Ruling · Holī · 2003
Boundaryin Lahore, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Mon 17 Mar. Pūrṇimā reaches sāyāhna on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Monday 17 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Pūrṇimā reaches neither late afternoon; this is the day it falls on. Holī is the day after.
0 of 144 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Tuesday 18 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 144 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 18:49 on Mon 17 Mar to 15:35 on Tue 18 Mar.
2003-03-17T13:49:12Z → 2003-03-18T10:34:34Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:47–18:11 on the 17th, 15:48–18:12 on the 18th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 0 of 144 minutes on the 17th and 0 of 144 on the 18th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Neither late afternoon qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: unstated → tithi-day · margin 785 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Monday 17 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Lahore, 2003: Tuesday 18 March.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Lahore, Holī 2003 falls on Tuesday 18 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Monday 17 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 18:49 on Mon 17 Mar to 15:35 on Tue 18 Mar, and reaches sāyāhna on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 18 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 18 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 18 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Lahore. | ||
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 17th | Covered | Sāyāhna 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:49 → 02:35 | 15:38 | 144 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 18 Mar |
| Chicago | 07:49 → 04:35 | 15:35 | 144 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 18 Mar |
| Jersey City | 08:49 → 05:35 | 15:41 | 144 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 18 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 09:49 → 06:35 | 15:52 | 145 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 18 Mar |
| London | 13:49 → 10:35 | 15:44 | 143 min | 15:45 | 0 min | 18 Mar |
| Durban | 15:49 → 12:35 | 15:44 | 142 min | 15:43 | 0 min | 18 Mar |
| Dubai | 17:49 → 14:35 | 16:04 | 39 min | 16:04 | 0 min | 18 Mar |
| Delhi | 19:19 → 16:05 | 16:06 | 0 min | 16:06 | 0 min | 18 Mar |
| Kolkata | 19:19 → 16:05 | 15:22 | 0 min | 15:22 | 43 min | 19 Mar |
| Singapore | 21:49 → 18:35 | 16:51 | 0 min | 16:51 | 104 min | 19 Mar |
| Sydney | 00:49 → 21:35 | 16:44 | 0 min | 16:43 | 147 min | 19 Mar |
| Suva | 01:49 → 22:35 | 15:54 | 0 min | 15:53 | 146 min | 19 Mar |