Monday 19 March

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 18:58 on Sat 17 Mar to 18:33 on Sun 18 Mar.

   1973-03-17T23:58:12Z → 1973-03-18T23:33:24Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:55–18:21 on the 17th, 15:54–18:20 on the 18th.

   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 146 minutes on the 17th and 146 of 146 on the 18th.

   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 809 s

5. 05

   Counted

   Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Sunday 18 March is the day taken above.

   follows: holika-dahana + 1 d

6. 06

   Ruling

   Holī, Lima, 1973: Monday 19 March.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Lima, Holī 1973 falls on Monday 19 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Sunday 18 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 18:58 on Sat 17 Mar to 18:33 on Sun 18 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 18th.

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