Friday 16 March

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 05:59 on Thu 15 Mar to 08:25 on Fri 16 Mar.

   1900-03-15T05:45:35Z → 1900-03-16T08:11:48Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:08–17:34 on the 15th, 15:07–17:33 on the 16th.

   sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′

3. 03

   Rule

   Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 146 of 146 minutes on the 15th and 0 of 146 on the 16th.

   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 24157 s

5. 05

   Counted

   Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Thursday 15 March is the day taken above.

   follows: holika-dahana + 1 d

6. 06

   Ruling

   Holī, Luanda, 1900: Friday 16 March.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Luanda, Holī 1900 falls on Friday 16 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 15 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 05:59 on Thu 15 Mar to 08:25 on Fri 16 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 15th.

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