Late afternoon of Monday 2 March
Qualifies with 25 of 139 minutes. Not taken.
16:02 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:21
Pūrṇimā begins 17:56:08
15:3816:0216:2616:5017:1417:3818:0218:2618:50
25 of 139 minutes covered, the last 25
Ruling · Holī · 2026
Boundaryin Delhi, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Tue 3 Mar. Both late afternoons qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
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One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Monday 2 March
Qualifies with 25 of 139 minutes. Not taken.
25 of 139 minutes covered, the last 25
Late afternoon of Tuesday 3 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
66 of 139 minutes covered, the first 66
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 17:56 on Mon 2 Mar to 17:08 on Tue 3 Mar.
2026-03-02T12:26:09Z → 2026-03-03T11:37:54Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:02–18:21 on the 2nd, 16:02–18:22 on the 3rd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 25 of 139 minutes on the 2nd and 66 of 139 on the 3rd.
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 1502 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Tuesday 3 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Delhi, 2026: Wednesday 4 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Delhi, Holī 2026 falls on Wednesday 4 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Tuesday 3 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 17:56 on Mon 2 Mar to 17:08 on Tue 3 Mar and covers 66 of 139 minutes of sāyāhna on the 3rd. It also reaches the previous late afternoon for 25 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 | Wed 4 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 4 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 4 Mar |
| Rashtriya Panchang | Principal festivals, 2025-26 | Wed 4 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 2nd | Covered | Sāyāhna 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:26 → 03:38 | 15:32 | 138 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Chicago | 06:26 → 05:38 | 15:26 | 136 min | 15:27 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Jersey City | 07:26 → 06:38 | 15:33 | 136 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 08:26 → 07:38 | 15:53 | 143 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| London | 12:26 → 11:38 | 15:30 | 132 min | 15:31 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Durban | 14:26 → 13:38 | 15:56 | 152 min | 15:55 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Dubai | 16:26 → 15:38 | 16:01 | 115 min | 16:01 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Delhi | 17:56 → 17:08 | 16:02 | 25 min | 16:02 | 66 min | 4 Mar |
| Kolkata | 17:56 → 17:08 | 15:20 | 0 min | 15:20 | 108 min | 4 Mar |
| Singapore | 20:26 → 19:38 | 16:54 | 0 min | 16:54 | 145 min | 4 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:26 → 22:38 | 16:57 | 0 min | 16:56 | 153 min | 4 Mar |
| Suva | 00:26 → 23:38 | 16:02 | 0 min | 16:02 | 149 min | 4 Mar |