Ruling · Holī · 1981
Boundaryin Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Thu 19 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 Thursday 19 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
145 of 145 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Friday 20 March
Qualifies with 30 of 145 minutes. Not taken.
30 of 145 minutes covered, the first 30
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 14:51 on Thu 19 Mar to 16:22 on Fri 20 Mar.
1981-03-19T13:50:39Z → 1981-03-20T15:22:28Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:53–18:18 on the 19th, 15:52–18:18 on the 20th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 145 of 145 minutes on the 19th and 30 of 145 on the 20th.
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 1803 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Thursday 19 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Luanda, 1981: Friday 20 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Luanda, Holī 1981 falls on Friday 20 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 19 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 14:51 on Thu 19 Mar to 16:22 on Fri 20 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 19th. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 30 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 | Fri 20 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 20 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 20 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 19th | Covered | Sāyāhna 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:51 → 07:22 | 15:39 | 145 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Chicago | 07:51 → 09:22 | 15:36 | 145 min | 15:37 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Jersey City | 08:51 → 10:22 | 15:42 | 145 min | 15:43 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 09:51 → 11:22 | 15:52 | 145 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| London | 13:51 → 15:22 | 15:46 | 145 min | 15:47 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Durban | 15:51 → 17:22 | 15:42 | 138 min | 15:41 | 101 min | 20 Mar |
| Dubai | 17:51 → 19:22 | 16:04 | 39 min | 16:04 | 145 min | 21 Mar |
| Delhi | 19:21 → 20:52 | 16:07 | 0 min | 16:07 | 145 min | 21 Mar |
| Kolkata | 19:21 → 20:52 | 15:22 | 0 min | 15:22 | 145 min | 21 Mar |
| Singapore | 21:21 → 22:52 | 16:20 | 0 min | 16:20 | 145 min | 21 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:51 → 01:22 | 15:42 | 0 min | 15:41 | 146 min | 21 Mar |
| Suva | 01:51 → 03:22 | 15:53 | 0 min | 15:52 | 145 min | 21 Mar |