Tuesday 29 February

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 21:09 on Sun 27 Feb to 22:12 on Mon 28 Feb.

   1972-02-28T02:09:00Z → 1972-02-29T03:11:55Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:03–18:31 on the 27th, 16:03–18:31 on the 28th.

   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 148 minutes on the 27th and 148 of 148 on the 28th.

   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 9456 s

5. 05

   Counted

   Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Monday 28 February is the day taken above.

   follows: holika-dahana + 1 d

6. 06

   Ruling

   Holī, Lima, 1972: Tuesday 29 February.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Lima, Holī 1972 falls on Tuesday 29 February. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Monday 28 February. Pūrṇimā runs from 21:09 on Sun 27 Feb to 22:12 on Mon 28 Feb and covers all of sāyāhna on the 28th.

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