Ruling · Holī · 1959
Determinatein Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Mon 23 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 19 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Monday 23 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
19 of 145 minutes covered, the last 19
Late afternoon of Tuesday 24 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 145 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 17:59 on Mon 23 Mar to 15:02 on Tue 24 Mar.
1959-03-23T22:58:34Z → 1959-03-24T20:02:25Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:52–18:17 on the 23rd, 15:52–18:16 on the 24th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 19 of 145 minutes on the 23rd and 0 of 145 on the 24th.
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 1113 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Monday 23 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Lima, 1959: Tuesday 24 March.
confidence: determinate
In Lima, Holī 1959 falls on Tuesday 24 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Monday 23 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 17:59 on Mon 23 Mar to 15:02 on Tue 24 Mar and covers 19 of 145 minutes of sāyāhna on the 23rd.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 24 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 24 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 24 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 23rd | Covered | Sāyāhna 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:59 → 12:02 | 15:40 | 147 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 24 Mar |
| Chicago | 16:59 → 14:02 | 15:38 | 67 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 24 Mar |
| Jersey City | 17:59 → 15:02 | 15:44 | 12 min | 15:44 | 0 min | 24 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 18:59 → 16:02 | 15:51 | 0 min | 15:51 | 11 min | 25 Mar |
| London | 22:59 → 20:02 | 15:49 | 0 min | 15:50 | 148 min | 25 Mar |
| Durban | 00:59 → 22:02 | 15:40 | 0 min | 15:39 | 144 min | 25 Mar |
| Dubai | 02:59 → 00:02 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:05 | 146 min | 25 Mar |
| Delhi | 04:29 → 01:32 | 16:07 | 0 min | 16:07 | 146 min | 25 Mar |
| Kolkata | 04:29 → 01:32 | 15:22 | 0 min | 15:22 | 146 min | 25 Mar |
| Singapore | 06:29 → 03:32 | 16:19 | 0 min | 16:19 | 145 min | 25 Mar |
| Sydney | 08:59 → 06:02 | 15:39 | 0 min | 15:38 | 144 min | 25 Mar |
| Suva | 10:59 → 08:02 | 15:51 | 0 min | 15:50 | 145 min | 25 Mar |