Wednesday 19 March

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 19:19 on Mon 17 Mar to 16:05 on Tue 18 Mar.

   2003-03-17T13:49:12Z → 2003-03-18T10:34:34Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:00–18:25 on the 17th, 16:00–18:25 on the 18th.

   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 145 minutes on the 17th and 5 of 145 on the 18th.

   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 284 s < 300 s

5. 05

   Counted

   Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Tuesday 18 March is the day taken above.

   follows: holika-dahana + 1 d

6. 06

   Ruling

   Holī, Kallakurichi, 2003: Wednesday 19 March.

   confidence: boundary (margin)

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In Kallakurichi, Holī 2003 falls on Wednesday 19 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Tuesday 18 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 19:19 on Mon 17 Mar to 16:05 on Tue 18 Mar and covers 5 of 145 minutes of sāyāhna on the 18th. It is 4 min 44 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.

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