 143 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Friday 14 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 143 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 10:36 on Thu 13 Mar to 12:25 on Fri 14 Mar.
2025-03-13T05:06:23Z → 2025-03-14T06:54:39Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:05–18:28 on the 13th, 16:05–18:29 on the 14th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 143 of 143 minutes on the 13th and 0 of 143 on the 14th.
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 13244 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Thursday 13 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Delhi, 2025: Friday 14 March.
confidence: determinate
In Delhi, Holī 2025 falls on Friday 14 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 13 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 10:36 on Thu 13 Mar to 12:25 on Fri 14 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 13th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 14 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 14 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 14 Mar |
| Rashtriya Panchang | Principal festivals, 2024-25 | Fri 14 Mar |
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 13th | Covered | Sāyāhna 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:06 → 23:55 | 16:37 | 143 min | 16:37 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Chicago | 00:06 → 01:55 | 16:33 | 142 min | 16:34 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Jersey City | 01:06 → 02:55 | 16:39 | 142 min | 16:39 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 01:06 → 02:55 | 15:52 | 144 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| London | 05:06 → 06:55 | 15:41 | 141 min | 15:42 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Durban | 07:06 → 08:55 | 15:47 | 148 min | 15:46 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Dubai | 09:06 → 10:55 | 16:03 | 143 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Delhi | 10:36 → 12:25 | 16:05 | 143 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Kolkata | 10:36 → 12:25 | 15:21 | 143 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Singapore | 13:06 → 14:55 | 16:52 | 145 min | 16:51 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Sydney | 16:06 → 17:55 | 16:47 | 149 min | 16:46 | 68 min | 14 Mar |
| Suva | 17:06 → 18:55 | 15:56 | 76 min | 15:55 | 147 min | 15 Mar |