Late afternoon of Wednesday 6 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
16:20 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:53
15:5616:2016:4417:0817:3217:5618:2018:4419:08
153 of 153 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 1985
Determinatein Melbourne, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Wed 6 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 48 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Wednesday 6 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
153 of 153 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Thursday 7 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 152 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 15:33 on Wed 6 Mar to 12:13 on Thu 7 Mar.
1985-03-06T05:32:43Z → 1985-03-07T02:13:07Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:20–18:53 on the 6th, 16:19–18:52 on the 7th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 153 of 153 minutes on the 6th and 0 of 152 on the 7th.
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 2855 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Wednesday 6 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Melbourne, 1985: Thursday 7 March.
confidence: determinate
In Melbourne, Holī 1985 falls on Thursday 7 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Wednesday 6 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 15:33 on Wed 6 Mar to 12:13 on Thu 7 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 6th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 7 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 7 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 7 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Melbourne. | ||
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 6th | Covered | Sāyāhna 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:33 → 18:13 | 15:34 | 140 min | 15:34 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Chicago | 23:33 → 20:13 | 15:29 | 138 min | 15:29 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Jersey City | 00:33 → 21:13 | 15:35 | 138 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 01:33 → 22:13 | 15:53 | 144 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| London | 05:33 → 02:13 | 15:34 | 135 min | 15:35 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Durban | 07:33 → 04:13 | 15:53 | 151 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Dubai | 09:33 → 06:13 | 16:02 | 141 min | 16:02 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Delhi | 11:03 → 07:43 | 16:03 | 140 min | 16:04 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Kolkata | 11:03 → 07:43 | 15:20 | 142 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Singapore | 13:33 → 10:13 | 16:54 | 145 min | 16:53 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Sydney | 15:33 → 12:13 | 15:54 | 152 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Suva | 17:33 → 14:13 | 16:00 | 56 min | 16:00 | 0 min | 7 Mar |