Monday 22 March

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 18:22 on Sun 21 Mar to 16:14 on Mon 22 Mar.

   2027-03-21T12:52:01Z → 2027-03-22T10:43:48Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:07–18:32 on the 21st, 16:07–18:33 on the 22nd.

   sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′

3. 03

   Rule

   Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 10 of 146 minutes on the 21st and 7 of 146 on the 22nd.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105

4. 04

   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 400 s

5. 05

   Counted

   Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Sunday 21 March is the day taken above.

   follows: holika-dahana + 1 d

6. 06

   Ruling

   Holī, Delhi, 2027: Monday 22 March.

   confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)

Say it like this

In Delhi, Holī 2027 falls on Monday 22 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Sunday 21 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 18:22 on Sun 21 Mar to 16:14 on Mon 22 Mar and covers 10 of 146 minutes of sāyāhna on the 21st. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 7 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested. Rashtriya Panchang recorded 23 March (Principal festivals, 2026-27).

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