Late afternoon of Monday 13 March
Qualifies with 141 of 146 minutes. Not taken.
15:57 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:23
Pūrṇimā begins 16:02:02
15:3315:5716:2116:4517:0917:3317:5718:2118:45
141 of 146 minutes covered, the last 141
Ruling · Holī · 2006
Boundaryin Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Tue 14 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 Monday 13 March
Qualifies with 141 of 146 minutes. Not taken.
141 of 146 minutes covered, the last 141
Late afternoon of Tuesday 14 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
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:02 on Mon 13 Mar to 18:35 on Tue 14 Mar.
2006-03-13T21:02:02Z → 2006-03-14T23:35:26Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:57–18:23 on the 13th, 15:56–18:22 on the 14th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 141 of 146 minutes on the 13th and 146 of 146 on the 14th.
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 316 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Tuesday 14 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Lima, 2006: Wednesday 15 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Lima, Holī 2006 falls on Wednesday 15 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Tuesday 14 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:02 on Mon 13 Mar to 18:35 on Tue 14 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 14th. It also reaches the previous late afternoon for 141 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 15 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 15 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 15 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 13th | Covered | Sāyāhna 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:02 → 15:35 | 15:36 | 143 min | 15:37 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Chicago | 15:02 → 17:35 | 15:33 | 142 min | 15:33 | 122 min | 14 Mar |
| Jersey City | 16:02 → 18:35 | 15:39 | 119 min | 15:39 | 142 min | 15 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 17:02 → 19:35 | 15:52 | 75 min | 15:52 | 145 min | 15 Mar |
| London | 21:02 → 23:35 | 15:41 | 0 min | 15:42 | 141 min | 15 Mar |
| Durban | 23:02 → 01:35 | 15:47 | 0 min | 15:46 | 148 min | 15 Mar |
| Dubai | 01:02 → 03:35 | 16:03 | 0 min | 16:03 | 143 min | 15 Mar |
| Delhi | 02:32 → 05:05 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:05 | 143 min | 15 Mar |
| Kolkata | 02:32 → 05:05 | 15:21 | 0 min | 15:21 | 144 min | 15 Mar |
| Singapore | 05:02 → 07:35 | 16:52 | 0 min | 16:52 | 145 min | 15 Mar |
| Sydney | 08:02 → 10:35 | 16:48 | 0 min | 16:47 | 148 min | 15 Mar |
| Suva | 09:02 → 11:35 | 15:56 | 0 min | 15:56 | 147 min | 15 Mar |