Holī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 07:17 on Sun 1 Mar to 03:28 on Mon 2 Mar.

   2037-03-01T04:16:49Z → 2037-03-02T00:28:13Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:16–17:36 on the 1st, 15:16–17:36 on the 2nd.

   sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
3. ३Step 3, Rule

   Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 140 of 140 minutes on the 1st and 0 of 140 on the 2nd.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   one day qualifies → only-day · margin 28747 s
5. ५Step 5, Counted

   Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Sunday 1 March is the day taken above.

   follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
6. ६Step 6, Ruling

   Holī, Doha, 2037: Monday 2 March.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Holī 2037 falls on Monday 2 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Sunday 1 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 07:17 on Sun 1 Mar to 03:28 on Mon 2 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 1st.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

Month

Phālguna, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Pūrṇimā

Kāla

Sāyāhna

Priority

Unstated

Tie-break

Longer coverage, as a boundary

Kept

The day after Holikā Dahana

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.