Ruling · Holī · 1949
Boundaryin Manaus, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sun 13 Mar. Pūrṇimā reaches sāyāhna on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Sunday 13 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Pūrṇimā reaches neither late afternoon; this is the day it falls on. Holī is the day after.
0 of 145 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Monday 14 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 145 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 18:52 on Sun 13 Mar to 15:03 on Mon 14 Mar.
1949-03-13T22:52:10Z → 1949-03-14T19:02:49Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:48–18:13 on the 13th, 15:48–18:13 on the 14th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 0 of 145 minutes on the 13th and 0 of 145 on the 14th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Neither late afternoon qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: unstated → tithi-day · margin 2329 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Sunday 13 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Manaus, 1949: Monday 14 March.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Manaus, Holī 1949 falls on Monday 14 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Sunday 13 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 18:52 on Sun 13 Mar to 15:03 on Mon 14 Mar, and reaches sāyāhna on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 14 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 14 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 14 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Manaus. | ||
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 | 14:52 → 11:03 | 15:36 | 142 min | 15:37 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Chicago | 16:52 → 13:03 | 15:33 | 62 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Jersey City | 17:52 → 14:03 | 15:39 | 8 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 18:52 → 15:03 | 15:52 | 0 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| London | 22:52 → 19:03 | 15:41 | 0 min | 15:42 | 141 min | 15 Mar |
| Durban | 00:52 → 21:03 | 15:48 | 0 min | 15:47 | 148 min | 15 Mar |
| Dubai | 02:52 → 23:03 | 16:03 | 0 min | 16:03 | 143 min | 15 Mar |
| Delhi | 04:22 → 00:33 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:05 | 143 min | 15 Mar |
| Kolkata | 04:22 → 00:33 | 15:21 | 0 min | 15:21 | 144 min | 15 Mar |
| Singapore | 06:22 → 02:33 | 16:22 | 0 min | 16:22 | 145 min | 15 Mar |
| Sydney | 08:52 → 05:03 | 15:48 | 0 min | 15:47 | 148 min | 15 Mar |
| Suva | 10:52 → 07:03 | 15:56 | 0 min | 15:56 | 147 min | 15 Mar |