Late afternoon of Wednesday 11 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
15:27 sāyāhna beginssunset 17:53
15:0315:2715:5116:1516:3917:0317:2717:5118:15
146 of 146 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 1914
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Wed 11 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 429 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Wednesday 11 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
146 of 146 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Thursday 12 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 146 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 08:18 on Wed 11 Mar to 04:48 on Thu 12 Mar.
1914-03-11T07:47:39Z → 1914-03-12T04:18:13Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:27–17:53 on the 11th, 15:26–17:52 on the 12th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 146 of 146 minutes on the 11th and 0 of 146 on the 12th.
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 25742 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Wednesday 11 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Luanda, 1914: Thursday 12 March.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Holī 1914 falls on Thursday 12 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Wednesday 11 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 08:18 on Wed 11 Mar to 04:48 on Thu 12 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 11th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 12 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 12 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 12 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Luanda. | ||
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 11th | Covered | Sāyāhna 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:48 → 20:18 | 15:36 | 141 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Chicago | 01:48 → 22:18 | 15:31 | 140 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Jersey City | 02:48 → 23:18 | 15:37 | 140 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 03:48 → 00:18 | 15:53 | 144 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| London | 07:48 → 04:18 | 15:38 | 138 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Durban | 09:48 → 06:18 | 15:50 | 149 min | 15:49 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Dubai | 11:29 → 07:59 | 15:44 | 142 min | 15:44 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Delhi | 13:18 → 09:48 | 16:05 | 142 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Kolkata | 13:18 → 09:48 | 15:21 | 143 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Singapore | 14:48 → 11:18 | 15:53 | 145 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Sydney | 17:48 → 14:18 | 15:50 | 32 min | 15:49 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Suva | 19:43 → 16:13 | 15:53 | 0 min | 15:52 | 21 min | 13 Mar |