Monday 17 March

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 21:20 on Sat 15 Mar to 22:38 on Sun 16 Mar.

   2014-03-15T15:49:47Z → 2014-03-16T17:08:20Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:12–18:36 on the 15th, 16:12–18:36 on the 16th.

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

3. 03

   Rule

   Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 0 of 144 minutes on the 15th and 144 of 144 on the 16th.

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

4. 04

   Tie-break

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

   priority: unstated → only-day · margin 9854 s

5. 05

   Counted

   Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Sunday 16 March is the day taken above.

   follows: holika-dahana + 1 d

6. 06

   Ruling

   Holī, Indore, 2014: Monday 17 March.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Indore, Holī 2014 falls on Monday 17 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Sunday 16 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 21:20 on Sat 15 Mar to 22:38 on Sun 16 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 16th.

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