Late afternoon of Saturday 18 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
15:55 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:20
15:3115:5516:1916:4317:0717:3117:5518:1918:43
146 of 146 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 1916
Determinatein Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sat 18 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 187 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 18 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
146 of 146 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Sunday 19 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 145 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 12:47 on Sat 18 Mar to 12:26 on Sun 19 Mar.
1916-03-18T17:47:12Z → 1916-03-19T17:26:18Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:55–18:20 on the 18th, 15:54–18:19 on the 19th.
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 18th and 0 of 145 on the 19th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 11238 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Saturday 18 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Lima, 1916: Sunday 19 March.
confidence: determinate
In Lima, Holī 1916 falls on Sunday 19 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Saturday 18 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 12:47 on Sat 18 Mar to 12:26 on Sun 19 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 18th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 19 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 19 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 19 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Lima. | ||
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 18th | Covered | Sāyāhna 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:47 → 09:26 | 15:38 | 145 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| Chicago | 11:47 → 11:26 | 15:36 | 144 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| Jersey City | 12:47 → 12:26 | 15:41 | 144 min | 15:42 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 13:47 → 13:26 | 15:52 | 145 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| London | 17:47 → 17:26 | 15:45 | 22 min | 15:46 | 100 min | 20 Mar |
| Durban | 19:47 → 19:26 | 15:43 | 0 min | 15:43 | 146 min | 20 Mar |
| Dubai | 21:28 → 21:07 | 15:45 | 0 min | 15:45 | 145 min | 20 Mar |
| Delhi | 23:17 → 22:56 | 16:06 | 0 min | 16:07 | 145 min | 20 Mar |
| Kolkata | 23:17 → 22:56 | 15:22 | 0 min | 15:22 | 145 min | 20 Mar |
| Singapore | 00:47 → 00:26 | 15:51 | 0 min | 15:50 | 145 min | 20 Mar |
| Sydney | 03:47 → 03:26 | 15:43 | 0 min | 15:42 | 146 min | 20 Mar |
| Suva | 05:47 → 05:26 | 15:53 | 0 min | 15:53 | 146 min | 20 Mar |