Ruling · Holī · 1956
Boundaryin Erbil, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sun 25 Mar. Both late afternoons qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Sunday 25 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
31 of 148 minutes covered, the last 31
Late afternoon of Monday 26 March
Qualifies with 19 of 148 minutes. Not taken.
19 of 148 minutes covered, the first 19
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 17:49 on Sun 25 Mar to 16:11 on Mon 26 Mar.
1956-03-25T14:48:50Z → 1956-03-26T13:11:07Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:52–18:20 on the 25th, 15:52–18:20 on the 26th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 31 of 148 minutes on the 25th and 19 of 148 on the 26th.
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 1132 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Sunday 25 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Erbil, 1956: Monday 26 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Erbil, Holī 1956 falls on Monday 26 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Sunday 25 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 17:49 on Sun 25 Mar to 16:11 on Mon 26 Mar and covers 31 of 148 minutes of sāyāhna on the 25th. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 19 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 | Mon 26 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 26 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 26 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Erbil. | ||
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 25th | Covered | Sāyāhna 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:49 → 05:11 | 15:41 | 148 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Chicago | 08:49 → 07:11 | 15:40 | 149 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Jersey City | 09:49 → 08:11 | 15:45 | 148 min | 15:46 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 10:49 → 09:11 | 15:51 | 146 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| London | 14:49 → 13:11 | 15:52 | 150 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Durban | 16:49 → 15:11 | 15:37 | 72 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Dubai | 18:49 → 17:11 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:05 | 66 min | 27 Mar |
| Delhi | 20:19 → 18:41 | 16:08 | 0 min | 16:08 | 147 min | 27 Mar |
| Kolkata | 20:19 → 18:41 | 15:23 | 0 min | 15:23 | 147 min | 27 Mar |
| Singapore | 22:19 → 20:41 | 16:19 | 0 min | 16:18 | 145 min | 27 Mar |
| Sydney | 00:49 → 23:11 | 15:36 | 0 min | 15:35 | 143 min | 27 Mar |
| Suva | 02:49 → 01:11 | 15:49 | 0 min | 15:48 | 144 min | 27 Mar |