Ruling · Holī · 2016
Boundaryin Lahore, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Tue 22 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 Tuesday 22 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
146 of 146 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Wednesday 23 March
Qualifies with 72 of 147 minutes. Not taken.
72 of 147 minutes covered, the first 72
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 14:43 on Tue 22 Mar to 17:01 on Wed 23 Mar.
2016-03-22T09:42:50Z → 2016-03-23T12:00:50Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:49–18:15 on the 22nd, 15:49–18:16 on the 23rd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 146 of 146 minutes on the 22nd and 72 of 147 on the 23rd.
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 3972 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Tuesday 22 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Lahore, 2016: Wednesday 23 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Lahore, Holī 2016 falls on Wednesday 23 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Tuesday 22 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 14:43 on Tue 22 Mar to 17:01 on Wed 23 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 22nd. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 72 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 | Wed 23 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 23 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 23 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 22nd | Covered | Sāyāhna 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:43 → 05:01 | 16:40 | 147 min | 16:40 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Chicago | 04:43 → 07:01 | 16:38 | 147 min | 16:39 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Jersey City | 05:43 → 08:01 | 16:44 | 147 min | 16:44 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 05:43 → 08:01 | 15:51 | 146 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| London | 09:43 → 12:01 | 15:49 | 148 min | 15:50 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Durban | 11:43 → 14:01 | 15:39 | 145 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Dubai | 13:43 → 16:01 | 16:05 | 146 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Delhi | 15:13 → 17:31 | 16:07 | 146 min | 16:07 | 83 min | 23 Mar |
| Kolkata | 15:13 → 17:31 | 15:22 | 146 min | 15:22 | 128 min | 23 Mar |
| Singapore | 17:43 → 20:01 | 16:49 | 92 min | 16:49 | 145 min | 24 Mar |
| Sydney | 20:43 → 23:01 | 16:39 | 0 min | 16:38 | 144 min | 24 Mar |
| Suva | 21:43 → 00:01 | 15:50 | 0 min | 15:50 | 145 min | 24 Mar |