Late afternoon of Sunday 19 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
17:01 sāyāhna beginssunset 19:26
16:3717:0117:2517:4918:1318:3719:0119:2519:49
145 of 145 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 2000
Determinatein Madrid, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sun 19 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 597 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Sunday 19 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
145 of 145 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Monday 20 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 146 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 07:03 on Sun 19 Mar to 05:44 on Mon 20 Mar.
2000-03-19T06:03:17Z → 2000-03-20T04:44:21Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 17:01–19:26 on the 19th, 17:01–19:27 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 0 of 146 on the 20th.
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 35838 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Sunday 19 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Madrid, 2000: Monday 20 March.
confidence: determinate
In Madrid, Holī 2000 falls on Monday 20 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Sunday 19 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 07:03 on Sun 19 Mar to 05:44 on Mon 20 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 19th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 20 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 20 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 20 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Madrid. | ||
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 | 22:03 → 20:44 | 15:39 | 145 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Chicago | 00:03 → 22:44 | 15:37 | 145 min | 15:37 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Jersey City | 01:03 → 23:44 | 15:42 | 145 min | 15:43 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 02:03 → 00:44 | 15:52 | 145 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| London | 06:03 → 04:44 | 15:47 | 145 min | 15:48 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Durban | 08:03 → 06:44 | 15:42 | 146 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Dubai | 10:03 → 08:44 | 16:04 | 145 min | 16:04 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Delhi | 11:33 → 10:14 | 16:07 | 145 min | 16:07 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Kolkata | 11:33 → 10:14 | 15:22 | 145 min | 15:22 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Singapore | 14:03 → 12:44 | 16:50 | 145 min | 16:50 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Sydney | 17:03 → 15:44 | 16:42 | 124 min | 16:41 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Suva | 18:03 → 16:44 | 15:52 | 15 min | 15:52 | 53 min | 21 Mar |